4 h. ago Man, 58, is charged with stalking Liberal Democrats leader Sir Ed Davey and possession of a flick knife

Inigo Rowland, 58, of Surbiton, near to where Sir Ed leader lives with his wife and children, was arrested on Monday after an alleged campaign of harassment against the Liberal Democrats leader.

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5 h. ago Man charged with stalking after allegedly targeting Lib Dem leader Ed Davey

The Metropolitan Police said 58-year-old Inigo Rowland in Surbiton was arrested on Monday for the offences alleged to have taken place between June and October

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5 h. ago Man charged with stalking Sir Ed Davey and family over several months

Liberal Democrats leader Sir Ed Davey and his wife Emily have one son John, who has severe disabilities, and a daughter named Ellie.

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6 h. ago Man charged with stalking Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey

A 58-year-old man has been charged with stalking and possession of a flick knife

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29 h. ago ‘Page one of the authoritarian playbook’: how Trump and allies are exploiting Kirk’s killing

The president and his Maga allies have used the rightwing influencer’s killing to justify attacks on critics, experts sayDonald Trump and Maga allies have capitalized on the killing of rightwing influencer Charlie Kirk to expand attacks on liberal groups, donors, Democrats, and others by tarring many critics as the “enemy within” and “radical left” in a move that legal scholars and historians call authoritarian and anti-democratic.Kirk’s killing by a lone gunman spurred Trump and top allies to quickly launch conspiratorial charges against a bevy of political foes and an investigation of billionaire liberal donor George Soros. They also threatened legal action against TV network ABC after their late-night star Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension over clumsy comments about Kirk ended. Continue reading...

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30 h. ago Scots oil workers pushed off 'cliff edge' by UK Government, claims Stephen Flynn

The SNP leader at Westminster hit out at claims by Sir Keir Starmer and Nigel Farage over the North Sea industry.

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56 h. ago Japan’s ruling coalition splits in major blow to first female prime minister

Head of Japan’s Komeito says it is leaving the ruling coalition headed by the Liberal Democratic Party due to concerns over corruption

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3 d. ago Man who stabbed refugee in neck after he 'brushed past girlfriend' guilty of murder

Alfie Franco, 20, drove the blade of a flick knife 6cms into the neck of Ahmad Al Ibrahim, 16, a refugee from Syria who was walking through a shopping street in Huddersfield

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3 d. ago Nigel Farage set to meet with Man Utd owner after Gary Neville's 'white men' comments

Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has confirmed he will meet with Reform UK leader Nigel Farage following Gary Neville's 'angry middle-aged white men' comments

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4 d. ago Kemi Badenoch to focus on economy in leader’s speech to Tory conference

The party leader will set out a ‘golden rule’ that half of money saved from cuts must be put towards driving down the deficit.

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4 d. ago Badenoch to pledge half of money from cuts will go towards driving down deficit

Labour accused Kemi Badenoch of having a ‘brass neck’ as she seeks to position her party as the only one that can get the economy back on track.

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5 d. ago Jewish council calls for cancellation of ‘shameful’ Bob Vylan Manchester gig

The punk duo is due to play the Manchester Academy on November 5.

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5 d. ago Asian markets mostly higher in quiet holiday trading after AI deals push Wall St to more records

Asian shares are mostly higher in quiet holiday trading, while Japan’s benchmark rose to new records on hope for more government spending and lower taxes under Japan’s first woman prime minister

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5 d. ago State pension errors ‘could be virtually impossible to fix if records deleted’

Former pensions minister Sir Steve Webb is urging the Department for Work and Pensions to ensure records are kept for as long as they may be needed.

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6 d. ago Calls for Welsh Government to pause windfarm applications in Powys

The motion will be put forward by Cllr Glyn Preston (Liberal Democrat - Llanidloes) and will be seconded by Cllr Jonathan Wilkinson (Conservative - Llangyniew and Meifod)

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7 d. ago How two blonde suburban moms gave Democrats an answer to the rightwing media ecosystem

Jennifer Welch and Angie Sullivan’s podcast I’ve Had It has risen up the charts and created a community with ‘a brand of fuck-you politics’When Donald Trump scheduled a press conference after a weekend in which rumors about his health swirled, two women in red-state Oklahoma launched a livestream for their more than 1 million followers on YouTube to speculate about the condition of “Cankles McTacoTits”, shortened to Canks “for expediency and spite”.It was fitting for the profanity-laced, straight talking liberal podcast I’ve Had It that quipped, after interviewing Barack Obama, that the former president has “big dick energy”. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago How two blond suburban moms gave Democrats an answer to the rightwing media ecosystem

Jennifer Welch and Angie Sullivan’s podcast I’ve Had It has risen up the charts and created a community with ‘a brand of fuck-you politics’When Donald Trump scheduled a press conference after a weekend in which rumors about his health swirled, two women in red-state Oklahoma launched a livestream for their more than 1 million followers on YouTube to speculate about the condition of “Cankles McTacoTits”, shortened to Canks “for expediency and spite”.It was fitting for the profanity-laced, straight talking liberal podcast I’ve Had It that quipped, after interviewing Barack Obama, that the former president has “big dick energy”. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Meet Japan's unlikely Iron Lady: Sanae Takaichi is the Thatcher

Takaichi, 64, beat out her competitor Shinjiro Koizumi to become the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) who have been in power almost continuously since 1955.

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8 d. ago Badenoch is unknown to UK public and not trusted by voters, top pollster says

Sir John Curtice says the Conservative leader managed to make no impression on much of the public

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8 d. ago Why does Reform seem unassailable? Because this is party conference season, when politicos always lose the plot | Simon Jenkins

They wrote off Margaret Thatcher in 1981 when the SDP – like Reform today – was ascendant. They were wrong about her; they could also be about StarmerParty conference time is when British politics goes berserk. Leaders soar and crash in a morass of cliches. Polls go mad and cataclysm always delivers the best copy.Thus, back in 1981, Margaret Thatcher was at her Blackpool conference, two years into office. Brixton was rioting, inflation was 11% and the Tories were polling at 23%. The Labour opposition was faring as badly, also at 23%. Meanwhile, a third force, the Social Democratic party (SDP), in alliance with the Liberals, was running at more than 50% and dominating the news. Continue reading...

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