22 h. ago Poll: Nigel Farage's Reform predicted to become official Holyrood opposition ahead of Tories and Labour

The Scottish Conservatives are set to slump into fourth place in Scotland, according to a damning new poll.

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23 h. ago Reeves insists she understands voters’ concerns after Labour election setbacks

Chancellor Rachel Reeves defended her actions in office as pressure mounted on Labour to U-turn on the winter fuel payment cut.

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23 h. ago Backlash after minister says UK could sell weapons to India as war with Pakistan looms

Business secretary Jonathan Reynolds said the UK should not be ‘squeamish’ about exporting its defence sector

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26 h. ago 'Every single driver' warned as your tyres may be from a scrapyard

Auto Express has written to Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander and Business and Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds, calling for "an immediate review of the regulations around the sale of part-worn tyres"

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28 h. ago Is a Boris Johnson comeback the only way for Tories to survive Reform?

The former Prime Minister and Mayor of London is the only leader under which the Tories poll higher than Nigel Farage’s party, new survey finds

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28 h. ago ‘You can’t do everything at same time’ says minister as Labour under pressure

Sir Keir Starmer has been facing calls to u-turn on his decision to strip winter fuel payments from millions of pensioners.

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28 h. ago Nigel Farage’s Reform UK storms to record poll high as both Labour and the Tories hit six

The latest YouGov survey put Reform on 29%, up three points on last week

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29 h. ago Scrambling ministers insist £5billion India trade deal will NOT 'undercut' British workers amid row over 'two

Business secretary Jonathan Reynolds, the architect of the agreement, came out swinging this morning as Labour faced a major backlash to the £5bn agreement announced yesterday.

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31 h. ago Jonathan Reynolds slams 'confused' Tories and Reform over 'absolutely false' UK

Jonathan Reynolds said Tory attacks of the deal were 'absolutely false' and that Kemi Badenoch's party, as well as Nigel Farage's Reform UK, were 'confused' about the situation.

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40 h. ago Fetterman calls bombshell report about his health a ‘hit piece’ but won’t say if he’s taking his meds

Pennsylvania senator claims ‘anonymous disgruntled staffers’ are saying ‘absolute false things’

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41 h. ago Tories to publish ‘Deportation Bill’ as party hits out at Labour and Reform

The Conservatives have called for automatic deportation for people entering Britain via unauthorised routes, and an annual cap on migration.

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43 h. ago Is Boris Johnson comeback the only way for Tories to survive Reform?

The former Prime Minister and Mayor of London is the only leader under which the Tories poll higher than Nigel Farage’s party, new survey finds

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46 h. ago India deal has no impact on immigration, says Trade Secretary

The deal will see Indian chefs, yoga teachers and musicians able to access the contractual services suppliers route.

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48 h. ago Badenoch ‘confident’ of leading Tories into next election despite drubbing

Many of the Conservatives’ losses came at the hands of Reform UK as well as the Lib Dems.

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3 d. ago Kemi Badenoch urged to whip her shadow cabinet team into shape after disastrous local elections saw the Tories wiped out by Reform

Kemi Badenoch has been urged to whip her shadow cabinet into shape and show the public they mean business after the local election bloodbath.

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4 d. ago Streeting admits Reform could be main opposition by next election – UK politics live

Health secretary tells Sky News that the party are ‘definitely a threat’ following byelection and council resultsLabour targets international students claiming asylumThe Conservatives will come back from their poor results in the local elections but it will have to be a “slow and steady” effort, party leader Kemi Badenoch has said, PA reports.She told the BBC’s Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg programme: “I am sorry to all of those councillors who’ve lost their seat”. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Farage: Reform UK has ‘supplanted’ Tories after local elections sweep

The Reform leader said the Conservatives will ‘never recover’.

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4 d. ago Local elections were ‘devastating’ for Labour, says top pollster John Curtice

Exclusive: Professor Sir John Curtice has warned that Starmer’s failings have opened the door for Reform, while fellow pollster Luke Tryl suggests the Tories only have 12 months to turn things around

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4 d. ago Where did Labour and the Tories suffer most in the local elections?

As Starmer and Badenoch suffer pressure following their parties’ crushing defeats, data correspondent Alicja Hagopian looks at where Labour and Conservatives performed the worst

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4 d. ago Local elections in numbers: 677 new Reform councillors – while Labour gets no votes in some wards

The Independent’s data correspondent Alicja Hagopian crunches the numbers from this year’s local elections

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