The welfare bill still threatens even deeper cuts and is morally indefensible
‘This creates a two-tier welfare state: those lucky enough to qualify before the changes will receive support to live, though not necessarily with dignity’
Left Foot Forward
Rishi Sunak warned over potential conflict of interest risk with Goldman Sachs appointment
One wonders what his constituents make of his latest lucrative job.
Breaking: suspended Reform MP James McMurdock permanently quits party
He says he will now sit as an independent MP
‘A racist approach to policymaking’: Tories condemned for plans to exclude any household with a foreign national from any benefits
“They’re just blindly rifling through a bag of dumb cruelty now. Desperate stuff.”
Nigel Farage admits Reform UK did ‘zero’ checks on James McMurdock
Farage insists he is not to blame for vetting failures, claiming he inherited the issue from Richard Tice
Reform UK are furious because Macron refused to meet Nigel Farage
Maybe Tice has forgotten that Farage’s xenophobic campaigns against the EU haven’t gone down well with EU leaders.
Reform UK loosens vetting rules despite repeated candidate scandals
“Inviting failed candidates to try again under lax rules suggests that they are either struggling to recruit candidates, or something more sinister.”
‘He’s nowhere to be seen’: Clacton residents react to Nigel Farage’s first year as MP
‘Apart from looking for a photo opportunity, the honest answer is he’s done nothing.’
Kemi Badenoch aide mocked for saying Tories have finished apologising for their mistakes in government
‘It shows just how out of touch the Tories are that they believe they have said sorry for their 14 years of failure in government.’
From low attendance to little casework: Facts show Nigel Farage’s appalling record as MP
So much for being a man of the people, it’s been a bad year for Farage.