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Reform UK’s Darren Grimes Under Investigation Over Fake AI Asylum Video of Keir Starmer
Grimes faces an official complaint to the council after using manipulated imagery and attacking asylum seekers as ‘deviants’
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Far Right and the Press Accused of ‘Weaponising Violence Against Women’ to Fuel Hatred of Migrants
More than 100 women’s rights groups condemn politicians and the media for spreading false claims about migrants while failing to back calls to fund actual support for sexual violence victims
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Reform UK Councillors ‘Exploited Legal Loophole’ to Dodge Spending Limits on Farage Election Leaflets
Exclusive: At least 12 newly elected Reform UK councillors in Durham did not declare costs for mass mailings from party leader that attacked local council’s spending
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Labour Mayor Accuses Treasury of Blocking Tourism Levy Despite Devolution Pledge
Exclusive: Labour’s Mayor of the North East Kim McGuinness says Government’s progress on devolving power has been “slow” because “our leaders haven’t trusted local people”
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Ofcom Refuses to Investigate GB News Over Call to Shoot Disabled Benefit Claimants
The watchdog also refused to investigate a complaint about a presenter’s use of an anti-trans slur, saying the comments were “in line with audience expectations for this channel”
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The Reform and Conservative Politicians Mingling With Neo-Nazis and Fascists at Asylum Hotel Protests
The recent wave of anti-migrant protests are providing a bridge between right-wing elected politicians and extremist groups
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‘Dancing with the Devil’: Unite Condemned For Invite to Reform’s Anti-Trade Union Mayor Andrea Jenkyns
Leading union criticised for reaching out to anti-trade union politician and Nigel Farage ally Andrea Jenkyns, despite her anti-worker stances
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Reform UK Accused of Breaking Climate Law as Opponents Challenge Local Net Zero Ban
Opposition councillors in one of the party’s flagship new councils are challenging the legality of its decision to ban all climate and Net Zero pledges
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Leading University Faces Discrimination Lawsuit Following Sacking Over ‘Gaza Genocide’ Statement
Stella Maris seeks apology and damages after drawn-out ordeal which saw her dismissed then reinstated over all-student email on Palestine
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‘No Place is Safe’: Mother Describes Life Under Siege in Gaza Strip
Nurse Alaa Jaber lost her father to Israeli bombing, and is currently living in a tent with her malnourished and injured family
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Colonel Turned Campaigner: Ex-Commando Condemns ‘Dictatorial’ Crackdown After Palestine Action Arrest
Retired colonel Chris Romberg says the Government is criminalising peaceful dissent after being arrested under anti-terror laws at Palestine Action demonstration
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Nigel Farage Claimed There’s ‘No Money in Politics’ Just Before Running for £91,000+ MP Job
EXCLUSIVE: Unearthed comments show Reform UK leader dismissing MP salary, just weeks before becoming Britain’s highest-earning parliamentarian
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Unite Union’s War Chest Depleted as Strike Spending Spirals
EXCLUSIVE: Leaked financial reports suggest strike fund that once held over £40m is now spent, with cash to be pulled from Unite’s general reserves
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‘Expect to be Arrested’ Met Police Warns as Hundreds Set to Defy Palestine Action Ban
The Met Police have promised mass arrests as over 500 people are expected to take part in a protest backing the banned direct action group on Saturday
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Evangelical Christian Festival Condemned as Exhibitors ‘Brand Palestinians Savage’ and Back Trump’s Ethnic Cleansing Plan
Creation Fest, a registered charity, has said it will not invite the group back, but questions remain
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Warning Over UK’s New Genetically-Altered Food Rules as Deadline on New Law Looms
Exclusive: Campaigners raise alarm as regulations allowing lab-altered crops in supermarkets from next year contain no limit on genetic modifications and ‘weak’ safeguards
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Reform Council Accused of ‘Trump-Like’ Behaviour Over Pride Flag Ban
EXCLUSIVE: Nigel Farage’s party accused of dodging accountability after removing LGBT+ and Ukraine flags in one of their newly won councils without any formal decision or paper trail
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Keir Starmer’s Government Still Hasn’t Reviewed Use of Musk’s X Despite Platform ‘Amplifying Hate Speech and Misinformation’
Downing Street continues to refuse to explore communicating through alternative platforms, like Bluesky, despite the role of X in last summer’s violent disorder
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Charities Face £3,000 Annual Bill for Driving Electric Vans This Winter Under Transport for London Plans
Exclusive: Proposals to slash electric vehicle discounts in London will hit food redistribution organisations and charity shops with thousands of pounds in extra costs
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University and College Union Staff Say It Is a ‘Toxic Workplace’ as They Consider Third Round of Strikes
Exclusive: UCU staff say they have been victims of “bullying and intimidation” by management, as they ballot for another set of walkouts
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Labour MP Accuses Environment Secretary of Misleading Parliament Over ‘£100bn Cost’ of Nationalising Water
Clive Lewis says Steve Reed’s figures are ‘for the birds’ as Thames Water is valued at £21bn despite coming close to collapse
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Caroline Lucas and Campaigners Consider Appeal on Russian Interference Case After European Ruling
Former MPs lose case arguing Government failed to properly investigate Moscow’s election meddling, despite judges acknowledging ‘shortcomings’ in ministers’ response
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Reform Council Bans All Mentions of Climate Change While Quietly Taking Green Funds From Government
Reform-run West Northamptonshire is removing all references to ‘climate change’ and ‘net zero’ from official documents, yet continuing to take government green grants
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Palestine Campaign Group Says It Has Been ‘De-Banked’ by Virgin Money With ‘£10,000 Trapped’
EXCLUSIVE: Greater Manchester Friends of Palestine says their account was frozen without explanation days after Palestine Action was proscribed, preventing aid donations from reaching Gaza
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Bungs from Billionaires: Do Labour’s Political Funding Reforms Really Pass the ‘Musk Test’?
Josiah Mortimer investigates whether the Government’s new reforms will stop the likes of billionaire X owner Elon Musk from funnelling millions of dollars into British politics
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British Lords Under Fire for Serving on Hong Kong Court Which Sentences Democracy Activists, While Swearing Allegiance to China-Controlled Region
EXCLUSIVE: Peers earn tens of thousands of pounds from roles as Beijing tightens its grip, imprisoning journalists and human rights campaigners
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Reform’s Darren Grimes Seeks Help From European Convention on Human Rights After Previously Calling It ‘Utterly Bent’
EXCLUSIVE: The former GB News host wants to rely on the same European laws he has campaigned against
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A Year Since the UK Riots, Elon Musk’s X Is Still ‘Profiting From Anti-Muslim and Anti-Migrant’ Hate
Report finds X is still failing to take down calls for violence against Muslims and migrants despite the messages “clearly violating” the platform’s own rules
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Nigel Farage Says He Wants to Scrap the Two-Child Benefit Cap – But There’s Something He’s Not Telling You
The Reform leader needs to be reminded whose idea it was to push hundreds of thousands of children into poverty in the first place, writes Josiah Mortimer
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First Past the Post to Be Scrapped for English Mayoral Elections in Bid to Reverse Conservative ‘Gerrymandering’
The move reverses changes made by the last Conservative Government, which was accused of seeking to “stitch up” elections in its own favour
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Compulsory Voting Is Needed to Combat ‘Disastrously Low’ UK Turnout, Report Argues
Stark turnout gaps by class, race and age are creating ‘warped incentives’ for politicians, new analysis suggests
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Kemi Badenoch’s Conservatives are ‘Cynically Misrepresenting’ Statistics With Plan to Ban Non-Brits From Claiming Disability Benefits
Experts suggest Conservative frontbenchers are deliberately misleading the public
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Reform UK Tells Prospective Candidates Who Failed Vetting to Reapply Under New ‘Common Sense’ Rules
Individuals previously blocked from standing for Nigel Farage’s party have been told to reapply under new rules prioritising “freedom of expression”
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Reform’s Darren Grimes Accused of Lying After Police Deny Telling Him Not to Hold Council Surgeries for ‘Security’ Reasons
EXCLUSIVE: Local police have rejected the Reform UK deputy council leader’s claim that they advised him not to meet his constituents
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Leading Lawyers Back Open Letter to Home Secretary Opposing Ban on Palestine Action
Senior barristers and campaigners warn Keir Starmer’s Government is ‘conflating peaceful protest with genuine terrorism’
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11 More Government Reforms the Media Hasn’t Wanted to Tell You About
You probably won’t have read much about these announcements over the past few weeks
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The Law That Will Allow the UK Government to Ban Palestine Action
The ban will make it illegal to support the civil disobedience group, with penalties of up to 10 years in prison
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Reform UK’s Darren Grimes Seems to Have Forgotten Something on his Register of Interests – and He’s Not the Only One
The former GB News host is among a series of newly-elected Reform councillors who appear to have left basic information off of their registers of interest
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Cryptocurrency Loophole Could Allow Foreign Billionaires to Secretly Bankroll UK Political Parties
Anti-corruption campaigners warn of untraceable foreign interference, as Nigel Farage’s party seeks big money crypto donations
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Misinformation on ECHR Fuels ‘Hostility, Mistrust, and Bad Law’ Warns Human Rights Group
Amnesty argues successive UK Governments ‘created the system they now condemn’
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Reform UK’s Zia Yusuf Accused of Politicising Council Staff With Propaganda Picture
EXCLUSIVE: Photos show council chief executive posing with Nigel Farage’s ‘DOGE’ team in image used for Reform party promo
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From Lawnmower Mishaps to Expenses Scandals: 10 Fresh Embarrassments for Reform UK
Nigel Farage’s newly-expanded party is already struggling with costly U-turns, police investigations and increasingly bizarre behaviour
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How Negative Media Headlines About Small Boat Crossings Are Turning Brits Against All Migrants
New research finds that disproportionate coverage of the relatively low numbers crossing the English channel is turning British people against all incomers
