30 h. ago Reform Civil War: Now Richard Tice says chairman who quit was WRONG to oppose burka ban

Richard Tice said Zia Yusuf, who plunged Reform into chaos after resigning, had worked 'incredibly hard' and helped the party win hundreds of seats in last month's local elections.

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41 h. ago Tice defends Reform MP’s question on burqa ban after Zia Yusuf resignation

Party’s deputy leader says discussion must not be ‘forced underground’ when it is policy in some European countriesUK politics live – latest updatesReform UK was right to start a debate on banning the burqa even though it triggered the resignation of its chair, Richard Tice, the party’s deputy leader, has said.Tice, who is one of five Reform MPs, said he was “enormously sad” that Zia Yusuf had quit as chair as he was partly responsible for the party’s strong performance in May’s local elections. Continue reading...

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63 h. ago 'Absolutely honking': More than 2,000 complaints of sewage dumping made in Scotland

The Scottish Lib Dems say the SNP is to blame for the issues plaguing Scotland’s waters.

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1 week ago Military families ‘struggling’ with their homes during VE Day celebrations – MP

The Government ‘won’t take concrete action to fix’ military families’ homes, Lib Dem defence spokeswoman Helen Maguire claimed.

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1 week ago Suspect arrested for ‘fatally shooting college athlete at local pool party’

Onterrian Jamour Newton, 17, of Mount Pleasant, Texas, has been charged with the murder of Jamarion Brown

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1 week ago Which Reform UK policies did Nigel Farage confirm in his speech?

The Reform leader’s wide-ranging speech attacking Sir Keir Starmer’s government came after the party secured widespread support in local elections.

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1 week ago ‘Misogynistic’ Reform activists depict female cabinet ministers as cows in abattoir

Labour and Lib Dems have condemned the stunt in Hertfordshire as ‘horrifically misogynistic’ and ‘dehumanising’

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1 week ago What is bare beating? The public transport trend that is annoying commuters amid calls for £1,000 fines

The Lib Dems have called for a hefty penalty to be placed on those who play music out loud on public transport

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2 w. ago Lib Dem accused of abuse of power over 'I want you' texts to translator on Ukraine visit

The Tewkesbury MP sent intimate WhatsApp messages to the woman who had been tasked with working with the delegation of MPs in February while they were on a visit to Ukraine.

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2 w. ago 'I'm a man and people wouldn't believe I had breast cancer, including my GP'

Clive Jones MP was told 'men don't get breast cancer' but ended up having a mastectomy - now the Lib Dems are calling for more ambitious NHS cancer targets

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2 w. ago Which parties are leading hung councils after the local elections?

All 10 councils left with no party in overall control after ballots this month have confirmed their executive arrangements.

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2 w. ago Tories face wipeout as they drop to fourth place in major poll

A poll by YouGov has left Kemi Badenoch’s party on just 16 per cent with the Lib Dems passing them on 17 per cent

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2 w. ago Panic stations for Kemi Badenoch as Tories slump to FOURTH in poll

YouGov research found the Conservatives on just 16 per cent support, down two points over the past week.

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2 w. ago Tories face wipeout as they drop to fourth place in major poll for the first time

A poll by YouGov has left Kemi Badenoch’s party on just 16 per cent with the Lib Dems passing them on 17 per cent

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2 w. ago Swipe right: dating app users prefer Reform voters to Tories, research suggests

Labour, Green and Lib Dem voters fare best overall and users rarely date on the other side of the political spectrumDating app users are more likely to be interested in a Reform voter than a Conservative, new research suggests.Voters were unlikely to swipe right, or like, a profile of someone from the other side of the political spectrum – meaning that centre-right voters are more likely to pick a Reform supporter than someone who supports a leftwing party, analysis from the University of Southampton and Harvard University found. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Reform supporters get more likes on dating apps than Tories, study shows

Overall, the study showed that Labour, Green and Lib Dem voters had a better chance of getting a match than Reform and Conservative voters.

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3 w. ago Reeves faces anger from her local party over plans to cut disability benefits

Labour members from Leeds West and Pudsey to write letter to chancellor over plans to reduce Pip paymentsRachel Reeves’ local Labour party will call for the chancellor to abandon her plans to cut disability benefits as rebellion among MPs over the policy grows.The Leeds West and Pudsey constituency Labour party (CLP), which campaigned to return Reeves to parliament last year as its MP, has agreed to write to her “as soon as possible” to make clear it does not support the cuts. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Rachel Reeves comes under pressure from her own local Labour Party to abandon her disability benefits cuts

The Leeds West and Pudsey Constituency Labour Party (CLP) has agreed to write to Rachel Reeves 'as soon as possible' to make clear it does not support the cuts.

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3 w. ago Rachel Reeves faces call from her local Labour party to abandon welfare cuts

In its motion opposing the plans, the Leeds West and Pudsey CLP said disabled people ‘are not responsible for the state of the national finances’.

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3 w. ago What is bare beating? The public transport trend infuriating commuters amid calls for £1,000 fines

The Lib Dems have called for a hefty penalty to be placed on those who play music out loud on public transport

Economics