Outside the system
Category: UK Politics
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Reform UK Councillor Who Claimed Social Media Post Had Been ‘Misinterpreted’ as Racist Shared Multiple Other Offensive Posts
Posts uncovered by Byline Times show newly-elected Reform UK Councillor Ken Tranter comparing Muslims to cockroaches, who would “take over” the country
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Ministry of Defence Slammed For ‘Incompetence’ After Sending F35 Jets to Gulf Without Spare Parts
The MoD’s Permanent Secretary warned of severe staff and equipment shortages, with some of the jets also grounded due to rust
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The More Than 30 Scandal-Hit Reform Candidates Elected Last Week
Voters last Thursday returned dozens of Reform councillors who have variously pushed Islamophobia, antisemitic conspiracy theories, Covid denial and praise for Tommy Robinson and Enoch Powell
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‘The Speech I Wish Keir Starmer Had Given’
Alexandra Hall Hall delivers the big reset speech she wishes the Prime Minister actually had made after Labour’s local elections defeats
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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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‘Labour’s Leader Must Change Not Just Because Keir Starmer Is Unpopular, but Because of What Made Him Unpopular’
Replacing Keir Starmer won’t be enough to solve the far deeper problems of how a Labour Government lost the trust of the British people, argues his former adviser Simon Fletcher
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Rick Wilson’s Warning From America: Nigel Farage Will Be Your Donald Trump, Unless You Act Now
The former Republican strategist and Lincoln Project founder has some hard lessons for Conservatives and Labour alike
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‘Andy Burnham’s Return to Westminster Would Be About National Resilience’
The media psychodrama about Burnham’s potential return to Parliament misses a far more serious point, argues Labour MP Clive Lewis
