4 d. ago Tory defection despite Farage’s outrageous Taliban deportation plan shows how low both parties will go

The refugee influx which Farage is attempting to exploit was directly caused by his last triumph, Brexit

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6 d. ago Reform UK gains first MSP as Tory defects to Nigel Farage’s party

Graham Simpson said the move had been a ‘wrench’ and followed ‘a lot of soul searching in the past few weeks’.

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6 d. ago Tory defects to Reform UK in further trouble for Kemi Badenoch

Nigel Farage has announced another Tory defection to Reform UK at a press conference in Scotland - it comes after a series of Tory politicians switched to his party

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6 d. ago Reform UK gets its first MSP at Holyrood as Scottish Tory Graham Simpson defects to Nigel Farage's party

Reform UK got its first MSP at Holyrood today after Graham Simpson announced his defection from the Scottish Tories to Nigel Farage 's party.

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6 d. ago Scottish Tory MSP Graham Simpson defects to Nigel Farage's Reform in huge blow for Russell Findlay

Nigel Farage has announced a new defection, while at a press conference in Edinburgh.

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6 d. ago Scots Tory MSP Graham Simpson defects to Nigel Farage's Reform UK

Simpson becomes the first Reform UK MSP at Holyrood since 2021.

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1 week ago Buildup to Premier League and EFL action, transfer news and discussion – matchday live

Latest news before the afternoon kick-offsTen things to look out for | Mail Matchday liveLet’s start with last night, shall we? Chelsea will be waking up this morning feeling a lot better about themselves than after their opening bore-draw against Crystal Palace. Despite losing Cole Palmer in the warm-up and going behind to Lucas Paquetá’s early stunner, Enzo Maresca’s world champions looked very much that, with five goals in reply.The headlines, though, have been reserved for Graham Potter, whose comeback job at West Ham is not exactly going to plan. The ease with which Chelsea found the net, particularly at set pieces, will no doubt trouble the former Blues manager. The mass exodus that greeted every Chelsea goal and the boos at full-time of this 5-1 defeat were proof of the (exponentially) growing discontent among West Ham supporters. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Reform UK police chief's 'dark heart of wokeness' claim under fire

Rupert Matthews, who has defected from the Tory Party to Nigel Farage’s rightwing outfit, claimed the UK needs 'to cut the dark heart of wokeness out of our criminal justice system'

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