44 m. ago Politicians have put us in an impossible position over free speech, says Met Police chief

The head of the Metropolitan Police has blamed politicians for putting his officers in an 'impossible position' over online speech.

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60 m. ago Nigel Farage branded 'false patriot' who doesn't care about working class

TUC General Secretary Paul Nowak has lashed out at 'fake patriot' Nigel Farage, accusing him of sowing division for political gain as he urged Labour to take the fight to Reform

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3 h. ago Tories call for HMRC to open investigation into Angela Rayner over stamp duty

Ms Rayner’s explanation that she was given inaccurate legal advice ‘cannot withstand scrutiny’, Tory chairman Kevin Hollinrake said.

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5 h. ago Nigel Farage likens UK to North Korea in US congressional testimony

Reform party leader cites arrest of a comedy writer as an example of ‘big threat’ the UK posed to free expression

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6 h. ago Nigel Farage compares Britain to North Korea in 'free speech' warning to US politicians in Washington

The Reform UK leader told US lawmakers the Online Safety Act is a danger to trade between the two countries

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7 h. ago Nigel Farage's lunch date with Trump after claims US visit to 'impress Elon Musk'

The Reform leader found himself squirming when repeatedly questioned about the Epstein Files - which one Congressman suggested might make his lunch with the US President "awkward for your lunch"

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7 h. ago Nigel Farage meets Donald Trump to badmouth Britain after squirming through Epstein questions

Nigel Farage e squirmed as he was repeatedly asked questions about the Epstein Files - which a US Congressman said might be "awkward for your lunch" with Donald Trump this afternoon.

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7 h. ago A summit and parade in China may signal a geopolitical shift. They might also be political jockeying

The pictures from this week’s military parade in Beijing commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and the earlier economic gathering would seem to offer a striking, maybe even sinister, message to the United States and its allies — evidence of a possible new reconfiguration of rising power in Eurasia, an “Axis of Upheaval,” as one U.S. analyst has called it

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7 h. ago Nigel Farage called out in US for 'backing free speech' while banning journalists

Farage is in the states arguing Britain's online safety laws are an attack on free speech, while his own party has banned journalists from covering them

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7 h. ago 'At what point did we become North Korea?' Nigel Farage blasts Keir Starmer's 'awful, authoritarian' UK as Reform leader tells US politicians free speech is under threat

The Reform leader warned that Americans - including tech moguls - could face arrest at Heathrow over online content disliked by British authorities in the wake of the arrest of Graham Linehan.

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7 h. ago Nigel Farage accused of badmouthing Britain to impress Elon Musk in Congress showdown

An evidence session to the House Judiciary committee descended into a furious row between Farage and Democrat member Hank Johnson of Georgia, who claimed Farage was "carrying water" for Elon Musk

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8 h. ago Nigel Farage warns US tech chiefs may be arrested when entering UK after Linehan arrest

Father Ted creator Graham Linehan yesterday (September 2) said he was arrested at Heathrow Airport over posts he shared on X which voiced his views on trans rights, opening up a 'freedom of speech' debate

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9 h. ago Trump’s belligerence is pushing Xi, Putin and Kim together – and tearing the old world order apart | Simon Tisdall

The three-way partnership on show in Beijing is united in opposition to US hegemony and a western-dominated financial systemSign up for our new weekly newsletter Matters of Opinion, where our columnists and writers will reflect on what they’ve been debating, thinking about, reading and moreDonald Trump’s first reaction to the disconcerting spectacle of China’s Xi Jinping, Russia’s Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong-un marching side-by-side at a huge military parade in Beijing was, predictably, all about him. This show of solidarity and strength, he complained, was nothing less than an attempt to “conspire” against the United States. Trump likes military parades – his own, that is. Even more, he likes to be on the podium, at the centre of attention. He casts himself as world number one. The images coming out of the Chinese capital this week challenged him on all three counts.This puncturing of Trump’s insecure ego, and the striking feebleness of his response, will greatly grat...

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10 h. ago Reform media ban in Nottinghamshire is a disturbing glimpse of a future with Farage in power

As Nigel Farage prepares to attack the state of free speech in the UK in front of a Congressional committee in Washington DC, The Independent’s political editor discusses Reform UK’s real attitude to a free press

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11 h. ago Keir Starmer blasts ‘disgraceful’ Nigel Farage for ‘badmouthing’ UK on Reform leader’s US visit

Sir Keir Starmer has slammed “disgraceful” Nigel Farage for “badmouthing” the UK, as the Reform leader skipped Prime Minister’s Questions to appear at the US congress.

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12 h. ago Nigel Farage urges Trump to use 'diplomacy and trade' to pressure Britain on free speech ahead of appearance in front of US politicians TODAY

The Reform leader and MP is due to say Britain has become an 'authoritarian censorship regime' after the arrest of Irish writer Graham Linehan for posting trans-critical tweets.

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13 h. ago Reform UK accused of ‘hypocrisy’ ahead of address to US Congress

Critics accuse Nigel Farage of Trumpian tactics as he prepares to speak to Congress members about free speech

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13 h. ago PMQs live: Keir Starmer to face Kemi Badenoch after confirming exact Budget date

One man who won't be asking questions to Keir Starmer today is Nigel Farage, who has skipped Westminster yet again, this time for a right-wing conference in America

Economics

14 h. ago Elon Musk says UK has become a 'police state' amid backlash over Graham Linehan's trans tweets arrest

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is expected to raise the issue in front of the House Judiciary Committee in Washington

Events

16 h. ago Who is Kim Ju Ae – Kim Jong Un’s ‘heir apparent’ making foreign debut at China military parade

Since her 2022 debut, Kim Ju Ae has increasingly been seen at military events. Her appearance at her father’s most important foreign engagement ever gives credence to speculation she is Kim’s heir apparent. Maroosha Muzaffar reports

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