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Basit Mahmood

Katie Lam

Tory MP Katie Lam condemned for saying legally settled families should be deported to make UK more “culturally coherent”

Basit Mahmood
21 October, 2025

‘Cranks like Katie Lam don’t get to define what our culture should be or which of our friends and neighbours should be deported…’

Reform UK

Reform in turmoil: Party forced to suspend 4 more Kent councillors after bitter infighting

Basit Mahmood
20 October, 2025

The leaked recording will cause particular embarrassment for Farage given that Kent County Council is seen by the party as a test case of its ability to govern.

Laure Ferrari

Nigel Farage’s partner embroiled in criminal investigation involving allegations of fraud

Basit Mahmood
20 October, 2025

Ferrari has rejected the accusations and said that the investigation is politically motivated

Brexit and EU

Brexit will harm UK economy ‘for the foreseeable future’, says Bank of England chief

Basit Mahmood
20 October, 2025

‘The answer is that for the foreseeable future it is negative.’

Reform’s Richard Tice failed to register lavish hospitality from former Russian finance minister’s wife

Basit Mahmood
15 October, 2025

‘Tice and Oakeshott stayed at the Chernukhins’ “turreted villa” with “a stunning view of the Mediterranean” and had supper with them at a Michelin-starred restaurant’

Rachel Reeves delivering her spending review this afternoon

Government acknowledges ‘severe’ economic impact of Brexit

Basit Mahmood
15 October, 2025

Reeves said Brexit is partly to blame for the estimated £50bn blackhole in the economy that she is likely going to have to address at her autumn budget.

reeves

Overwhelming majority of Labour Party members would back breaking tax pledges to fund public services, poll finds

Basit Mahmood
15 October, 2025

The Labour party had pledged during the election not to increase taxes on working people, and subsequently ruled out any rise in national insurance, VAT or income tax.

Reform UK

Reform in turmoil after yet another councillor is suspended

Basit Mahmood
14 October, 2025

Robert Ford was elected to represent Maidstone Rural West in May’s local elections and will now sit as an independent until investigations into the allegations are complete.

A photo of Liz Truss in a Make America great again cap while visiting Washington for Trump's inauguration in January

Has Liz Truss’ ‘free speech’ social media platform fallen flat?

Basit Mahmood
14 October, 2025

Truss said she would launch her own social media platform, believing that the ‘establishment media’ have failed her.

Reform UK

Reform UK group leader at Cornwall Council resigns from role

Basit Mahmood
13 October, 2025

Yet another resignation will add to the sense that Reform is a party in chaos, with a number of councillors having quit since the local elections in May.

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