Pressure ramped up for UK and Irish governments to help maternity units enter Gaza
The appeal has sparked both support and criticism among Mumsnet users, with critics saying the discussion forum should remain apolitical.
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GB News blames Reform’s Derbyshire defeat on tactical voting rather than local failures
The right-wing network’s coverage cast the defeat not as a judgement on Reform’s local performance, but as evidence of an emerging ‘Stop Reform’ plot.
More Scots would back independence if Reform entered government, poll suggests
“Given support for independence remains tied, Brexit alone is clearly not a catalyst that can itself prompt a surge in support for separation — but, on the basis of this poll, the advent of Nigel Farage as Prime Minister may well be.”
MPs across the political spectrum condemn Trump’s claims about NATO troops
“The president was wrong to diminish the role of Nato troops, including British forces in Afghanistan”
Nigel Farage pledges to appoint Brexiteer as Bank of England governor
The Reform leader has been condemned for wanting to politicise the Bank of England
Jon Trickett MP: Labour’s fiscal rules are fuelling stagnation and political disaffection
A posture designed to calm nerves in opposition has solidified into a constraint that now shapes every major policy choice
Nigel Farage’s support for Trump is putting off voters
“He might just be [Trump’s] whipping boy. That kind of concerns me”
5 Reform UK disasters this week
From Farage’s late registrations of financial interests to Reform endorsing Trump’s expansionist fantasies in Greenland, the party hasn’t had a good week
Fire Brigades Union says Andy Burnham must be able to run in by-election campaign
Starmer’s allies have launched a “Stop Andy Burnham” campaign to stop him from returning to Parliament
Ex-Labour minister ‘will step down as MP’ with Andy Burnham predicted to run in by-election
Labour Party sources have also expressed concern about the implications of any contest for the Greater Manchester Mayorality, with costs expected to run into hundreds of thousands of pounds.