24 h. ago Support for Reform UK increasing among British Indians, poll shows

Exclusive: Survey finds 13% of British Indians back Nigel Farage’s party compared with only 4% at last electionSupport for Reform UK among British Indians has tripled since the election, according to polling from a diaspora group that suggests Nigel Farage’s party is gaining ground in some demographics where it has struggled.Research by the 1928 Institute, a group of Oxford academics who analyse the British Indian community, shows backing for Reform has jumped in the past year from 4% to 13%. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Pity poor Trump, whose Nobel hopes were dashed by common sense | Dave Schiling

Maga supporters are upset the president didn’t receive the peace prize. One thing’s for sure: it’s all about himIn this mortal existence, we all have dreams. As a child, I wanted to be an astronaut, until I found out there’s no Taco Bell on the International Space Station. That’s the thing about dreams: they often lead to cruel disappointment. Such is the fate of President Donald Trump, his hope of winning a Nobel peace prize dashed – not by a lack of fast food, but by common sense.The 2025 award instead went to the Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, who was barred from running for president by her nation’s courts. Machado acknowledged Trump in her acceptance of the honor, saying she appreciated his support of Venezuelan democratic reform. At least he’s keeping an eye on democracy somewhere.Dave Schilling is a Los Angeles-based writer and humorist Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Pity poor Trump, whose Nobel hopes were dashed by common sense | Dave Schilling

Maga supporters are upset the president didn’t receive the peace prize. One thing’s for sure: it’s all about himIn this mortal existence, we all have dreams. As a child, I wanted to be an astronaut, until I found out there’s no Taco Bell on the International Space Station. That’s the thing about dreams: they often lead to cruel disappointment. Such is the fate of President Donald Trump, his hope of winning a Nobel peace prize dashed – not by a lack of fast food, but by common sense.The 2025 award instead went to the Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, who was barred from running for president by her nation’s courts. Machado acknowledged Trump in her acceptance of the honor, saying she appreciated his support of Venezuelan democratic reform. At least he’s keeping an eye on democracy somewhere.Dave Schilling is a Los Angeles-based writer and humorist Continue reading...

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1 week ago Politics latest: Kemi Badenoch pledges to abolish stamp duty on all home sales in Tory conference speech

Conservative leader will try to win back support in face of discontent and mass defection of councillors to Reform

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1 week ago Politics latest: Kemi Badenoch delivers keynote conference speech amid Tory coup speculation

Conservative leader will try to win back support in face of discontent and mass defection of councillors to Reform

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1 week ago Politics latest: Tory coup speculation overshadows Kemi Badenoch’s keynote conference speech

Conservative leader will try to win back support in face of discontent and mass defection of councillors to Reform

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1 week ago The cruise lines visiting Wales amid 100% boost in Welsh port stops

Increasing numbers of cruise ships are visiting Wales as part of British Isles sailings

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2 w. 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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2 w. ago Fact check: Are migrants catching and eating swans and carp?

Full Fact looks at what evidence there is to support a claim last week from Reform UK leader Nigel Farage.

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2 w. ago Ed Miliband to announce total ban on fracking – UK politics live

There is not currently a permanent ban in law, just a temporary moratoriumSome people have argued that it is a mistake for Keir Starmer and Labour to talk about Nigel Farage and Reform UK as much as they have. There is a case for saying that this just shores up the credibility of a party with only five MPs, and it switches the news agenda towards immigration and small boats (issues where Reform UK polls well) and away from “Labour issues” like health.And art of this argument is that, by calling the Reform UK migration policy racist, Labour is also making it easier for Farage to leverage grievance (which, as Starmer himself argued in his speech yesterday, is part of what lies behind Reform UK’s electoral support.I think it’s a mistake to pretend this isn’t the fight of our times.If it is the fight of our times, we’ve got to recognise that, and we’ve got to be in it. I think simply ignoring it is a mistake, a political mistake.No, not at all. There is a political fight that has to be ...

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2 w. ago The Santa Claus effect: how expanding tourism ate into Lapland’s green space

The number of visitors to the region has risen 160% in 30 years as concerns grow for its fragile ecosystem and indigenous practicesRevealed: Europe losing 600 football pitches of nature and crop land a dayOnce upon a time, Lapland was a word that conjured up the home of Santa Claus in the imagination of British children, but increasingly it has become a tourist destination.Last year, more than 700,000 people came to the region, with 100,000 of them coming from Britain. That number is up 160% compared with 30 years ago. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Prices in UK shops rising at fastest rate in 18 months, industry figures show

Rapid increase in cost of food counteracts falls for other goods, British Retail Consortium reports

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2 w. ago Reeves insists supporting Reform UK ‘racist policies’ does not make voters racist

Rachel Reeves has insisted that “you can support Reform and not be racist” after Sir Keir Starmer labelled the party’s policy of scrapping indefinite leave to remain as "racist" and "immoral".

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3 w. ago Labour conference: Rachel Reeves says Reform's immigration plans are 'racist' but people who support Nigel Farage are not

LIVE UPDATES: Follow the latest developments from the Labour Party conference in Liverpool where Chancellor Rachel Reeves will be among Cabinet minister giving speeches.

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