3 h. ago Deputy FM accuses Leo Varadkar of reinventing himself after Irish unity comments

Emma Little-Pengelly took a swipe after he said that Irish unity would become ‘centre stage’ if Nigel Farage became UK prime minister.

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5 d. ago Grooming gangs inquiry ‘must not delay action’ against child abuse, says NSPCC

Sir Keir Starmer said on Saturday he will launch a full inquiry into the grooming gangs scandal after resisting pressure for months.

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5 d. ago Starmer focused on grooming victims not ‘grandstanding’, says Reeves

The Chancellor said that Sir Keir has been looking at ‘actually doing the practical things to ensure that something like this never happens again’.

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1 week ago Former TV presenter David Bull named new chairman of Reform UK

His appointment comes after businessman Zia Yusuf resigned from the position last week.

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1 week ago Zia Yusuf returns to Reform UK just 48 hours after quitting as chairman

The 38-year-old businessman said his decision to stand down had been the result of ‘exhaustion’ and working for 11 months ‘without a day off’.

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2 w. ago Scots have every reason to fear Nigel Farage as Prime Minister

Record View says 'it’s little surprise some Scots would consider leaving the Union to escape a Farage-led UK.'

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2 w. ago Scottish independence support surges over fears Nigel Farage could be next Prime Minister

The Reform UK leader is expected to campaign in Scotland for the first time since 2019 ahead of this week's Hamilton by-election.

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3 w. ago Prime Minister Farage? He’s serious about that – it’s time the country was too | Gaby Hinsliff

His tax-and-spending maths may be bonkers, but while Labour dithers, the Reform leader knows just what his voters wantIf Nigel Farage has a secret weapon, it is his seeming refusal to take things seriously.His habit of repairing to the pub at any opportunity – though in private, he’s said to barely drink now – and the cheerfully unabashed amateurishness of his operation have long made other politicians look stuffy by comparison. But the chaos is also, as it was for Boris Johnson, a means of defence.Gaby Hinsliff is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Do you think Nigel Farage could be Prime Minister? Take our poll and have your say

Keir Starmer has launched a ferocious attack on Nigel Farage shortly after a poll revealed the Reform UK leader is British voters' last choice to be Prime Minister

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3 w. ago Farage ‘introducing poison into politics’, warns Starmer amid row over Reform ad

The Prime Minister suggested Reform UK is creating a ‘toxic divide’ with a campaign video it produced ahead of a Holyrood by-election.

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3 w. ago Ash Sarkar: ‘Keir Starmer has all of Blair’s weaknesses and none of his strengths’

Writer and political commentator described the prime minister as ‘terrible at politics’ compared to Nigel Farage

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3 w. ago Nigel Farage could 'definitely' become Prime Minister in 2029 in Reform UK surge, says Dominic Cummings

But the mastermind behind the Brexit campaign says Reform must become more than ‘Nigel and an iPhone’

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3 w. ago Labour admit Nigel Farage is running the country. Furious insiders tell DAN HODGES Reform is 'killing them', they're copying his every move... and that it'll spell end of Starmer

Over the past few months, Westminster has reverberated with the same angst-ridden question: 'Could Nigel Farage really become prime minister?'

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3 w. ago Half of ‘red wall’ voters disapprove of Labour’s handing of benefits, says poll

Reform UK most trusted on benefits with Nigel Farage expected to say he would scrap two-child limitNearly half of all “red wall” voters disapprove of the way Keir Starmer’s government has dealt with benefits-related policy, a poll has found, as ministers faced continued pressure over winter fuel and disability payments, and the two-child benefit cap.According to the survey across 42 traditionally Labour seats won by the Conservatives in 2019, 48% of all voters had a somewhat or strongly negative view of the government’s handling of the policies, against 25% who approved. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Half of ‘red wall’ voters disapprove of Labour’s handling of benefits, says poll

Reform UK most trusted on benefits with Nigel Farage expected to say he would scrap two-child limitNearly half of all “red wall” voters disapprove of the way Keir Starmer’s government has dealt with benefits-related policy, a poll has found, as ministers faced continued pressure over winter fuel and disability payments, and the two-child benefit cap.According to the survey across 42 traditionally Labour seats won by the Conservatives in 2019, 48% of all voters had a somewhat or strongly negative view of the government’s handling of the policies, against 25% who approved. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Farage to park his tanks on Labour’s lawn with pitch to working

The leader of Reform UK will accuse Sir Keir Starmer of lacking a connection with working-class Britain.

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3 w. ago Labour pressure to ease welfare squeeze adds to Reeves’ headaches

The Chancellor faces demands to reverse the winter fuel payment cut, axe the two-child benefit limit and limit the scope of welfare reforms.

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3 w. ago Ministers considering tweaks to welfare reforms amid rebellion threat – reports

Sir Keir Starmer is said to be considering ‘tweaks’ to welfare cuts planned by his Government.

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last month Missing Nigel Farage humiliated AGAIN by Keir Starmer's brutal e

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has savagely ridiculed Nigel Farage for being on holiday while Parliament is still sitting causing MPs from across the house to burst out laughing

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