23 h. ago Seven out of 10 Tories believe Conservative party will prop up a Farage government

With polling suggesting the Tories are facing a wipeout, a survey of Conservative Party members by ConHome reveals that they support the idea of a deal with Reform UK

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4 d. ago Payments to help migrants return home could see ‘big increase’, says Mahmood

The UK currently offers payments of up to £3,000 for some people with no right to remain in the country who agree to return home.

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6 d. ago Labour accused of ‘performative cruelty’ over asylum plans – UK politics live

SNP and Plaid Cymru say government facilitating Farage’s agenda with proposals to drastically tighten rulesMomentum, the leftwing Labour group, has also denounced the government’s asylum plans. In a statement it says:The home secretary’s new immigration plans are divisive and xenophobic.Scapegoating migrants will not fix our public services or end austerity.Draconian, unworkable and potentially illegal anti-asylum policies only feed Reform’s support.The government has learnt nothing from the period since the general election.Some of the legal changes being proposed are truly frightening:Abolishing the right to a family life would ultimately affect many more people than asylum-seekers. Continue reading...

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1 week 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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2 w. ago Tories call for workers rights Bill to be thrown out as it returns to Commons

The Bill is aimed at bolstering the rights of workers, including by extending a host of protections to workers from the first day they start a job.

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3 w. ago Labour says Farage would revive austerity as he prepares to set out economic vision in speech – UK politics live

Reform UK leader expected to promise deregulation and spending cuts as Labour and Conservatives attack policiesThe Tories claim Reform UK are “leftwing” partly on the basis of Nigel Farage’s welfare policies. In particular, in their briefing overnight (see 9.34am), the Tories backed this up by saying that they would cut welfare spending by £23bn, when Reform’s plans (so far) only add up to £9bn, and that Farage would abolish the two-child benefit cap (but only for British parents working full-time, Politico reports).The “leftwing” description is even harder to sustain in the light of this report for Politico by Dan Bloom about Reform’s economic plans.Let’s be clear, we’ve said we don’t guarantee it. Everything’s up for review, because nothing’s affordable if we keep spending more than we’re earning. And we’ve said that consistently if we the country go bust, which is the direction of travel we’re heading, one way or the other, nothing’s affordable.You’re not asking about the much, m...

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3 w. ago Nigel Farage ‘sad’ as Jaywick remains England’s most deprived neighbourhood

Mr Farage was elected MP for Clacton in Essex in July 2024, and Jaywick is part of the constituency.

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3 w. ago Government looking at ‘every aspect’ of migration policy – Taoiseach

Tanaiste Simon Harris, Ireland’s Foreign Affairs Minister, said migration was ‘too high’ in Ireland.

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3 w. ago Farage urged to apologise to female survivors of grooming gangs

Five women called for an apology after Mr Farage suggested the women were victims of other types of child sexual abuse.

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3 w. ago Reform will cut Civil Service by up to 140,000: Farage plans to make it easier to sack officials

A Nigel Farage government would change the civil service code to ban Left-wing activism that has led to a ' woke agenda that has infected so much of Whitehall', Reform vowed today.

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3 w. ago Reform’s Kruger vows to change civil service code to ban ‘woke agenda’

The Tory convert said Nigel Farage’s party would cut civil service headcount and close five government buildings if it won the next general election.

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3 w. ago Farage calls for Parliament grooming commission as survivor blasts Government

The Reform leader suggested a joint initiative by both the Commons and Lords could lead to the launch of a special commission into the scandal.

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