3 d. ago Dear Britain, do you worry that Team Farage is just a hot mess in power? Or is everyone too angry to care | Marina Hyde

Footage of Reform councillors fighting is further proof that uselessness abounds, but that’s almost moot. To voters they are very useful idiots “I’m meant to be on bloody holiday this week, Paul! I don’t want to be having this meeting!” There is much to enjoy about the patriotic revolution in government promised by the leaked footage obtained by the Guardian of the Reform UK group of councillors running Kent county council. Take council leader Linden Kemkaran speaking for all free speech absolutists when she declares: “Paul! Paul! I’m going to mute you in a minute!” Or consider her repeatedly stated vision of the imperfections of representative democracy: “You’re just going to have to fucking suck it up, OK?”Even so I think the standout bit is when Kemkaran, who acknowledged Kent’s “flagship” status for the party and its leader Nigel Farage, says: “If we can avoid putting up council tax by the full 5%, that is going to be the best thing that we can do to show that Reform can run som...

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4 d. ago Britain is suddenly pining for closer ties with the EU. It’s more likely to get the cold shoulder | Anand Menon

Labour now wants to use the damage from Brexit to combat the threat of Nigel Farage, but the union has bigger fish to fryA palpable sense of urgency has emerged in the UK’s approach to relations with the European Union. Ministers are beginning to sound enthusiastic, impatient even. The chancellor of the exchequer, Rachel Reeves, has even pointed to Brexit as a major cause of the country’s economic travails. You might think that this bodes well for prospects of improved UK-EU relations. But – and here’s the rub – enthusiasm on one side is not enough to drive substantive progress.In opposition, Labour shadow ministers and spokespeople were understandably reluctant to add flesh to the bones of their intention to “reset” relations with the EU. More detail was provided at the summit in May this year, as the two sides not only signed off a long-term deal on fisheries but declared their intention to negotiate further agreements covering agrifoods, energy and defence.Anand Menon is director...

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4 d. ago ICE scrambles to hire healthcare workers for facilities as deaths and lawsuits rise

The agency is seeking doctors, nurses, and pharmacists as unprecedented numbers of people swept up in Donald Trump’s ‘mass deportation’ drive

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4 d. ago Lawmakers slam Ice after US military veterans are arrested, injured

The Guardian revealed how US veterans have been injured and arrested at protests against Ice deportationsSome of the most decorated military veterans in Congress say they are outraged after a report in the Guardian revealed US military veterans have been arrested or injured amid protests over Donald Trump’s deportation campaign and his push to deploy the national guard to American cities.“I went to war three times for this country to defend the right of Americans to say things I may not like,” said Representative Jason Crow, a Democrat from Colorado and former army ranger who was awarded the Bronze Star for his service in Iraq as a platoon leader with the 82nd airborne division. “Now is the time for every American to speak out.” Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Dominic Cummings says Nigel Farage will be Britain's next Prime Minister

Cummings says the Reform UK leader will succeed if he can extend his reach beyond being a 'one man band with an iPhone ' to bringing in 'genuinely talented people'.

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1 week ago I’m glad we can now talk about Brexit damage, says Wes Streeting

The prime minister is gearing up to blame Nigel Farage and Brexit for Britain’s expected downturn in productivity at the November Budget

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1 week ago KEVIN MAGUIRE: 'Nigel Farage could never be trusted to run Britain after getting Brexit so wrong'

No Brexit champion, particularly Nigel Farage, is worthy of high office after proving so conclusively wrong on such a seismic issue, says Mirror Associate Editor Kevin Maguire

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1 week ago ‘Cavalier and aggressive’: why are border agents flooding into US cities?

Border agents have become a key force in Trump’s migrant crackdown – operating far from their traditional rural rangeBorder patrol officers have become ubiquitous footsoldiers in Donald Trump’s mass deportation plan, and lawyers and human rights advocates worry that the agency is expanding its aggressive tactics into cities far from its conventional range.Led by Gregory Bovino, a particularly hardline Customs and Border Protection (CBP) sector chief from southern California, border patrol agents have become a daily presence in several major cities across the US. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago UN refugee agency chief suggests that US deportation practices violate the law

The head of the U.N. refugee agency has suggested that President Donald Trump’s America has carried out deportation practices that violate international law

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2 w. ago Kemi Badenoch sets out Tory plans to deport 150,000 migrants a year with Trump

A Removals Force modelled on the ICE agency would be given £1.6 billion and ‘sweeping new powers’ including facial recognition without warning to spot illegal immigrants

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2 w. ago Judge says prosecution against Kilmar Ábrego García for human smuggling may be illegal retaliation

Salvadorian national successfully sued White House over his deportation before charges were filedA federal judge has concluded that the Department of Justice’s prosecution of Kilmar Ábrego García on human-smuggling charges may be an illegal retaliation after he successfully sued the Trump administration over his deportation to El Salvador.The case of Ábrego, a Salvadorian national who was a construction worker in Maryland, has become a proxy for the partisan struggle over Donald Trump’s sweeping immigration policy and mass deportation agenda. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ANNA TURLEY: 'Nigel Farage’s policies represent a serious threat to Britain’s future'

The Tories ducked the big decisions and Labour is now acting to support families and put more money in people's pockets, the Labour Party Chair Anna Turley writes

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3 w. ago Now Keir Starmer blames BREXIT for Channel crisis and calls dinghies carrying migrants the 'Farage boats' but is forced to clarify that the Reform leader isn't 'personally racist'

Keir Starmer described Nigel Farage as 'formidable' amid a backlash at the aggressive stance in his address to the party faithful.

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3 w. ago Sir Keir Starmer blasts 'snake oil merchant' Nigel Farage and digs out Andy Burnham

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has used his leadership speech at the Labour Party Conference to attack Reform UK leader Nigel Farage and claimed he 'doesn't like Britain'

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3 w. ago Nigel Farage doesn't like Britain, claims Starmer in desperate attack on 'snake oil salesman' Reform leader days after branding their policies 'racist'

Keir Starmer used his keynote speech to Labour conference in Liverpool to talk up the threat posed by Reform and draw deep dividing lines.

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3 w. ago Labour Party Conference 2025: Keir Starmer takes swipe at Nigel Farage as he warns of battle for 'soul' of divided Britain

The Prime Minister says Nigel Farage ‘doesn’t believe in Britain’ and takes aim at ‘politics of grievance’

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3 w. ago POLL OF THE DAY: Keir Starmer claims Nigel Farage 'doesn't like Britain'

Sir Keir Starmer said today that Nigel Farage 'doesn't like Britain' and 'doesn't believe in Britain' as he tries to fight back against the threat posed by Reform UK.

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3 w. ago Labour conference: Sir Keir Starmer says Nigel Farage 'doesn't like Britain' as he warns country faces choice of 'decency or division'

LIVE UPDATES: Follow the latest developments from the Labour Party conference in Liverpool where Sir Keir Starmer will make his keynote address as he bids to boost his ailing premiership.

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3 w. ago Nigel Farage doesn't like Britain, claims Starmer in vicious attack on 'snake oil salesman' Reform leader days after branding their policies 'racist'

Keir Starmer is using his keynote speech to Labour conference in Liverpool to talk up the threat posed by Reform - which is streets ahead in the polls.

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3 w. ago Labour conference: Keir Starmer will say he is fighting for Britain's 'soul' in new attack on Nigel Farage as PM aims to boost ailing premiership

LIVE UPDATES: Follow the latest developments from the Labour Party conference in Liverpool where Sir Keir Starmer will make his keynote address as he bids to boost his ailing premiership.

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