14 h. ago Starmer criticises Reform and Tory ‘scaremongering’ as MPs return to Westminster

Sir Keir has promised a ‘national renewal’ after a summer of anti-migrant protests and troubling Labour poll ratings

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15 h. ago Keir Starmer slams Nigel Farage's 'scaremongering' as he makes pledge to British families

Keir Starmer has slammed the 'scaremongering' tactics of Reform UK and the Tories and said he is rolling up his sleeves to make a genuine difference to British families’ lives

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4 d. ago ED MILIBAND: 'Reform and Tories will put UK at Putin's mercy over energy'

Energy Secretary Ed Miliband says: 'What is keeping bills high is that wholesale gas prices are still 75% higher than before Putin’s invasion of Ukraine'

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5 d. ago Voices: When it comes to Reform, Labour and the Tories are making the same mistake

In directing their fire at Nigel Farage, Reform’s opponents risk building him up, helping him seize the agenda – and further exposing their own limitations and failures over immigration, says Andrew Grice

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5 d. ago Tories and Reform offer only ‘easy answers and snake oil’ on UK

Nick Thomas-Symonds also accused Nigel Farage of ‘dividing communities and stoking anger’Responding to Ofgem announcing that the energy price cap will rise by 2% (see 8.47am BST), Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey said:The last thing struggling families and pensioners need is higher energy bills this winter. The government should cancel this rise and take up our plan to halve energy bills instead.Ministers should be cutting bills by making sure energy firms pass on the benefits of cheap renewables, not putting up bills yet again. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Tories would ‘potentially’ strike returns deal with Taliban, says party chairman

Kevin Hollinrake’s comments come after Nigel Farage raised the possibility of Reform UK negotiating a returns agreement with the Afghan government.

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6 d. ago Russell Findlay will not quit if Tories fall behind Reform as he breaks silence on second defection

Russell Findlay has insisted he will not quit if the Scottish Tories finish behind Reform at next ear’s election - stressing it will “take time” to win back public support.

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7 d. ago Starmer's asylum court overhaul 'will not stop the boats landing': Critics accuse PM of 'tinkering around the edges' as tensions flare at hotel rallies

The Tories and Reform UK said the proposals are designed to see off public anger over migrant hotels but are nothing more than 'tinkering at the edges' of the asylum system.

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8 d. ago Tories and Reform 'playing politics' on migration, Labour say

Labour’s Border Security Minister Angela Eagle pointed out both the Conservatives and Reform UK had voted against Labour’s tough border security bill at second reading

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9 d. ago Desperate Scottish Tories face oblivion at hands of Reform if they don't change course

Record View says everyone can see the Conservatives are desperately trying to ape Reform UK as they plummet in the polls.

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9 d. ago WASPI women feel 'totally abandoned' after 10 years as poll shows election threat

A snap poll of 5,000 1950s-born women found 80% feel Labour and the Tories take them for granted and 85% think Nigel Farage's Reform 'don't care'

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