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Nigel Farage’s Long History of Crying ‘Fraud’ Whenever His Party Loses Elections
The Reform UK leader has a long record of blaming his own party’s election defeats on “cheating” by ethnic minorities, yet no evidence of it can ever be found
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Naz Shah MP on Gorton and Denton Claims: ‘How Do Supposedly “Sectarian Muslims” End Up Voting for a Radically Progressive Party with a Gay Jewish Leader?’
The Labour MP told Byline Times that, from her experience of ‘clan-based politics’, it was not present in the Manchester by-election as Reform UK claims
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Reform Attacks Byline Times For ‘Attempting to Derail a Democratic Election’ – Before Blaming ‘Family Voting’ and ‘Muslim Sectarianism’ for Gorton and Denton Defeat
Having imported its own ideas for a DOGE and ICE from the US, Farage’s party now appears to be copying the Trumpian tactics of alleging vote-rigging in elections
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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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Rupert Lowe Posed With Neo-Nazi Who Recruits White Supremacists Into Restore Britain
Chris Mitchell, who has claimed that “Jewish control over our people WILL be coming to an end” and described himself as a “Nazi-Buddhist”, was welcomed into the party by Lowe
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Reform’s Plans to Import Trump’s Authoritarian ‘Project 2025’ Blueprint to the UK
Far from defending British independence, Reform and its by-election candidate Matt Goodwin are taking blueprints – and cash – from a global network of American hardliners
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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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Reform UK’s Matt Goodwin Advised the Wealthiest 1% While Claiming to Stand Against ‘The Elite’
Goodwin’s definition of “the elite” includes university professors and civil servants while seemingly excluding the investment bankers, asset managers and global real estate executives who pay him
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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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Reform’s Matt Goodwin Advises Conservative Peer Linked to Relaunched Nazi Race Science Platform
Reform’s Gorton and Denton by-election candidate advises Toby Young, who has advocated for “progressive eugenics” and has ties to the front publication for a reconstituted Nazi eugenics foundation
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Revealed: Reform UK Matt Goodwin’s Academic Ties to Rebranded Nazi Eugenics Front
Reform’s Gorton and Denton candidate, who has said that genetics will expose the “inherent differences between groups” has links to multiple organisations tied to discredited racist pseudoscience
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor Arrested for Misconduct in Public Office as Epstein Files Undermine His Virginia Giuffre Denials
Virginia Giuffre alleged she was raped by Andrew when she was 17. Key emails in the Epstein files – first revealed by Byline Times – add weight to these claims
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‘Keir Starmer’s Government Is Ignoring Growing Demands to Come Clean on Russian Interference in Our Democracy
A long-promised bill to clean up the funding of British politics and protect against foreign interference has failed to deliver, argues Sergei Cristo
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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 Lesson Jim Ratcliffe Could Learn From My Immigrant Father-in-Law
The billionaire Manchester United owning tax exile says Britain has been “colonised” by immigrants but he could learn much from the hard working migrants who have made their lives in this country, argues Sangita Myska
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Reform MPs Accused of Pandering to Putin After Skipping Russian Interference Debate
Nigel Farage’s party refused to attend the debate, called after more than 100,000 people signed a petition demanding a public inquiry into Russian interference in British politics
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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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Whatever Happened to Matt Goodwin?
How did Reform’s candidate in the Gorton and Denton by-election go from being a ‘fully-paid up member of the liberal left’ to a Farage disciple, asks David Edgar and Jon Bloomfield
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The End of Morgan McSweeney: Peter Oborne on Keir Starmer’s Departing Chief of Staff
As McSweeney resigns, we re-publish Peter Oborne’s exclusive Byline Times reporting on how Keir Starmer’s chief strategist drove Labour towards defeat by the far-right
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‘The Mandelson-Epstein Scandal Is an Opportunity for Starmer to Radically Reform Our Broken Politics’
The Prime Minister should use this moment to shine a light on the dark forces corrupting our democracy, argues former British diplomat Alexandra Hall Hall
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Thiel Spokesman Denies Former Israeli PM’s Claim Jeffrey Epstein ‘Co-Owned’ Palantir Founder’s Venture Fund – But Confirms Epstein was a Limited Partner
A former Israeli Prime Minister and intelligence chief described Peter Thiel and Jeffrey Epstein as “owners” of a venture fund. The founder of Palantir, now embedded in Britain’s most critical infrastructure with the help of Peter Mandelson, has denied the claim – but emails reveal how Thiel cultivated Epstein as a business partner
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The Devil’s Butler: How Jeffrey Epstein Used London to Hide in Plain Sight
The Epstein files expose how the UK capital served as a playground and protector for the disgraced late financier and his wealthy associates
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The Case for Charging Peter Mandelson With Misconduct in Public Office
An example must be set for all politicians considering abusing their position for personal gain, argues barrister Gareth Roberts
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Keir Starmer’s Brutal Treatment of Andy Burnham Has Destroyed All Illusions About His Premiership
The true motivations of this Prime Minister can now be seen by all, argues Labour MP Clive Lewis
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Reform UK’s Plans For a British ICE
Key figures in Nigel Farage’s party are demanding a UK version of Trump’s immigration enforcement agency, in the wake of the killings of Alex Pretti and Renée Good
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Keir Starmer’s Labour Government Is Much Better Than the Media Admits
There is a deep disconnect between the Government’s actions to improve the country and its standing in the polls, argues Professor Chris Painter
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Weaponizing Words: How the Trump Administration Used Language to Distort the Truth in Minnesota
Government and media organisations used the power of words to shift moral responsibility for the ICE killings, argues linguist Dan Clayton
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Trump’s Violent Assault on Minnesota Is an Operation in ‘Reflexive Control’
The President is using Soviet-style redirection to wage an information war across America, argues Grant Stern
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Four Day Weeks, Andy Burnham and the Death of Labour Dreams
On policy and raw politics, Keir Starmer’s leadership is crushing dreams of a better world, argues Mainstream co-founder Neal Lawson
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Revealed: Reform UK Crypto Partner’s Ties to Pro-Trump Big Tech and Kemi Badenoch
Nigel Farage’s cryptocurrency partner is tied to Trump-supporting tech firms and senior Conservative figures, reports Nafeez Ahmed
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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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Brexit Badly Weakened the UK and Now Donald Trump Is Taking Advantage
The President’s increasingly threatening behaviour has shown clearer than ever before why Britain needs to be back in the heart of the EU, argues Jonathan Lis
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‘The Malfunctioning British State Cannot be Utilised to Bring About Its Own Solution’: Learning from the Mayors of the North
A fundamental break from the old regime is required – it can only come from the outside but must command credibility and popular assent
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Shabana Mahmood Accused of Treating Asylum Seekers Like ‘Lab Rats’ as Home Office Moves Migrants Into Army Camps
Campaigners fear plans to warehouse migrants in army bases will increase community tensions and embolden the far-right
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Mark Carney’s Speech Showed America and Britain the Sort of Global Leadership They Have Now Abandoned
The Canadian Prime Minister’s powerful response to the growing threat from Donald Trump has put other world leaders to shame, argues Simon Nixon
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Home Office Accused of Failing to Protect Vulnerable LGBT+ People in Immigration Detention
LGBT+ detainees report being harassed and experiencing suicidal thoughts, with centres failing to follow official guidelines designed to protect them
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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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Nigel Farage Paid by Trump Crypto Adviser Who Worked With Russia Operative Paul Manafort
The Reform UK leader received payment from David Bailey, who collaborated with the convicted fraudster behind the Trump-Russia influence scandal
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How Kherson Became a Live Testing Ground for Drone Defence Against Russia’s ‘Human Safari’ of Ukrainians
Zarina Zabrisky reports from a bomb-shelter in Kherson on the cutting edge technology being used to protect Ukraine from Russia’s onslaught
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The EU’s ‘Farage Clause’ Shows the Damage Reform Is Already Doing to the UK
As well as making us poorer each year, Farage’s Brexit is also making us more vulnerable to those who wish to do us harm, argues Chris Grey
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100 People Detained in UK Immigration Removal Centres Say They Are Subjected to Extreme Physical and Emotional Abuse
Individuals detained at two detention centres report experiencing physical, psychological and emotional abuse at the hands of officers
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British Woman Left ‘Stranded’ in Hungary After Home Office Refuse to Let Her Bring Niece to the UK
The 13-year-old girl, who she was given parental responsibility over after being abandoned by her parents, could be sent into state care because of the Home Office’s decision
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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
