Nadhim Zahawi is the latest Tory to defect to Reform UK
In old social media posts, Zahawi said he would be afraid to live in the UK if Farage was prime minister
The government is in denial over the US
Green Party peer Natalie Bennett argues that “the West” as a unit with shared values and principles is dead
Reform UK mayoral candidate finally ‘apologises’ for David Lammy should ‘go home’ comment
Chris Parry says his post was intended ‘ironically’
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The debate on tax and borrowing in Wales continues
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Obama administration’s aim to strike Syria divides opinion
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The Thatcherite legacy is a paradoxical Conservative Party
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Lobbying Bill “lets Lynton Crosby off the hook, but gags charities and campaigners from having a say.”
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The internet has changed the world, but we need to wake up to cyber bullying
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Labour failing to tackle Conservative myths on the economy, claims Welsh MP
Labour MP Geraint Davies has warned that the party has not done enough to tackle the line that Labour is responsible for the country’s economic mess.