81 m. ago It is time for Labour to get a grip and stop this juvenile leadership farce

Editorial: Not a single job would be created, asylum hotel closed or pound knocked off the national debt by ousting Keir Starmer – it is time for the Labour Party to act like adults if it is to stop Nigel Farage from marching into No 10

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85 m. ago I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! bosses admit they are preparing for the 'toughest' year yet as huge pythons infest jungle camp

For years it was a show that prompted debate among viewers with controversial figures such as Nigel Farage and Matt Hancock as star signings.

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4 h. ago Health Secretary Wes Streeting warns striking doctors 'Nigel Farage waits in the wings'

The Health Secretary revealed that the doctors' trade union is among 'the most effective lobbyists' against paying higher tax - 'effectively saying 'we want other people to pay for higher salaries for doctors''

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8 h. ago Starmer slams ‘utterly spineless’ Farage for failing to condemn Reform councillor who called children in care ‘evil’

Sir Keir Starmer labelled Nigel Farage “utterly spineless” after the Reform UK leader failed to condemn a councillor from his party who called children in care “evil”.

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15 h. ago How Labour left has become Keir Starmer's worst enemy and a recruiting sergeant for Nigel Farage

Already unpopular enough, Keir Starmer finds himself under attack from all sides

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22 h. ago Billionaire Tory donor throws his support behind Nigel Farage and gifts £200,000 to Reform UK

Lord Bamford, who has given more than £9million to the Tories and even hosted Boris Johnson 's wedding, revealed his latest intentions over the weekend.

Economics

28 h. ago Scared staff 'no longer feel safe' going to work next to old hotel housing homeless people

A number of firms have lodged objections against the former Ibis hotel in Cardiff being used to house homeless people and some said they may leave

Society

29 h. ago It’s the BBC v Trump, Farage and co. Who in their right mind would want to be its new boss? | Marina Hyde

Public life is a minefield and the best and brightest just don’t want to know. How convenient for foes of the most trusted news organisation in the worldListen, I hate to ruin a yarn wall but I don’t think it’s at all helpful to start framing the current crisis at the BBC as a giant conspiracy or coup by dark rightwing forces, and get stuck in the weeds of that. The fact is, the three mistakes that form the bulk of Michael Prescott’s explosive leaked memo about impartiality – the Panorama edit, issues with coverage of the transgender issue and bias in the BBC Arabic service – happened and are bad. Given their spectacular fallout and the highest-level scalps that have been claimed, the opportunity to now deal with them might as well be taken by what is, let’s not forget, the most trusted news organisation in the world.There is no news organisation in the United States that reaches more than 25% of people in a week. BBC News reaches 74% of UK adults in a week. There is vastly more dis...

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31 h. ago Keir Starmer may be too busy to master the latest dance craze – but he needs to be on TikTok | Carys Afoko

Yes, there’s a country to run, but the social media platform has 30 million users in the UK. Can the PM afford to abandon them all to Nigel Farage?Marks & Spencer recently announced that it would start selling some of its beauty range through TikTok. It’s a no-brainer for the retailer: a beauty product is sold every second on TikTok Shop, and 25% of Britons say they will use it to buy their Christmas goodies. If you haven’t bought something that way, picture a cross between Amazon and QVC. There is everything from books and clothes to groceries and beauty products. The app has endless deals, discounts and bright red countdowns that encourage you to “buy now”. The items you see are personalised, shaped by the all-powerful algorithm. I’m trying not to be offended at how often it suggests I buy serums that are like “botox in a bottle”.TikTok’s struggles in the US are well documented, but in the UK it is booming. We have the most users in Europe, with more than 30 million people usi...

Transport

32 h. ago Nigel Farage blow as poll shows how people feel about net zero

Reform's vow to rip up Britain's climate commitments are not supported by the public, with a YouGov survey finding 60% back the UK’s green pledges, compared to 25% who are opposed

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33 h. ago Nigel Farage accuses BBC Wales of bias and takes aim at organization director

In the wake of the resignation of director general Tim Davie, Nigel Farage has taken aim at Rhuanedd Richards

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34 h. ago Racism returning to UK politics – and people are very scared, says Starmer

PM attacks ‘toxic division of Reform’ and gives strongest signal yet that two-child benefit cap will be liftedUK politics live – latest updatesDecades-old racism is returning to British politics, and “it makes people feel very scared” Keir Starmer has said, warning that divisive hard-right politics was “tearing our country apart”.Speaking to the GP and TV personality Amir Khan, the prime minister accused Nigel Farage’s Reform UK of overseeing a return of the racist and divisive politics “that frankly I thought we had dealt with decades ago”. Continue reading...

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34 h. ago Reform UK council plans to DOUBLE tax on second homes despite Nigel Farage branding the idea 'madness' and 'extortion'

North Northamptonshire Council is considering proposals to introduce a 100 per cent premium on second homes from April 2027.

Economics

38 h. ago ‘So many young people feel they can’t ask for help’: Dame Esther Rantzen on why she’s supporting The Independent’s SafeCall campaign

The broadcaster and Childline founder says SafeCall will offer a lifeline to children who feel unseen and unheard, as she urges readers to back The Independent’s campaign with Missing People

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44 h. ago NADINE DORRIES: Nigel Farage gets what the BBC needs in a way the Tories NEVER did

When people ask why I defected to Reform, I will often cite my experience of working with the BBC.

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46 h. ago Nigel Farage accuses government of only listening to big corporations who take ministers to Wimbledon

Britain's small business owners lose out because government only listens to big corporations whose lobbyists take ministers to Wimbledon, Nigel Farage has said.

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56 h. ago Farage attacks ‘global corporatism’ as he pitches to small business owners

The Reform leader told business owners he understood the challenges they face.

Events

57 h. ago Nigel Farage warns BBC licence fee 'cannot survive' and broadcaster might have 'no future' as he says Trump is 'enraged' about speech

Nigel Farage complained that the corporation has been 'institutionally biased for decades' as he responded to the dramatic resignations of the Director General and head of news.

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57 h. ago Trump’s assault on BBC a ‘threat to national interest’, warns Lib Dem leader – latest updates

Nigel Farage says that US president complained ‘is this how you treat your best ally’ in reference to broadcasterWe have heard from Culture, Media and Sport committee chair Caroline Dinenage, who has suggested that the outgoing BBC director Tim Davie ignored an internal dossier into bias at the BBC (see post at 09.06 for more detail on the dossier).She said Davie “ignored” concerns raised in Michael Prescott’s report over the way the speech by Donald Trump was edited for Panorama.I’m very sad about Tim Davie stepping down. I think he was an effective leader at the BBC.I think he was a great champion for public service media, but there is no escaping the fact that he was very slow to act on this particular issue. But this isn’t the first time and on this particular issue, Michael Prescott’s report, he just didn’t take it seriously until it was too late.I would like to say it has been the privilege of my career to serve as the CEO of BBC News and to work with our brilliant team of jou...

Events

57 h. ago Nigel Farage rules out taking part in Holyrood election TV debates despite Reform having no Scots leader

Reform are riding high in the polls in Scotland despite having no dedicated leader and no Scottish policies.

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