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
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Lib Dem conference: Party tries to woo Tory voters
Having overturned a 16,000 majority in Chesham and Amersham, the party is confident that it can win over more disgruntled Tory voters.
Carbon pricing and a frequent flyer levy at heart of Lib Dem plans to combat climate change
The Liberal Democrats say they want to bring in a frequent flyer levy by reforming Air Passenger Duty to target the most frequent flyers.
What to expect from the Labour conference: Division and a lack of clarity from Starmer
‘Starmer has not been the unifying leader many had envisaged, nor has he continued to advocate for the ten pledges he put to the membership a mere eighteen months ago.’
Lib Dem conference: Motion to ban conversion therapy receives overwhelming support
The party says it wants to see a total ban on conversion therapy in the UK, with no exemptions for religious practices.
Job Opportunity: Director of the Institute of Employment Rights
The Institute of Employment Rights is looking for a new Director to lead their small but busy office.
Andrew Neil held to account on Question Time over GB News ‘dog whistles’
‘I think GB news, when it launched, was actually a very, very shoddy platform. When it came out it was embarrassing to watch.’
The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill threatens your right to protest
‘Under the Bill, protests could be banned because they are deemed to be noisy and disruptive and participants could be prosecuted’.
Backlash from Labour activists and MPs after Green New Deal motion blocked
‘Labour for a Green New Deal described the move as ‘anti-democratic’ which was designed to ‘silence members, making a mockery of any commitment to bold climate action’.
Steps the SNP is taking to make justice work for everyone
‘Improvements to Criminal Justice have been equally central to the ambitions of the SNP’.
If we want to fund better public services, we must tackle the tax gap
‘Figures published today by HMRC show that the “Tax Gap” – the difference between the money owed to HMRC and that collected – stands at a staggering £35 billion.’