Bridget Phillipson pushes the government to abolish two-child benefit cap in full
Phillipson is pushing for the cap to be lifted in full, the Guardian reports.
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BBC Question Time: Zack Polanski grills Zia Yusuf over ex-Reform politician’s pro-Russia bribery charges
“So were you lying or was Nigel Farage lying?”
Even Tory voters say Brexit has failed and damaged UK economy, poll finds
The polling also shows that Brexit is also much more likely to be considered a failure (38%) than a success (24%) by GE2024 Tory voters.
Reform in Derbyshire defend increasing council chief executive’s salary to over £200k
Before the local elections, Reform circulated a leaflet attacking the CEO’s salary and comparing it to the PM’s pay
Gaza ceasefire cautiously welcomed but groups warn Israel must end its occupation of Palestine
The ceasefire deal is being celebrated, but there are also concerns Israel could backtrack, and that it won’t end the decades-long occupation
On patriotism and national decline
Prioritisation of corporate wealth and privatisation have threatened our heritage and eroded our culture far more than immigration ever has
Richard Tice accuses UN of ‘lying’ about Gaza famine ignoring the fact Israel banned them from delivering aid
The Reform deputy leader claimed UNRWA trucks were the ‘slowest’ to distribute food, but Israel banned the agency from making aid deliveries in March
Reform UK deletes social media post after Labour legal threat
“Reform UK confirmed the posts have since been removed from its social media accounts.”
Nigel Farage now earns over £1 million from his 12 ‘second jobs’
The Reform leader has raked in a further £189,000 from side jobs since May this year
Lord Heseltine slams Reform UK as ‘equivalent of 1930s right wing fascists’
“Enoch Powell did the same in the 1960s and it was a wholly destructive contribution to a civilised society.”