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Reform slammed for ‘shameful’ Welsh Parliament debate on banning face coverings

Reform has been criticised for using a debate in the Welsh Parliament to call for the burqa to be banned. The debate on Wednesday was tabled by Reform Senedd member, Jason O’Connell, despite the ...
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Fran Heathcote: The Budget must boost pay and tackle the cost-of-living crisis

The cost-of-living crisis is the number one issue facing workers, and the government needs to find answers, argues union boss Fran Heathcote ...
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Gambling site linked to Farage ally George Cottrell ‘used fake document to get licence’

Tether.Bet, a gambling website linked to George Cottrell, Nigel Farage’s right-hand man, obtained its licence using a document that appears to have been forged. Cottrell, whose nickname is “Posh ...
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Andy Burnham becomes first PM to confirm Russian interference in Brexit vote

Andy Burnham has become the first Prime Minister to confirm that Russia interfered in the 2016 Brexit referendum, saying that it was ‘clearly involved’. He made the unprecedented comments during an ...
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Journalism union condemns Reform for reporting ITV to police over racism exposé

The National Union of Journalists has condemned Reform UK for reporting ITV to the police over the broadcaster’s exposé of ...
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London’s crime is falling fast. So why has much of the right-wing press gone quiet?

For years, Britain’s right-wing newspapers have portrayed London as a city spiralling into lawlessness. Stories about violent crime, phone thefts and failing policing have been staples of the news ...
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Former Tory election candidate and chief executive of Turning Point UK suspended over contract killing claims

In shocking revelations, a former Tory election candidate and chief executive of Turning Point UK, has been suspended by the Conservative Party after being filmed by undercover reporters discussing th ...
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It’s been a year since Tory peer Michelle Mone-linked PPE firm missed deadline to repay £148m

It’s been a year since a deadline was set for a PPE firm linked to Tory peer Michelle Mone to repay £148 million of taxpayers’ money after it breached a government contract for the supply ...
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Reform ordered to pay Electoral Commission fine over campaign material rule breaches

An imprint is information on a piece of campaign material that tells voters who has produced it. Reform was ordered to pay a fine of £1,750, but the party failed to pay it by the deadline, and ...
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Nigel Farage booed by Reform supporters over embarrassing gaffe during speech

Nigel Farage was booed during a speech to Reform supporters yesterday after he confused Portsmouth and Plymouth. The Reform leader accidentally told a crowd of Reform supporters that he was in ...
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Labour maintains 6-point lead over Reform in latest poll

The Labour Party continues to maintain its lead over Reform in the latest opinion poll post party conference season, in a further boost to Prime Minister Andy Burnham. According to the latest poll car ...
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Liz Truss brutally mocked over her new book on disastrous mini-budget

Former Prime Minister Liz Truss, whose premiership ended in disaster after she was booted out of office after just 49 days, has been brutally mocked after unveiling the cover of her upcoming new book, ...