Letters to the editor: What progressives can learn from 2025
We asked progressives from across the political spectrum about what lessons they think we need to learn and how to fight back in the year ahead.
Left Foot Forward
Reform’s Chris Parry under fire again for ‘unacceptable’ comments saying non-Christians should eat bacon
Nigel Farage has already faced multiple calls to sack Parry over his remarks
Nigel Farage and the right-wing media falsely claim Labour is considering delaying the general election
‘For all the Reform and Tory goons at the back who thrive on fake news… There’s no change to the general election’
Reform UK donor told ‘deliberate lies’ in testimony, High Court said
Reform has accepted almost £45,000 in donations from an entrepreneur who has had several run-ins with the law
Reform councillors in Kent criticised over plans to spend up to £100,000 a year on political assistants
Reform campaigned on a promise to cut wasteful spending and save taxpayers’ money before the local elections
UK’s decision to rejoin EU’s Erasmus scheme is supported by majority of Britons, poll finds
The government says that up to 100,000 people of all ages could benefit in the first year.
Nigel Farage faces second investigation over claims he broke electoral law
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.
Depoliticising the elections regulator is a no-brainer for Labour
Democracy depends not just on rules, but on confidence that those rules are enforced without fear or favour.
Keir Starmer roasts Reform UK at PMQs over Russian bribes
The Prime Minister’s comments caused much laughter across the Commons, with Farage and his deputy Richard Tice looking annoyed.
Reform councillor poses with far-right Homeland Party member who claims ‘black people can’t be Scottish’
“One of Reform’s leading representatives in Scotland is keeping company with members of the fascist Homeland Party.”