5 h. ago Nigel Farage as British PM would put Irish unity ‘centre stage’ – former premier

Leo Varadkar, who stood down as taoiseach last year, said it is possible Mr Farage will be prime minister in four years or nine years time.

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1 week ago Don’t think Nigel Farage will kill off the Tories? Just look at Reform UK’s surge in Scotland | Owen Jones

The party is making inroads among people who once chose not to vote. But as Zia Yusuf’s resignation shows, chaos still reignsIf you were doubting that Nigel Farage had a serious chance of heading a hard-right British government in 2029, the people of Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse just poured a bucket of particularly icy water over your head. Though Labour won the Scottish parliamentary byelection, defying predictions it would be beaten into third place, Reform UK chalked up more than a quarter of the vote – trailing the victors by an unsubstantial 1,500 voters.This tells a devastating story. Nigel Farage’s outfit seriously outperformed the level of support indicated by Scottish polling: the last four surveys had Reform on between 12% and 19%, yet it secured 26% of the vote after standing here for the first time. This suggests it is mobilising previous non-voters whom pollsters are not picking up. The latest UK-wide YouGov poll, which asked people how they would vote if there wer...

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2 w. ago The spirit of Liz Truss, ridiculous but relentless, stalks British politics | Rafael Behr

Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch have much more in common with the failed Tory leader than either cares to admitWe need to talk about Liz Truss, although there are reasons not to bother. The prime minister who failed faster than any previous holder of the office has much to say about her dismal record, but nothing insightful. She cuts a pitiful spectacle padding out the schedule at rightwing conferences, chasing attention and relevance with an addict’s fervour.Last week, Truss was at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Budapest, sharing the big lesson she learned in government. It was that British institutions have been captured by a leftist doctrine and that they “hate western civilisation”. She couldn’t possibly counter this threat from No 10 because supposedly the real power was wielded by a well-financed “globalist network”, operating through such engines of anti-democratic subterfuge as the International Monetary Fund and the World Health Organization.Rafael Be...

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2 w. ago The spirit of Liz Truss, ridiculous but relentless, still stalks British politics | Rafael Behr

Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch have much more in common with the failed Tory leader than either cares to admitWe need to talk about Liz Truss, although there are reasons not to bother. The prime minister who failed faster than any previous holder of the office has much to say about her dismal record, but nothing insightful. She cuts a pitiful spectacle padding out the schedule at rightwing conferences, chasing attention and relevance with an addict’s fervour.Last week, Truss was at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Budapest, sharing the big lesson she learned in government. It was that British institutions have been captured by a leftist doctrine and that they “hate western civilisation”. She couldn’t possibly counter this threat from No 10 because supposedly the real power was wielded by a well-financed “globalist network”, operating through such engines of anti-democratic subterfuge as the International Monetary Fund and the World Health Organization.Rafael Be...

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2 w. ago Kilmarnock set to kick season off with trip to the Highlands as Premier Sports Cup fixtures announced

The Premier Sports Cup group stage fixtures have been released

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2 w. ago Luke Littler hit by object as rumoured girlfriend supports him at Premier League loss

Poor fan behaviour marred the final stage of Premier League Darts on Thursday night, with world champion Luke Littler being hit by an object ahead of his semi-final

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3 w. ago Watch Premier Sports Cup group stage for free as Hearts, Kilmarnock and Motherwell plot route to Hampden glory

The 40 participating clubs from up and down the Scottish football pyramid will learn just who they will be facing in the group stage this afternoon.

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3 w. ago Nigel Farage is 'sticking two fingers up to hardworking British families' by calling for the two

The Reform UK leader used a speech on Tuesday to commit his party to axing the welfare restriction, claiming it was 'the right thing to do'.

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3 w. ago What channel is Premier Sports Cup group stage draw on? Live stream and TV details as Hearts and Co await fate

Full details ahead of the Premier Sports Cup group-stage draw for next season

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4 w. ago Wayne Rooney delights Man Utd fans in Bilbao with bizarre Champions League admission

Manchester United's all-time record goalscorer is in Bilbao ahead of Wednesday night's Europa League final showdown with fellow Premier League side Tottenham, where he took to the stage at a fan zone in front of thousands and made quite the bizarre admission

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