Politics

Allegations about Nigel Farage’s schooldays have hit the headlines since the early days of the Brexit campaign in 2013. He has always dismissed such claims as “politically motivated” and insisted recently he has “never directly racially abused anybody”. But now, with the prospect of Prime Minister Farage looking ever more likely, former classmates have decided…

Nigel Farage has launched a tirade against the BBC after he was asked about claims he used racist and antisemitic language when he was at school, which he denied.  The Reform UK leader accused the broadcaster of “double standards”, pointing to its past television shows when he claimed the BBC “were very happy to use…

Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy has suggested it could be beneficial for the UK to consider re-entering a customs union with the EU. He said that although doing so was not the government’s current policy, he could see how other countries outside the EU had benefited from such arrangements. “It’s self-evident that leaving the European…

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A new long-awaited child poverty strategy is promising to lift half a million children out of poverty by the end of this parliament – but critics have branded it unambitious.  The headline announcement in the government’s plan is the pledge to lift the two-child benefit cap, announced in Rachel Reeves’s budget last week. It also…

Who is the man behind the record-breaking multi-million pound donation to Reform UK? Christopher Harborne gave Nigel Farage‘s party £9m in August, according to new data published by the Electoral Commission. The contribution ranks as the largest ever single donation from a living person in UK political history. Born in Britain, Mr Harborne is a…

Four mayoral elections due to take place in May 2026 are set to be postponed by two years, Sky News understands. Elections for the new mayoralties of Essex, Hampshire and the Solent, Sussex and Brighton, and Norfolk and Suffolk will be pushed back until 2028. The decision, first revealed by The Sun, is due to…

The Scottish government has announced a national review of the evidence on the operation of grooming gangs in the country. It will be carried out by an independent expert, and the results will inform a future decision on whether or not there should be a judge-led public inquiry. Details of the independent review were unveiled…

The health secretary has accused the British Medical Association of “juvenile delinquency” and behaving like “moaning minnies” after the union announced that resident doctors will go on strike in the run-up to Christmas. Wes Streeting told Mornings with Ridge and Frost he is fed up with the BMA after resident doctors – previously called junior…

Reform UK and the Conservatives have rejected reports they could merge or form a pact before the next general election. The Financial Times (FT) quoted unnamed sources who said Nigel Farage had told donors he believes an agreement between both parties is inevitable. The newspaper said this indicates “he does not believe he can sweep…