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Nigel Farage says he would appoint a Brexiteer as the BoE governor
News

Reform drops points in yet another poll, as Labour gains

Basit Mahmood
29 January, 2026

Far from being anti-insurgent, Farage’s Reform are the Tories repackaged.

Matt Goodwin, Reform's candidate in the Gorton and Denton by-election
News

Reform candidate Matthew Goodwin shown to be bad-mouthing Manchester in resurfaced clip

Basit Mahmood
28 January, 2026

The clip was shared by the Labour Party where Goodwin was criticised

Andrew Griffith gets mocked at PMQs
News

PMQs: Tories mocked as shadow minister says the party is “getting stronger” despite Reform defections

Olivia Barber
28 January, 2026

“Funny joke!”

Opinion

Dawn Butler MP: As AI develops at an eye-watering pace and abuse increases, we need a digital bill of rights

Dawn Butler
28 January, 2026

We must legislate to place firm guardrails around the individual, ensuring that our rights are protected regardless of how technology changes. We need to bolster our civil rights.

Reform MP Lee Anderson mocked by Angela Rayner over embarrassing by-election blunder

Olivia Barber
28 January, 2026

Lee Anderson has shared photos of himself campaigning for the Gorton and Denton by-election – in the wrong constituency

Suella Braverman speaking at National Conservatism Conference

Suella Braverman says ‘I believe in by-elections’ but rules out one in her own constituency

Basit Mahmood
28 January, 2026

‘Braverman is the very reason there should be automatic byelections if someone defects.’

Matt Goodwin, Reform's candidate in the Gorton and Denton by-election

Reform by-election candidate refuses to retract claim that people born in UK not necessarily British

Olivia Barber
28 January, 2026

Matt Goodwin has been criticised for his “racist” views about Britishness

Matt Goodwin, Reform's candidate in the Gorton and Denton by-election
News

Matthew Goodwin named as Reform UK candidate in Gorton and Denton by-election

Basit Mahmood
27 January, 2026

We should point out that Goodwin is also a vocal supporter of Hungary’s Viktor Orban, an autocratic ruler known for attacks on free speech.

Andy Burnham
News

Number 10 says Andy Burnham was told in advance he would be rejected as Labour by-election candidate

Basit Mahmood
27 January, 2026

No 10 “therefore interpret his application as an explicit attempt to destabilise Starmer and sow dissent, rather than – which he claims – see off the threat from Reform”

£10 notes pegged to a washing line
News

Why it’s time for CEO-to-worker pay caps

Paddy Goffey
27 January, 2026

A new approach based on CEO to worker pay gap caps could ensure execs are committed to providing a public good, as opposed to being driven solely by financial incentives.

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