Nigel Farage mocked for claiming he understands steelworkers as he worked in “metals business”
“You couldn’t make it up. Such a fraud.”
Labour
Top 5 local election battles to watch this May
With the local elections on 1 May, Left Foot Forward picks out the most competitive races and potential game-changers.
Right-wing press weaponises British Steel crisis to bash Ed Miliband and net zero policies
The right-wing war on net zero continues
Richard Burgon’s petition calling for wealth tax, not disability cuts, attracts over 40,000 signatures
“The most vulnerable and poorest in society are being asked to pay for a crisis they didn’t cause.”
Petition to protect UK food standards against chlorinated chicken hits 60,000 signatures
The Tories and Reform UK are willing to water down UK food standards for a trade deal with the US
Half of Brits back retaliation as Trump’s tariffs strain US-UK relations
67% of the public are worried about the Trump tariffs worsening the cost-of-living and stifling UK economic growth
MPs join cross-party photo in solidarity with Labour colleagues barred from entering Israel
Over 70 MPs, including government ministers, posed in protest after two Labour MPs were denied entry to Israel.
Revealed: Nationalisation of utilities would save the UK billions, according to new report
Nationalisation would pay for itself in less than seven years
Kemi Badenoch slammed for ‘cheerleading’ Israel after it bans two Labour MPs entering
“It’s disgraceful you are cheerleading another country for detaining and deporting two British MPs.”
Luton airport expansion not a ‘magic bullet for economic growth’, think tank says
‘Growing Luton will not deliver the economic growth the government so desperately wants.’