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.”
Council sees ‘spike’ in complaints against councillors since Reform took control
“It strikes me as a lack of trust in how the council is being run”
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Salmond’s summer slump continues
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Surprised at Boris’s Olympic invite to Murdoch? Don’t be – he’s his biggest fan
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Fanny Blankers-Koen: ‘The Flying Housewife’ who won four Olympic gold medals in one year
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