Reform UK candidate says women should stay at home and look after the kids instead of going to work
So much for Farage’s ‘beefed up’ vetting of candidates, clearly people with disgraceful and bigoted views are still being let through.
Green MP calls on Keir Starmer to resign over Peter Mandelson scandal in fiery PMQs speech
‘Does the prime minister not recognise that the best thing he can do to restore trust […] is to take true responsibility and resign?’
Farage told to act over Reform local election candidates with racist, sexist and homophobic views
Reform continues to allow candidates with “grotesque” views to stand for the party
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Labour urged to reverse decision to block Andy Burnham from standing in by-election
Mainstream has said the decision should be reversed, while Manchester voters also say that Labour was “wrong” to block Burnham from standing
How Labour MPs have reacted to Andy Burnham being blocked
It’s resulted in a mixed reaction…
Reform’s newest MP backs privatising the NHS
Andrew Rosindell said he would not object to scrapping the NHS and replacing it with a private insurance model.
Woke-bashing of the week: Bob Monkhouse doesn’t need defending from ‘wokeness’ – least of all by the Sun
Monkhouse’s comedy, and the conventions that shaped it, belong to a bygone era of British entertainment. That does not make it shameful or malicious, but it does make it historically situated.
Right-Wing Media Watch: Right-wing media in a tizzy about Steve Coogan’s ‘anti-British’ comments
The Mail jumped on Coogan’s Irish passport, while the Express amplified “anti-British” criticism.
Pressure ramped up for UK and Irish governments to help maternity units enter Gaza
The appeal has sparked both support and criticism among Mumsnet users, with critics saying the discussion forum should remain apolitical.
GB News blames Reform’s Derbyshire defeat on tactical voting rather than local failures
The right-wing network’s coverage cast the defeat not as a judgement on Reform’s local performance, but as evidence of an emerging ‘Stop Reform’ plot.
Why a Tory-Reform pact suits the right-wing press more than either party – for now
Editors may relish the drama, but behind the scenes they must be tearing their hair out as the feud escalates. “Stop fighting each other and end the Labour nightmare,” pleaded the Daily Mail, like a weary parent begging quarrelling children to behave.
More Scots would back independence if Reform entered government, poll suggests
“Given support for independence remains tied, Brexit alone is clearly not a catalyst that can itself prompt a surge in support for separation — but, on the basis of this poll, the advent of Nigel Farage as Prime Minister may well be.”
MPs across the political spectrum condemn Trump’s claims about NATO troops
“The president was wrong to diminish the role of Nato troops, including British forces in Afghanistan”