5 Reform UK disasters this week
This week has seen Nigel Farage defend a Nazi salute and a homophobic joke, and U-turn on another policy pledge
Senior Reform UK figures panicking Trump links could cause them electoral damage
Panic has set in among Reform’s senior figures
The House of Lords is increasingly illegitimate
Removing hereditary peers won’t go far enough to give the Lords legitimacy
Latest Posts
Pressure mounts on Keir Starmer to commit to rejoining Erasmus+ after Youth Mobility Scheme is ruled out
‘Leaving Erasmus+ was never promised as part of Brexit. There’s no ‘mandate’ for keeping British young people excluded from these opportunities. If Keir Starmer is serious about rebuilding ties with Europe,this is one of the easiest and least contentious steps his government can take.’
EXCLUSIVE: Board of Deputies ‘not effectively representing British Jews’, Green Party Deputy Leader says
Zack Polanski said ‘the Board of Deputies should be focusing on keeping Jewish communities safe’
Wales Green Party leader tells conference that Greens will win first member of the Welsh Parliament in 2026
Anthony Slaughter made a keynote speech at the Green Party Conference
Siân Berry gives her verdict on two months of a Labour government
Left Foot Forward interviewed the new Green Party MP at the party’s conference in Manchester.
Lettuce recall: Liz Truss’s most shameless moments since leaving office
Liz Truss appears determined not only to rewrite her own story but also to export her brand of chaotic governance across the Atlantic. Whether Republicans will embrace or dismiss her advice, it is another strange episode in Truss’s post-Downing Street career.
Green Party deputy leader makes powerful defence of migration in conference speech
‘The threat to our society is not arriving by dinghy or small boats – the threat is flying by private jet’
Surge in NEET youth sparks urgent calls for greater access to opportunities to repair Tory damage
‘Today’s figures are another damning indictment of the Conservatives’ failure to secure young workers’ prospects.’
Pro-Palestine activists rally in London amid concerns over police restrictions
‘We urge the Metropolitan police to avoid causing disruption and accept that the march should go ahead at the normal, planned time and from Pall Mall as announced.’
EXCLUSIVE: Green Party spokesperson brands Labour government ‘even less principled than Margaret Thatcher’ on arms sales to Israel
The comments were made at a fringe meeting at Green Party Conference
How Labour’s New Deal for Workers could be even more radical
There is still more to be done…