29 h. ago Labour byelection win shows ‘SNP’s balloon has burst’, says Anas Sarwar

Scottish Labour leader accuses SNP of misinformation in its campaign and attacks Reform’s ‘dirty’ tacticsUK politics live – latest updatesScottish Labour’s surprise byelection win proves “the SNP’s balloon has burst”, a jubilant Anas Sarwar has said, after the popular local candidate Davy Russell defied predictions to beat the incumbent Scottish National party and fight off Reform UK’s “racist” campaigning in the central Scotland seat of Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse.Sarwar told a victory rally in Hamilton town centre on Friday morning that Labour had proved everyone wrong following speculation that Reform UK might push it into third place, as the rightwing populist party gained ground in Scotland for the first time. Continue reading...

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52 h. ago ‘Out of control’ Zelensky scuppering chances of Ukraine peace, Parliament told

The accusation levelled at the country’s leader is rejected outright by ministers, who lay the blame firmly on Vladimir Putin.

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5 d. ago Row between Farage and Sarwar rages on as Reform UK leader visits Scotland

Nigel Farage, making a rare visit to Scotland, accused the Scottish Labour leader of ‘sectarian politics’.

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5 d. ago Nigel Farage uses visit to Scotland to double down on attacks on Anas Sarwar

The Reform UK leader again accused Mr Sarwar of ‘sectarian politics’.

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7 d. ago Anas Sarwar blasts 'toxic little man' Nigel Farage and says Reform cannot win Hamilton by

EXCLUSIVE: The Scottish Labour leader accused Nigel Farage of being a "poisonous, pathetic and toxic little man", as well as a “coward” and “charlatan”.

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8 d. ago Cash is no longer king? Nigel Farage vows to lead a 'crypto revolution' bringing Britain 'properly into the 21st century' after vowing to protect hard currency before election

The Reform leader, who is facing accusations of having 'fantasy' economic plans, told Bitcoin 25 in Las Vegas he wanted to 'bring our country properly into the 21st century'.

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8 d. ago Kemi Badenoch takes aim at Nigel Farage and Keir Starmer for 'race to the bottom' over welfare handouts as Tory leader accuses rivals of asking taxpayers to 'fund unlimited child support for others'

In a feisty attack on the Reform and Labour leaders, Mrs Badenoch said the pair believed in getting taxpayers to fund 'unlimited child support for others' by scrapping the two-child benefit cap.

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9 d. ago Keir Starmer launches attack on Nigel Farage saying 'he can't be trusted'

The Prime Minister accused the Reform UK leader of 'introducing poison into politics'

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9 d. ago Russia and America in 'WW3' row as Putin defies Trump and masses 50,000 troops on border with Ukraine

The US president has accused the Russian leader of ‘playing with fire’ after days of heavy air attacks on Ukrainian cities

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9 d. ago Russia issues WWIII threat to Donald Trump as tensions with Vladimir Putin explode

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has issued a stark warning to Donald Trump after the US leader accused Vladimir Putin of "playing with fire"

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9 d. ago Donald Trump unleashes another furious outburst against Vladimir Putin over 'tapping along'

US President Donald Trump has unleashed a furious outburst against Vladimir Putin, accusing the Russian leader of 'tapping us along' amid peace talks with Ukraine

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1 week ago Russia and America in 'WW3' clash as Putin defies Trump and masses 50,000 troops on border with Ukraine

The US president has accused the Russian leader of ‘playing with fire’ after days of heavy air attacks on Ukrainian cities

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1 week ago Sarwar ready to challenge Farage ‘anytime, any place’ amid row over Reform ad

The Scottish Labour leader hit back after the Reform UK leader accused him of having ‘introduced sectarianism into Scottish politics’.

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1 week 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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1 week ago Nigel Farage targets Labour voters with pitch to working class and tax cuts for married couples

The leader of Reform UK will accuse Sir Keir Starmer of lacking a connection with working-class Britain

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1 week ago Farage to park his tanks on Labour’s lawn with pitch to working

The leader of Reform UK will accuse Sir Keir Starmer of lacking a connection with working-class Britain.

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1 week ago SNP accuses Reform UK of 'race baiting' over video featuring Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar

The SNP have become the latest political party to criticise Reform UK’s use of a video featuring Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar.

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1 week ago Anas Sarwar losing Holyrood election could spark Labour rebellion to oust Keir Starmer

Labour MPs are reportedly giving Keir Starmer 12 months to turn things around - with the outcome of next year’s Holyrood election a potential trigger to oust him from office.

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1 week ago Kemi Badenoch warns Nigel Farage becoming PM would be 'very bad' for Britain as she accuses Reform leader of aping Keir Starmer by 'saying anything in order to win power'

The Tory leader accused her Reform UK rival of saying 'whatever he wants in order to get into power' and said he would 'bankrupt' the country if he enters Downing Street .

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1 week ago Kemi Badenoch warns Farage in power would be ‘very bad for this country’

The Tory leader accused Mr Farage of offering empty promises as the Conservatives fell behind Reform UK, Labour and the Liberal Democrats in a poll.

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