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UK’s decision to rejoin EU’s Erasmus scheme is supported by majority of Britons, poll finds

Basit Mahmood
Today

The government says that up to 100,000 people of all ages could benefit in the first year.

Brexit and EU

Nigel Farage faces second investigation over claims he broke electoral law

Basit Mahmood
Today

Anna Turley, the Labour party chair, has called on Farage to “urgently come out of hiding” and explain whether his party spent more than the £20,660 limit for campaigning.

Nigel Farage being heckled in the Commons

Depoliticising the elections regulator is a no-brainer for Labour

Tom Brake
Today

Democracy depends not just on rules, but on confidence that those rules are enforced without fear or favour.

Latest Posts

Andy Burnham

Andy Burnham pleads with government to scrap two-child benefit cap

Basit Mahmood
29 October, 2025

‘You will lift so many kids out of poverty, in London, Liverpool, in Manchester.’

Reform's Danny Kruger and Zia Yusuf speaking at a press conference yesterday
News

Nigel Farage under fire over Reform MP’s ‘disgraceful’ comments attacking ‘LGBT-supporting’ left-wing parties

Olivia Barber
29 October, 2025

Danny Kruger claimed he was concerned that the UK could be led by an ‘appalling Hamas-supporting, LGBT-supporting nationalist party’

Dawn Butler

Dawn Butler is almost thrown out of Commons for calling Sarah Pochin a racist

Basit Mahmood
28 October, 2025

‘I don’t want to be thrown out of Parliament again, so I will withdraw the fact that I am referring to the Member of Parliament as a racist because of her racist comments.’

Housing rent controls global
News

Labour’s Renters’ Rights Bill has passed – these are the 5 most transformative measures in the Act

Olivia Barber
28 October, 2025

The Act will strengthen renters’ rights, banning no-fault evictions and limiting rent increases

Pensioners

The government must support older workers as the state pension age increases

Sasjkia Otto
28 October, 2025

With the next state pension age increase imminent, the government must act urgently to support those who struggle to make it to 67 and beyond. This entails getting four things right.

Danny Kruger
News

Reform defector Danny Kruger challenged once again over refusal to call by-election

Olivia Barber
28 October, 2025

‘You’ve missold yourself now in effect in a post-hoc fashion. You’ve sold yourself as Danny Kruger Tory, you’re now Danny Kruger the Reform guy.’

Nigel Farage speaking at a press conference yesterday
News

Nigel Farage defends Sarah Pochin’s ‘racist’ comments claiming she didn’t intend to be racist

Olivia Barber
28 October, 2025

‘That seems to me to be completely illogical from Nigel Farage’

Theresa May

Theresa May rips into her own political party for emboldening Nigel Farage

Basit Mahmood
28 October, 2025

‘For the Conservative Party, it risks chasing votes from Reform at the expense of the wider electorate.’

Why the banking industry is not a paragon of free markets, efficiency, or honesty

Prem Sikka
27 October, 2025

Despite making record profits and paying record returns to shareholders it resents paying taxes.

Rory Stewart

Rory Stewart takes apart far-right thug Tommy Robinson

Basit Mahmood
27 October, 2025

Disappointment with the government is “not a reason to embrace a convicted criminal with what I see as very, very dangerous views’

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