SubscriptionsCategory: UK Politics
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‘The Oxford Union’s Far-Right Problem Goes Much Deeper than Tommy Robinson’
Insider accounts reveal a culture of chasing shock value and clicks, which systematically advantages the radical right over progressive voices, argues Guilherme Lopes
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Is Britain’s Plug-In Solar Revolution Really Just Months Away?
Ministers are consulting on rules that will let households plug cheap solar panels straight into their mains. But several big questions remain unanswered, reports Josiah Mortimer
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How Andy Burnham’s ‘Manchesterism’ Could Really Reshape Britain
A new report from key backers of Britain’s likely next Prime Minister sets out what a Burnham Government might look like
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Police Admit Error After Failing to Seize Phone of Reform Councillor Arrested Over Stalking Claims
Essex police privately accepts device should have been taken from Reform Cllr Sam Journet rather than handed to a political ally
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As Extreme Heat Hits London, Fossil Fuel Interests and Global Far-Right Politicians Gather for a ‘Glastonbury of Climate Science Deniers’
Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch are both scheduled to address the event, reports Max Colbert
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‘Ten Years On, Brexit’s Real Legacy Has Been an Assault on Human Rights’
The rise of nationalism that followed Brexit has brought with it a concerted campaign to undermine our fundamental human rights, argues Daniel Sohege
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Whatever Happened to the Brexit Battalion Media Corps?
Ten years and six prime ministers on, Byline Times looks at the fate of Brexit’s most prominent media cheerleaders
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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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Burnham Wins in Makerfield: Can the ‘Politics of Place’ Now Offer an Antidote to the Poverty of Possibility?
Having been on Reform UK’s target list as a winnable seat, Andy Burnham’s new constituency is a microcosm of Brexit Britain and the failed legacies of Thatcher and Blair. Peter Jukes and Hardeep Matharu paid a visit ahead of its seminal by-election
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‘Burnham is a Giant Step Backwards to a Better Sort of British Politics’
Makerfield’s new MP will face deep challenges if he makes it to Downing Street – but he can succeed where others haven’t been able to
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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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‘After Burnham’s Win in Makerfield, the Answer Cannot be Managerial Politics with a Different Accent’
Only structural change which seeks to transform a failing system can actually deliver a politics people will believe in, writes Labour MP Clive Lewis
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Revealed: The ‘Right-Wing Arms Race’ to Deport Non-White Britons – Backed By the Tufton Street Brexit Lobby
EXCLUSIVE: A dark money lobbying network backed by a Reform UK donor is hosting figures pushing for the forced removal of millions of ethnic-minority citizens from the UK, reports Nafeez Ahmed
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Reform Chairman Bans Green Councillor From Calling Out ‘Neo Nazi’ Photograph
Party accused of curbing free speech after silencing Green councillor who raised Reform councillors’ appearance with neo-Nazi figure
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The Property Moguls and Landlords Funding Reform UK Who Would Gain From Its Housing Policies
EXCLUSIVE: More than half of Reform UK’s corporate donors are property and construction figures who are set to benefit from Farage’s deregulation plans
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‘Makerfield Is the Right Seat for Andy Burnham to Contest – Precisely Because It Isn’t Safe’
To beat the threat from Reform UK, Labour has to take it on where Farage’s party could be at its strongest – this is exactly what the Makerfield by-election asks Andy Burnham to do
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Reform Councillors Pose with Banner Saying They’d ‘Rather Vote for Jimmy Savile than Labour’
Reform hit by backlash in the Makerfield by-election as they’re accused of “making light of one of Britain’s most prolific paedophiles”
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Nigel Farage’s ‘White Minority’ Prediction Came From the Racist Eugenics Movement
The Reform leader’s discredited ‘Great Replacement’ claim that white people will become a minority in the UK can be traced back to the heart of the eugenics movement, reports Nafeez Ahmed
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‘Northern Ireland Does Not Have an Immigration Problem, It Has a Problem With Violence’
Bad faith actors are exploiting the vulnerabilities of a society scarred by violent disorder and racism, argues Emma De Souza
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‘The Two Big Lies About Trans People at the Heart of the EHRC Codes of Practice’
The EHRC are increasingly struggling to justify their interpretation of the law on the rights of trans people, argues Helen Belcher
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Revealed: The Russian Neo-Nazi Network Pushing ‘White Lives Matter’ Division in Britain – Promoted by Tommy Robinson
As riots spread across Belfast, Tommy Robinson promoted a movement founded by a sanctioned Russian oligarch, which has pushed white supremacist propaganda about the death of Henry Nowak
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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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Reform Councillor Who Slammed Angela Rayner on Tax Owed HMRC Over £250,000 Through Failed Firms
Wigan Reform councillor David Bowker railed against the former Deputy Prime Minister, whilst repeatedly leaving taxpayers out of pocket himself
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Big Oil Employees Wrote Paper Behind Kemi Badenoch’s North Sea Fantasy
The Conservative leader and her media supporters used a new study as evidence to support her plan to increase drilling in the North Sea, without declaring who was really behind it
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Andrew Mountbatten Windsor’s Daughters Are Still Receiving Rent-Free Royal Accommodation
Beatrice and Eugenie continue to be housed in Kensington and St James’ Palace, despite not being working royals, a new report reveals
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Reform UK Councillor Says Families Who Can’t Afford IVF Treatment ‘Should Not Be Bringing Babies Into the World’
Bridget Porter backs cuts to fertility treatment funding in Kent saying that those on low incomes should “cut their garment according to their cloth”
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The Neo-Nazi and Far-Right Coalition that Converged on Southampton Over Henry Nowak’s Murder
There were Nazi salutes and ‘White Power’ chants on the streets of Southampton, after the Reform UK leader called for “pure cold rage” in response to Nowak’s death
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Peter Mandelson, the New Statesman, and How the ‘Soft PR’ Sausage Gets Made
Mic Wright looks at evidence of backroom media wheeler dealing revealed in the recent tranche of documents released to Parliament
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‘We Can See Beyond the Surface and Understand that this Character, this Person, is Much More Complicated… Theatre Can Give You That’
Byline Times’ Editor in Chief speaks to Josephine Burton – creator and director of a new play ‘Our Public House’ by Dash Arts which examines political alienation in Britain today – and two real-life speech-makers taking to the stage each night
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Criminal Checks for MPs, Donations Caps and Electoral Reform: Labour Rebels Push for Tougher Elections Bill
From banning crypto and oil company cash to radical reform of our voting system, Labour backbenchers are testing how far their own Government is willing to go to protect British democracy, reports Josiah Mortimer
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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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‘My Personal Pride and Joy’: Mandelson’s UK Palantir Deal
The former US Ambassador considered a £750m MOD deal with the US tech company his landmark achievement. But how was it achieved?
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‘Tony Blair Is Offering a Victorian Answer to a 21st Century Crisis’
Britain is living through five interlocking technological revolutions and the former Prime Minister has only noticed one of them, argues Nafeez Ahmed
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How to Stop Billionaires From Buying British Politics
Nigel Farage’s £5 million handout from a crypto billionaire is a worrying sign of things to come. We must act now to prevent a complete oligarch takeover, argues Oliver Bullough
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All the Big Government Reforms the Media is Missing During Keir Starmer’s Leadership Crisis
No 10 says its plan for the UK is starting to work but will anyone hear about it?
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Reform-Run Council Cuts Opposition Time to ‘Make Way’ for Lord’s Prayer and National Anthem
Christian Nationalism in action: “prayers and songs prioritised over a water catastrophe” claim opposition councillors
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How ‘Anonymous Quotes’ Are Used by Political Journalists and Spin Doctors to Deceive the Public
A startling admission by a Times journalist has revealed how political journalism and power really works in Westminster, reports Peter Oborne
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Nigel Farage Took £50,000 from Crypto Firms Then Said He Was ‘Not Aware’ of the Industry Funding His Party
The self-proclaimed ‘straight-talking’ Reform UK leader has been far from straight about who is funding his attempted rise to power, reports Iain Overton
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Times Journalist Reveals Westminster Fake News Scam
Stories quoting three sources can be nothing of the sort, according to the Times parliamentary sketch writer: they are all from the same person – a single Labour spin doctor
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‘This EHRC Code Will Make the UK a Hostile Environment for Trans People’
Keir Starmer’s Government promises trans people ‘dignity and respect’ but is overseeing a colossal failure to protect their rights and safety, argues Helen Belcher
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£6 Billion Was Wasted on Failed and Abandoned Conservative Government Schemes
MPs slam the “egregious waste” of billions of pounds being wasted on projects that failed to deliver the promised results
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Reform Council Sacks Long-Serving Vicar as Standards Chief, in Wave of Cuts to Scrutiny
Reverend Canon Hilary Barber says he was given no warning or thanks by Nigel Farage’s party for his years of service
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Government Urged to Act Fast to Prevent ‘Taps Running Dry’ Due to AI Data Centres and Climate Crisis
A new parliamentary report warns that rising temperatures, widespread leaks and the demands of a growing AI industry are putting unsustainable pressure on our water supply
