10 h. ago MPs support football governance reforms amid Tory ‘crony’ warning over regulator

The Football Governance Bill aims to introduce an independent regulator for the top five tiers of the men’s game.

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16 h. ago Arsenal urged to make complaint to Uefa about PSG ticket allocation row

Club given 2,000 tickets for Paris semi-final second legSupporters’ Trust request Arsenal join them in appealArsenal have been urged by their supporters’ trust to make an official complaint to Uefa as a row about ticket allocations for the Champions League semi-final against Paris Saint-Germain escalates.It is understood the Arsenal Supporters’ Trust plans to lodge a complaint with European football’s governing body after they were given only 2,000 tickets for next week’s second leg in France. That is 500 below the 5% away teams are entitled to by Uefa in European competitions, although PSG were given special dispensation to reduce that to 4.1% before the start of the season owing to a request from local police. Continue reading...

Sport

32 h. ago Tory councillors CAN form pacts with Reform at local elections, says Kemi Badenoch

Predictions circulating in Conservative Campaign HQ suggest that as much as 80 per cent of the 960 council seats the party gained four years ago will be wiped out in Thursday's local elections.

Politics

45 h. ago Tory peer Ben Houchen says party might form governing coalition with Nigel Farage's Reform after next election to kick Labour out of power

Lord Ben Houchen said there would have to be a 'conversation' about a pact of some kind with Nigel Farage 's party if it meant booting Labour out of Downing Street after a single term.

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45 h. ago Kemi Badenoch authority 'in tatters' after top Tory drops huge Reform coalition hint

Lord Ben Houchen, Mayor of Tees Valley, said there would be a 'conversation' at the next general election if there were enough Tory and Reform MPs to keep Labour out of power

Culture

54 h. ago Sarah Vine (and dog Muffin) join a resurgent Kemi Badenoch as the Tory leader hits out at reform

SARAH VINE: After weeks of uncertain performances in the Commons, she skewered the Prime Minister on the question of the Supreme Court ruling on women, accusing him of 'moral cowardice'.

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4 d. ago Nigel Farage demands creation of 'minister for deportations' and dismisses talk of Tory election pact saying it would trigger Reform 'revolt'

The Reform UK leader used a campaign speech to demand that 'somebody somewhere in government' is held accountable for the matter.

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5 d. ago Kemi Badenoch vows 'no electoral pact' with Nigel Farage's Reform UK after Tory Robert Jenrick discusses 'coalition' at the next general election

The leader's spokesman dismissed talk of a link-up at the national level after Jenrick suggested action would be needed to prevent the 'nightmare scenario' of Keir Starmer winning in 2029.

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5 d. ago Reform UK names Tory defector Ross Lambie as candidate for Hamilton by

Nigel Farage's right-wing populist party hopes it can leapfrog the Scottish Conservatives when voters in South Lanarkshire go to the polls in June.

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6 d. ago Minister says Trump SHOULD be allowed to address both Houses of Parliament during State Visit despite MPs and peers pushing for a ban

Touring broadcast studios this morning, education minister Stephen Morgan said he did not support calls from some MPs and peers.

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1 week ago Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay rejects John Swinney's Reform rise summit

Russell Findlay and John Swinney have engaged in a war of words over the ‘far right’ summit planned for Wednesday

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2 w. ago Farage rejects Badenoch’s suggestion of potential local Tory

The Conservative leader has consistently ruled out any national deal with Reform, whose leader Mr Farage has vowed to ‘destroy’ the Tory party.

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2 w. ago NRL takeover of Super League depends on keeping French sides

Australian powerbrokers ready to purchase 33% stakeLondon club also favoured to play in a 10-team formatAny potential deal for the NRL to take control of Super League depends on the continued presence of French clubs in the British game, with Australian powerbrokers likely to abandon plans to purchase a stake if Catalans Dragons and Toulouse are ejected by clubs leading a review into the sport in the UK.British rugby league is on the verge of a hugely critical period. There is an increasingly hostile power struggle developing, after a number of clubs – spearheaded by Leigh Leopards and Batley Bulldogs – successfully removed Simon Johnson as the the Rugby Football League chair, and installed as his replacement the governing body’s former chief executive Nigel Wood. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago FA lobbies UK government to make ‘tailgating’ at turnstiles a criminal offence

Governing body hopes law will be in place for Euro 2028FA: ‘Enforcing entry points is a huge drain on resources’The Football Association has stepped up its lobbying of the government to make forced entry into football stadiums, so-called “tailgating”, a criminal offence before the United Kingdom and Ireland host the 2028 men’s European Championship.The policing minister Dame Diana Johnson was a guest of the FA at Wembley for last month’s Carabao Cup final, where 68 of the 91 arrests made were for attempting to enter the ground without a ticket. Continue reading...

Politics

4 w. ago Top Tory meets major landlords in bid to scupper Labour’s rental reforms

A Tory frontbencher met landlord groups to discuss plans to frustrate or scupper Labour’s overhaul of renters rights

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