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The Reform mayoral candidate made the comments about Sadiq Khan, Zarah Sultana, Dawn Butler and others

Alexi Dimond makes the case for councillors pushing to ensure their councils aren’t complicit in Israel’s crimes

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The government says that up to 100,000 people of all ages could benefit in the first year.

Anna Turley, the Labour party chair, has called on Farage to “urgently come out of hiding” and explain whether his party spent more than the £20,660 limit for campaigning.

Democracy depends not just on rules, but on confidence that those rules are enforced without fear or favour.

The Prime Minister’s comments caused much laughter across the Commons, with Farage and his deputy Richard Tice looking annoyed.

“One of Reform’s leading representatives in Scotland is keeping company with members of the fascist Homeland Party.”

“It strikes me as a lack of trust in how the council is being run”