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Keir Starmer says Iran conflict ‘not our war’ as he blasts Reform chief Nigel Farage

Basit Mahmood
Today

‘Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch for wanting to ‘dive in with both feet into the war without thinking through the consequences’.

Keir Starmer in Downing Street

Green Party sets sights on targeting trade union members disillusioned with Labour

Olivia Barber
Today

Zack Polanski is set to make keynote speeches at several trade union conferences

Zack Polanski speaking at Green Party conference

Reform’s Zia Yusuf in meltdown when asked about growing number of candidate scandals

Basit Mahmood
Today

The right-wing party has lost at least 67 candidates since May 2025,

Zia Yusuf

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This major anti-Brexit event comes amid widespread dissatisfaction towards Brexit. In recent months, polls have consistently shown that most voters believe Brexit has been a mistake.

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‘I think Nigel is great, I’ve known him for a long time. He had a great election too, picked up a lot of seats, more seats than he was allowed to have actually.’

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