6 h. ago Nigel Farage defends party's 'racist' ad attacking Labour's Anas Sarwar and accuses him of introducing 'sectarianism'

Nigel Farage has accused Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar of having 'introduced sectarianism into Scottish politics'.

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7 h. ago 'At least she's real': Nigel Farage praises Angela Rayner amid suggestions she is Reform's greatest threat

The Reform UK leader said Angela Rayner was ‘real’ compared to other politicians on the left

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8 h. ago ‘Does he know anything?’: Crimean Tatar leader Mustafa Dzhemilev on Trump’s plans to legitimise Russian annexation

Exiled Soviet-era dissident tells the Guardian that for the US to turn its back on the territory would be ‘shameful’When Mustafa Dzhemilev read the news about Donald Trump’s plan for a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine, he could not believe his eyes. Part of the US administration’s peace plan, say recent reports, would involve Washington recognising annexed Crimea as legitimate Russian territory, among other concessions to the Kremlin that Trump hopes might stop Russia’s war on Ukraine.“The whole world knows what happened in Crimea It would be such a damage to the reputation of the US that it will be hard for them to recover. It would be shameful,” said Dzhemilev, a Soviet-era dissident turned Crimean Tatar political leader, in an interview at his office in Kyiv. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Labour turns fire on Farage ahead of Reform UK leader’s speech – UK politics live

Chair Ellie Reeves says Farage driven by personal ambition as he is expected to label Starmer ‘unpatriotic’ in speechEducation secretary Bridget Phillipson has announced new foundation apprenticeships, which she claimed “will make a really big difference to the lives of young people.”Speaking on BBC Breakfast, she told viewers:I’m announcing today a big step change that is really good news for young people across our country. 120,000 new opportunities to get on into trades like construction. So announcing foundation apprenticeships that are an earlier step in the career for young people.But we know we’ve got to go further, because I hear from apprentices how amazing that opportunity is, how optimistic they are about their future. I met with some bricklaying apprentices recently, really optimistic, wanting to start their own business, get on in construction.I back parents to make decisions about what’s right for them. For some parents that will involve sending their child to a privat...

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36 h. ago Kemi Badenoch 'has questions to answer over car hire security concerns’, says Labour

Tory leader has denied there were security concerns about a private car hire arrangement when she was a senior minister

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40 h. ago Scotland's mainstream political leaders must unite against racism as by

Record View says there must be zero tolerance of racism in Scotland.

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54 h. ago How Trump has turbocharged a Canadian province’s quest for independence | Lisa Young

The president has upended Canadian politics - and offered Alberta’s seccesionists a new political route forward For Canadians, there’s nothing new about a province contemplating secession. Two referendums on Quebec’s potential independence – in 1980 and 1995 – brought the country uncomfortably close to the precipice. Today, it’s not Quebec but the oil-rich western province of Alberta that is chafing under the constraints of Canadian confederation. US president Donald Trump’s tariffs and comments about turning Canada into the 51st state have set in motion a chain of political events that will probably result in a referendum on Albertan independence sometime in 2026.Conservative political leaders in Alberta have traditionally stoked resentment of the federal government in Ottawa without crossing the line to advocate separation. The grievances are largely economic and in recent years have focused on environmental policies. The Conservative-led Alberta provincial government has portraye...

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56 h. ago Council of Europe chief warns against politicising court of human rights

Alain Berset says no judiciary should face political pressure after nine countries make intervention over migrationEurope’s leading human rights body has criticised nine governments that have urged a rethink of the interpretation of the European convention on human rights on migration issues.The Council of Europe secretary general, Alain Berset, spoke out against “politicising” the European court of human rights after nine European leaders signed a letter organised by Italy’s Giorgia Meloni and Denmark’s Mette Frederiksen, calling for an “open-minded conversation” about the interpretation of the convention. Continue reading...

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59 h. ago Angela Rayner blasts leadership rumours: I don’t want to be leader of the Labour Party

Sir Keir’s deputy said she will ‘never’ be leader of the party, amid growing speculation she could launch a leadership challenge

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60 h. ago Boris Johnson's allies 'urging him to make bombshell return' as Tory leader with party rebels 'considering options' for ousting Kemi Badenoch

Details of a plot to reinstall the ex-premier to the political frontline have emerged as pressure piles on current party leader Kemi Badenoch.

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3 d. ago Inside Labour plot to oust Keir Starmer as PM is given 12 months to turn things around

This week’s dramatic winter fuel U-turn has not been enough to stop behind-the-scenes talks over how to change leader within the Labour Party, asThe Independent’s political David Maddox found out

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3 d. ago Kemi Badenoch facing ‘inevitable’ leadership challenge as Tories battle dire poll ratings

It comes after The Independent revealed that Tory MPs are plotting to remove Mrs Badenoch

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4 d. ago Trump’s new approach to foreign diplomacy: Oval Office smackdowns

President has taken to berating foreign leaders and reporters at length, foregoing traditional press conferences

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5 d. ago I'm glad Trump used my story to expose the shame of South Africa... I'm haunted by their vile anthem and the world should be too

Yesterday, President Donald Trump brandished an article written by me in the Oval Office to make a powerful political point to the leader of another country.

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6 d. ago Police investigate Enoch Powell portrait hung in village shop as ‘hate incident’

Exclusive: A Shropshire ironmonger hung the A4 display to show the need for ‘strong political leadership’

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6 d. ago North Sea leaders and energy workers urge Keir Starmer to scrap oil and gas windfall tax

Open letter with more than 2,500 signatories warns there is a ‘grave risk’ of world-leading skills being lost

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6 d. ago North Sea leaders and energy workers urge Starmer to scrap oil and gas windfall tax

Open letter with more than 2,500 signatories warns there is a ‘grave risk’ of world-leading skills being lost

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7 d. ago Pupils’ enjoyment of school suffers ‘substantial decline’ in Year 7 – study

Girls increasingly feel less safe at school than their male peers in the early years of secondary school, the report also suggests.

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8 d. ago UK and Irish governments ‘working intensively’ to find agreement on legacy

Tanaiste Simon Harris met political leaders in Belfast on Monday to discuss ongoing efforts to shape mechanisms for dealing with legacy issues.

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8 d. ago Political giants shove politics aside to urge 'prayers' for Joe Biden in fight against prostate cancer 'hell'

Sympathetic reactions poured in from leaders across the political spectrum Sunday as former President Joe Biden, 82, was diagnosed with an 'aggressive form' of prostate cancer.

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