17 h. ago ANNA TURLEY: 'Nigel Farage needs to take a long, hard look at himself'

'Nigel Farage needs to decide whether he’s prepared to be a responsible party leader, or drag his party further into the gutter', the Labour Party Chair Anna Turley writes

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4 d. ago Nigel Farage accused of turning 'blind eye' to racism after candidate's Lammy attack

Labour's chairwoman Anna Turley has written to Nigel Farage demanding Chris Parry is removed as a candidate after it emerged he said David Lammy should 'go home' to the Caribbean

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7 d. ago Will Farage's Trumpian strategy work against him? He has good reason to believe it won't | Samuel Earle

The Reform leader bit back over allegations of racial abuse and revealed his strategy: the best form of defence is dragging everyone else into the mireAs the allegations of Nigel Farage’s racist and antisemitic school bullying multiplied, it was hard to keep up with his shifting array of responses. At times, in his evasiveness and discomfort, he has looked like that most un-Farage of things: a nervous politician, anxious not to say the wrong word.Last week, however, he angrily returned to his preferred posture: brimming with indignation at the moral hypocrisy of elites. He lashed out at the BBC’s “double standards” for indulging the allegations, when the broadcaster itself showed racist jokes and skits back in those days. Farage announced it was not he who should apologise, but apparently the BBC that should say sorry “for virtually everything you did throughout the 1970s and 1980s”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Labour calls for Electoral Commission probe into Reform UK overspend claim

Labour’s Anna Turley called on Nigel Farage to explain whether his party spent more than the £20,660 limit while campaigning.

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1 week ago Nigel Farage’s election campaign in Clacton accused of breaching spending rules

Reports say the Reform UK leader’s campaign has been accused of falsely reporting his election expenses during his bid to become an MP last year.

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3 w. ago Rachel Reeves is my niece. She's totally out of her depth, penalises hard workers and blames everyone else: Chancellor's uncle Terry says the UK is a 'bloody disgrace'...and Farage should take over

Rachel Reeves' Tory-supporting uncle Terry Smith, 73, has attacked his niece's Budget for 'benefits people' -declaring: 'I feel she and the government are totally out of their depth'.

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3 w. ago The Donald was given a free pass by Labour MPs over Ukraine peace agreement. Why are they so wet? QUENTIN LETTS watches PMQs...

Reform sustained some damage in the Commons for its 'pro-Putin' stance. Sir Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch biffed hard at Nigel Farage 's party.

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