SubscriptionsAuthor: Adam Bienkov
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Andy Burnham’s Labour Conference Speech Offers a Clear Break From the Politics of Despair
The Prime Minister’s emotional and expansive speech opened the door to a genuine shift in our politics, argues Adam Bienkov
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Money Talks
Adam Bienkov explores what the downfall of Reform senior advisor James Orr means for the future viability of the Nigel Farage project
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A ‘Politics of Nostalgism’ Stops Us Facing Up to the Future
Politicians would rather talk about a rosier, imagined past than tackle the stark realities of the here and now – it’s a vision going nowhere, writes Adam Bienkov
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Andy Burnham’s Cabinet Represents Starmerism Without Starmer
The new Prime Minister promised radical change, yet his picks for the Cabinet tell a very different story, argues Adam Bienkov
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‘When the Herd Moves’: Britain’s Pro-Farage Press Finally Turns Against Reform
In an industry that tends to bend towards power rather than against it, the recent media pivot against Nigel Farage is less surprising than it at first appears, writes Adam Bienkov
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Andy Burnham Making Shabana Mahmood Chancellor Would Resurrect the Failed Politics of Morgan McSweeney
If the incoming Prime Minister does buckle to media and city pressure not to appoint Ed Miliband as Chancellor it will be an ominous sign of things to come, argues Adam Bienkov
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Nigel Farage’s ‘Pro-Sleaze’ By-Election Is A Sign Of Terminal Weakness
The Reform leader’s desperate decision to call a back-me-or-sack-me by-election is a sign of a politician who knows he is finally being exposed for the man he really is, argues Adam Bienkov
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The Real ‘Moral Bankruptcy’ That Brought Down Keir Starmer’s Premiership
The Prime Minister promised to restore morality to our politics, but ended up falling far short of his own standards, argues Adam Bienkov
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Turning the Tide on the Rage Wave? Nigel Farage’s Explicit Politics of Race and Violence Could Cost Him
Andy Burnham’s victory in the Makerfield by-election indicates that a ‘politics of hope’ may yet be possible to counterweight the far-right normalisation now found in the mainstream, writes Adam Bienkov
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Makerfield By-Election Result: How Voters Rejected Nigel Farage’s Politics of ‘Pure Cold Rage’
For the third time in a row Reform sought to stoke division and violence on Britain’s streets and have been roundly rejected by voters as a result, reports Adam Bienkov
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Tommy Robinson, Nigel Farage and the ‘Pure Cold Rage’ Used to Trigger a Racist Pogrom in Belfast
Mainstream politicians have stood by as the global far-right campaigns for anti-migrant violence on our streets. Now we’re suffering the consequences, argues Adam Bienkov
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Nigel Farage’s ‘White Lives Matter’ Speech Is a Sign of Reform’s Growing Desperation
The Reform leader’s descent into explicitly far-right rhetoric is the mark of a politician and party which fears its time at the top of British politics may soon come to an end, argues Adam Bienkov
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He Who Pays the Piper: The BBC, Tony Blair, Rishi Sunak and a Failure of Journalism
News organisations need to be much clearer about the potential conflicts of interests that surround the ‘interventions’ made by former politicians, argues Adam Bienkov
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Sadiq Khan: ‘I recognise I’m clickbait being monetised in this outrage economy’
The Labour Mayor of London spoke to Adam Bienkov about how 10 years of rising algorithmic online hate has put his own safety at risk and ‘put a target’ on the capital’s back
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Blue Labour Crashes Into a Green Wall
The historic losses suffered by Keir Starmer’s party in this month’s local elections have finally exposed the flawed approach of abandoning its progressive base to appeal to Reform UK voters, writes Adam Bienkov
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Sadiq Khan Interview: ‘I Know I’m Clickbait, I Know I’m Being Monetised’
The London Mayor talks to Byline Times about how ten years of rising algorithmic online hate has transformed our politics and put his own safety at risk
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Local Election Results 2026: Morgan McSweeney’s ‘Blue Labour’ Legacy Lives On
Keir Starmer’s former adviser’s strategy of focusing on Reform-sympathetic ‘hero voters’, whilst spurning Labour’s natural supporters on the left, has led to a disastrous set of local election results for the party, reports Adam Bienkov
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Exclusive Poll: Half of Labour’s Voters Set to Abandon Party in England as Keir Starmer’s ‘London Wall’ Crumbles
Support for Labour and the Conservatives set to fall severely at Thursday’s local elections, as Reform and the Greens make gains, an exclusive Omnisis poll for Byline Times suggests
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‘I’m Sad, Angry and Worried’: Sadiq Khan Fears Labour Will Be Punished for Peter Mandelson Scandal in Local Elections
The London Mayor told Byline Times that Keir Starmer’s “mistakes” were hurting the party as he urged the Prime Minister to do more to win back Labour voters who are switching to the Greens
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Conservatives Stand Tommy Robinson-Supporting Candidate Who Called Boris Johnson a ‘Traitorous Scumbag’
Nathan Smith said the former Conservative leader would be “jailed the second we take power” as he backed far-right Restore Britain leader Rupert Lowe as “the only MP fighting for us”
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The ‘Seesaw’ of Change Redefining UK Politics
We were in Greater Manchester chatting to a couple of women,” says Luke Tryl, whose organisation More in Common has spent the past 10 years speaking to voters about what is driving our national politics.
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Conservative Candidate Tells British MPs to ‘Go Back to Pakistan’
EXCLUSIVE: Kemi Badenoch suspends the Conservative party’s candidate for North Harrow, after a Byline Times investigation uncovered a series of vile messages he posted over recent months
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Kemi Badenoch Campaigns For North Sea Drilling at Company Owned by Oil and Gas Executive Who Donated £250,000 to the Conservatives
The Conservative party, which calls the Government’s plans for replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy “crazy” has also taken millions of pounds from funders and directors of anti-Net Zero lobby groups
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Kemi Badenoch Defends Shadow Minister Who Called London Muslim Celebrations an ‘Act of Domination’
The Conservative Leader’s spokesman told Byline Times that she stands by Shadow Lord Chancellor Nick Timothy, who said that the annual event was “not welcome” in the UK
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The Epstein Files Reveal the‘Plot to Topple’ Theresa May
Far-right former Trump advisor Steve Bannon and Jeffrey Epstein worked with Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage to “overthrow” Theresa May at the height of the 2018 Brexit crisis in the UK, newly released messages in the Epstein Files show.
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As Another Brick Is Laid in the Green Wall, a New ‘Silent Majority’ Emerges
‘We’re building a Green wall,” a senior source in Zack Polanski’s party told Byline Times at the start of this year, predicting it would soon “reach a crossover” with Labour in the polls.
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Revealed: Peter Mandelson’s Russian Connections and Palantir Lobbying Links
The disgraced peer was appointed by Keir Starmer’s Government despite warnings about his role on the board of a Russian defence conglomerate linked to Moscow’s early-warning missile systems
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Keir Starmer and Morgan McSweeney Ignored Warnings About Peter Mandelson’s Epstein and Russia links
Documents reveal Mandelson’s appointment as ambassador to the US was rushed through despite warnings about the “reputational risks” of his financial and personal ties
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Nigel Farage’s Humiliating Iran U-Turn Should Be a Lesson for Keir Starmer
By sticking to the correct and popular position on Donald Trump’s Iran war, the Prime Minister has now forced his political opponents into an embarrassing reversal, argues Adam Bienkov
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Hope Beats Hate: Green Party Defeats Reform and Labour in Huge Gorton and Denton By-Election Victory
A concerted political and media campaign to scare voters about a “Green Menace” winning this by-election failed, reports Adam Bienkov
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Green Party’s Gorton and Denton Candidate Hannah Spencer Attacks the Media’s ‘Misogynistic’ Coverage of Her Campaign
“I’ve faced a lot of criticism for my appearance, my hair, my relationship status… all the things that I just haven’t seen about people like Matt Goodwin,” Spencer tells Byline Times
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Exclusive Poll: Anti-Reform Tactical Voters Poised to Defeat Nigel Farage’s Party in Gorton and Denton By-election
Greens and Labour are in an effective dead heat against Reform UK, with tactical voters leaning towards Zack Polanski’s party
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Bannon, Epstein, Farage and Johnson and the Plot to ‘Topple’ Theresa May
The far-right former Trump adviser told Jeffrey Epstein that “we are overthrowing May right now” as he worked with Boris Johnson to remove the then Conservative Prime Minister from office
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The Downfall of Peter Mandelson and Morgan McSweeney Offers a Chink of Light for Keir Starmer
The Prime Minister went against his own instincts by deferring so heavily to his former chief advisor – he now has a chance to offer the ‘government of service’ he promised. Adam Bienkov reports
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Colonel Keir Starmer and the Battle of the Little Bighorn
The Prime Minister’s allies believe he has survived the attempted coup against him, but few outside Downing Street expect him to last for much longer, reports Adam Bienkov
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Peter Mandelson’s Downfall Puts Morgan McSweeney’s Future in Doubt
Keir Starmer insists he is sticking by his chief adviser in the wake of the Mandelson scandal, but others have their doubts, reports Adam Bienkov
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What Keir Starmer Should Have Done With Andy Burnham
The PM’s decision to block Burnham from standing in the Gorton and Denton by-election risks handing the seat to Nigel Farage, and ultimately triggering his own downfall. It didn’t have to be this way, argues Adam Bienkov
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It’s Time for an Apology From the Trump Apologists
The politicians and commentators who mocked those warning about the threat posed by the US President as being “hysterical” need to face up to their own role in the calamity now unfolding, argues Adam Bienkov
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Building the Green Wall
Adam Bienkov speaks to Labour and Green Party insiders about how the Starmer Government’s strategy has helped create a potentially new oppositional force to both itself and Reform UK
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Keir Starmer Says ‘All Options Are on the Table’ to Stop Elon Musk’s Grok Creating Deep Fakes of Children
The Prime Minister’s spokesman told Byline Times that X’s creation of sexual deep fakes was “completely unacceptable” but did not commit to direct action against the company
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Keir Starmer Is Setting a Trap for Nigel Farage With Foreign Interference Inquiry
As Reform opens the door to crypto donations, the Government is finally starting to take action against the threat of foreign financial interference in our politics, reports Adam Bienkov
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‘Lies’ and the Lobby
The Socially Exclusive World of Political Journalism that Continues to Distort the National News Agenda
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Crypto Investor Donates £9 Million to Reform UK as Nigel Farage Plugs His Company and Tells Industry ‘I Am Your Champion’
The Reform leader recently used media interviews to back Christopher Harborne’s company while promising to cut taxes and regulations on crypto firms
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