5 h. ago Reform’s tax plans for Scotland would require ‘difficult decisions’, experts say

The proposals would see tax bands realigned with the rest of the UK as well as a 1p-in-the-pound cut immediately.

Politics

36 h. ago Reform UK 'delaying Holyrood candidates' to avoid scrutiny as favouritism row erupts

EXCLUSIVE: A Reform UK source also said the party is planning to hold off announcing their candidates because they want more Tory MSPs to defect.

Politics

41 h. ago Reform UK plans to end prosecutions of Troubles veterans 'to match what was given to the IRA under Tony Blair'

The party said it would end the scandal of elderly British soldiers being 'dragged in front of the courts for repeated and vexatious prosecutions', while terrorists 'walk free'.

Events

3 d. ago Reform UK’s private health insurance plan would cost £1.7bn, Streeting to say

Health secretary will describe plan to offer tax relief on private healthcare as ‘tax cut for the wealthiest’Reform UK’s policy of tax relief on private health insurance could cost the country £1.7bn, the health secretary, Wes Streeting, is expected to say on Saturday.Streeting will make the claim at a conference organised by the Fabian Society, a socialist thinktank aligned to the Labour party, and will describe the Reform proposal as a “tax cut for the wealthiest”. Continue reading...

Economics

6 d. ago Badenoch urges Starmer to ‘protect veterans’ ahead of NI Legacy Act repeal vote

Measures which prevent the prosecution of veterans for Troubles-related crimes will be removed from the legislation under Government proposals.

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6 d. ago Nigel Farage takes Keir Starmer to court to 'defend democracy' as Reform UK gets go

Nigel Farage's party said it was taking action to 'defend democracy' after more than a dozen councils asked to delay contests due on 7 May.

Events

8 d. ago BREAKING: Tory MP defects to Nigel Farage's Reform UK in another blow to Kemi Badenoch

The move comes just days after Kemi Badenoch sacked Robert Jenrick from the Conservatives after getting wind of his planned defection to Nigel Farage's Reform UK

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8 d. ago Tory MP defects to Nigel Farage's Reform UK in another blow to Kemi Badenoch

The move comes just days after Kemi Badenoch sacked Robert Jenrick from the Conservatives after getting wind of his planned defection to Nigel Farage's Reform UK

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1 week ago Photos show daily life along Venezuela’s oil coast after Maduro’s capture

Less than two weeks after a U.S. military operation captured former President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, and as his successor, acting President Delcy Rodriguez, announced plans to reform Venezuela’s energy sector, the country’s largest oil refining hub dominates the northwestern coast. Across the Paraguana Peninsula, fishing boats share the water with oil tankers, as daily life stretches from refinery-side coastal communities and salt flats to the sand dunes of Medanos de Coro National Park.

Culture

1 week ago ‘Absolutely no detail’: experts alarmed as Trump unveils healthcare plan

Months after Trump spoke of ‘concepts of a plan’, framework offers few specifics – and could stall in CongressDonald Trump has finally unveiled his long-awaited framework for healthcare affordability, almost a year and a half after announcing during a pre-election presidential debate that he had the “concepts of a plan” for healthcare reform.The short document, titled the Great Healthcare Plan, provides four headline objectives, but few specific details as to how they will be achieved. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago Why Kemi Badenoch finally gave Robert Jenrick the boot after months of Tory power struggle

The Conservative leader has faced months of questions over Jenrick’s ambitions, including whether he planned to defect to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK – but Badenoch made a move first, as Whitehall editor Kate Devlin and political editor David Maddox report

Politics

1 week ago 'The Tories and Labour have forfeited the right to govern': How Robert Jenrick planned to urge other Conservatives to follow him to Reform before he was rumbled

As the former immigration minister was unveiled by Nigel Farage in a haphazard press conference, the Conservative Party released extracts of hi speech.

Politics

1 week ago Sacked Robert Jenrick was 'consumed by personal ambition' and has 'actually lost his mind' over Reform 'betrayal', say former Tory colleagues

Conservatives in Westminster and Mr Jenrick's constituency - left stunned by Tory leader Kemi Badenoch's decision to sack him - expressed disappointment at his plan to join Reform.

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1 week ago 'The Tories and Labour have forfeited the right to govern': How Robert Jenrick planned to announce Reform defection

As the former immigration minister was unveiled by Nigel Farage in a haphazard press conference, the Conservative Party released extracts of hi speech.

Politics

1 week ago The 'smoking gun' that made Badenoch take out Robert Jenrick: Tory leader's allies 'found defection speech and media plan'... but will Reform welcome him now?

Kemi Badenoch announced that she had seen 'irrefutable evidence' that shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick was intending to betray her.

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1 week ago Why Kemi Badenoch has finally given Robert Jenrick the boot after months of Tory power struggle

The Conservative leader has faced months of questions over his ambitions, including whether he planned to defect to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK – but Badenoch made a move first, as Whitehall editor Kate Devlin and political editor David Maddox report

Politics

1 week ago Kemi Badenoch sacks Robert Jenrick over 'plotting' as Tories descend into civil war

The shadow justice secretary was axed over claims he was planning to defect to Reform UK

Events

2 w. ago Flagship Reform council plans to raise tax by almost 4% – despite pledging cuts

In real terms, an average Band D household will see council tax increase by an estimated £67.47 per year under the changes

Politics

2 w. ago Newcastle star Fabian Schar stretchered off in distress with leg in brace during Leeds clash

NEWCASTLE star Fabian Schar was stretchered off with his leg in a brace during his side's match against Leeds. The veteran defender, 34, appeared to twist his knee during an accidental tangle with Dominic Calvert-Lewin in the 70th minute. Physios rushed on to treat the Swiss star, who was in clear distress. Following around five...

Sport

2 w. ago Fury at Reform council's plan to rip out city's historic cast

It is the cathedral city so beloved of Charles Dickens he set David Copperfield there. But a lasting fragment of Canterbury's Victorian heritage is set to be ripped out and replaced.

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