4 h. ago Labour members want Ed Miliband as leader as half of party predict they'll lose the next election if Starmer stays put

In a poll indicating the level of unhappiness among the rank and file, the Energy Secretary emerged as the surprise frontrunner.

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6 h. ago On Zack Polanski’s Magic Money Tree, economic gravity simply doesn’t exist

The Green Party leader thinks Modern Monetary Theory is a cure for Britain’s woes — others see it as snake oil at best, writes Jonathan Prynn

Economics

25 h. ago QUENTIN LETTS: The genius of Starmer... just put off any election you look like losing

Sir Keir Starmer's people have hit on a brilliant way of not losing elections: keep postponing them. This, admittedly, means a junior minister must face tricky questioning in the Commons.

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35 h. ago Nigel Farage says Starmer 'doesn't believe in democracy' as elections for 7.5m voters are postponed for TWO YEARS amid poll plunge

Four mayoral contests that were due to be held in May are being pushed back by two years, with accusations that the PM is 'subverting democracy'.

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37 h. ago Starmer warned he will ‘squander trust’ with mayoral elections delay

Former local government minister Jim McMahon has hit out at the decision to postpone mayoral elections after Reform compared the PM to a dictator

Events

37 h. ago Keir Starmer visits Scotland with six months to save his leadership amid Scottish Labour unrest

Scottish Labour failing to snatch power at May’s Holyrood election could spark the end of the Prime Minister’s leadership.

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37 h. ago Keir Starmer visits Scotland with five months to save his leadership amid Scottish Labour unrest

Scottish Labour failing to snatch power at May’s Holyrood election could spark the end of the Prime Minister’s leadership.

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39 h. ago Lithuanian court convicts the leader of a governing party of inciting hatred against Jews

A Lithuanian court has convicted the leader of one of the parties in the country’s coalition government for making antisemitic comments and fined him 5,000 euros or about $5,800

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40 h. ago Reform deputy leader dismisses claims of Farage’s past racism as new witnesses come forward

Richard Tice says testimony by about two dozen people about party leader’s school days is ‘made-up twaddle’Reform UK’s deputy leader has described a celebrated film director and a large and growing group of corroborating witnesses as liars over their allegations of Nigel Farage’s teenage antisemitism and racism.With the bigotry row continuing to dog Reform, whose lead in the national polls has slipped in recent weeks, Richard Tice turned on those who claimed to have been abused and those who say they saw it. Continue reading...

Events

42 h. ago Labour 'running scared of voters' as MORE elections face delay with polls showing Starmer on track for meltdown

Four mayoral contests that were due to be held in May are being pushed back by two years, with accusations that the PM is 'subverting democracy'.

Politics

49 h. ago Why many experts say The Wizard Of Oz hid a revolutionary political message in support of the Trump of his day: TOM LEONARD

The writer of the 1890 book, The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz, was a supporter of the Populist Party, whose leader William Jennings Bryan has been compared to President Donald Trump.

Politics

55 h. ago Reform UK launches investigation into council leader over social media posts

Party says Staffordshire county council leader has not been suspended

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55 h. ago Reform UK launches probe into council leader over social media posts

Party says Staffordshire county council leader has not been suspended

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59 h. ago Should Nigel Farage’s Reform and Tories join forces to win next election? VOTE NOW

REFORM leader Nigel Farage has furiously ruled out that he is plotting an election pact with the Tories. Last night the party leader rubbished the prospect as “ludicrous” as he denied speculation about a deal. Donors told the Financial Times he has privately raised the expectation of a tie-up with the Conservatives.  In the 2019...

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3 d. ago Nigel Farage 'tells donors he expects Reform UK to do a deal with the Tories before the next general election'

The leader of the right-wing party is reported to have backed the move in attempt to ease Reform UK's route to victory at the next General Election .

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4 d. ago Scottish Labour MPs 'could spearhead revolt to oust Keir Starmer' as they fear wipeout at hands of SNP and Reform UK at Holyrood elections in May

The Prime Minister has been put on notice of a leadership challenge after being told he's 'very unpopular' among voters in Scotland.

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4 d. ago Rising levels of hate forcing women out of Swedish public life, says equality agency

Country seen as champion of equal rights faces reckoning after senior politician says she felt compelled to quitIncreasing hate, threats and harassment against female politicians are scaring women away from public life and forcing them to censor themselves, the Swedish government’s equality agency has said, warning that this poses a “big threat to democracy.”Women’s safety in politics has come under heightened scrutiny in the Scandinavian country since October, when Anna-Karin Hatt resigned as leader of the Centre party after only five months in office, citing hate and threats. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago After months of bitter infighting Jeremy Corbyn's Your Party confirms its name IS Your Party... then immediately bans him from being leader

Closing its inaugural conference in Liverpool, Jeremy Corbyn announced the results of a members vote, telling supporters: 'Your Party is the name of your party.'

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5 d. ago Neighbours star Holly Valance’s ‘grows close’ to Tommy Robinson as she continues alliances with Laurence Fox and Reform UK

Neighbours star, Holly Valance, joined far-right activist, Tommy Robinson, on a luxury train trip along with Reclaim Party leader, Laurence Fox and his wife last month

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6 d. ago Neighbours star Holly Valance snapped lounging on a steam train with hard

A picture posted online by Laurence Fox, the leader of the Reclaim Party, showed Ms Valance and Mrs Fox sprawled on a sofa in one of the train's carriages next to Tommy Robinson

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