37 h. ago Nigel Farage government 'would be disaster' for children, education chief warns

Daniel Kebede, the general secretary of the National Education Union, told The Mirror a 'failure to invest and deliver' was leading to a surge in support for Reform UK

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42 h. ago Tories deny mimicking Farage with plan to quit ECHR criticised by rights groups

Critics say the move would strip UK citizens of fundamental human rights protections.

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3 d. ago Ryanair boss warns 100,000 holidaymakers 'could have flights cancelled'

The chief executive of Ryanair has warned that the budget airline could be forced to cancel around 600 flights - impacting 100,000 passengers

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4 d. ago UK fracking ban to be brought forward as Labour counters Reform promise

Ed Miliband announces government will speed up plans to ban controversial practice supported by Nigel FarageEd Miliband has announced that the government is to speed up its plans to permanently ban fracking in the UK, in order to counter the Reform party’s promises to bring back the controversial practice.The energy secretary said he would put forward legislation as part of the North Sea transition plan which is to be published this autumn. This means that in order to allow fracking, a future government would have to repeal the legislation with a parliamentary vote. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Miliband vows to permanently ban ‘dangerous and deeply harmful’ fracking

The Energy Secretary used the announcement to attack Reform UK, which has called for more extraction of oil and gas.

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4 d. ago On the day energy bills go up AGAIN... Ed Miliband vows to ban fracking and lashes out at Reform 'extremists' over Nigel Farage's pledge to scrap Labour's Net Zero drive

In a speech to Labour's conference in Liverpool, the Energy Secretary delivered a fresh Government attack on Nigel Farage 's party.

Economics

4 d. ago Starmer to refine international law stance in bid to tackle mass migration

The Prime Minister said ‘we need to look again at the interpretation’ of how UK courts apply various international laws.

Society

6 d. ago Streeting warns BMA: ‘NHS is hanging by a thread, don’t pull it’

Health Secretary Wes Streeting warned the doctors’ union they risked helping Nigel Farage take the keys to No 10.

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6 d. ago Britain might 'already be at war with Russia' as Putin launches cyber

Eliza Manningham-Buller said Moscow's 'extensive' deployment of cyber attacks, intelligence work, 'physical attacks' and 'sabotage' in Britain are tantamount to conflict.

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7 d. ago Reeves to tell business: wake up to danger that Reform UK poses

Chancellor’s conference speech to form part of government’s onslaught on Nigel Farage’s ‘racist’ party

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8 d. ago Petition against digital ID cards tops 1.5 million signatures

Sir Keir Starmer announced on Friday that the Government would introduce a new ID system by 2029.

Economics

9 d. ago Government urged to push ahead with climate plans amid growing net zero pushback

Sir Keir Starmer is facing calls to hold firm on Labour’s green policies amid increasing political pressure at home and a fraying consensus globally.

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1 week ago Starmer dismisses ‘personal ambitions’ of Burnham amid leadership speculation

The Manchester mayor proposed a 50p top rate of income tax and a tax cut for lower earners, in interventions widely seen as a leadership pitch.

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1 week ago Tax raids and spending cuts may be  'insufficient' fiscal black hole, economist warns

Measures announced in Chancellor Rachel Reeves' upcoming Autumn Budget are unlikely to be enough to fill the so-called fiscal black hole, St James's Place's chief economist has warned.

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1 week ago Nigel Farage urges Bank of England to welcome cryptocurrencies in talks with governor Andrew Bailey

The Reform UK leader also used his first formal meeting with the Bank's Governor Andrew Bailey to demand a change of course on quantitative easing (QE).

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1 week ago Ed Davey lays out Lib Dem plan to overtake the Tories at next election in speech full of digs at Nigel Farage

The Liberal Democrat leader claimed ‘racism and misogyny’ would ‘get the tacit support of people in power’ under a Nigel Farage-led government

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1 week ago UN chief warns world leaders of 'an age of reckless disruption and relentless human suffering'

The United Nations chief is challenging world leaders to choose a future where the rule of law triumphs over raw power

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1 week ago Reform defends claim immigration and welfare proposals will save billions

The party has proposed axing the right of migrants to apply for indefinite leave to remain.

Economics

1 week ago Davey declines to rule out coalition with Starmer to beat Reform UK

Sir Ed Davey has said several times he believes there is a moral duty to keep Nigel Farage’s party out of government.

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2 w. ago Thin catwalk models are returning to 90s 'backwards heroin chic' era, warns fashion chief

Edward Enninful, the former editor of style bible Vogue, said stick-thin models and gaunt faces have become an in thing again as the cycle of fashion continues to turn

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