Nigel Farage boasts there's a '35% chance' he'll be PM in 2029 - and claims Kemi Badenoch will be out as Tory leader 'in 18 months' - as he bids to rid Reform UK of 'lunatics and maniacs'

found 2025 › Feb › 06 (Thu) @ 17:15 UTC

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The Brexiteer has enjoyed a recent surge in Reform's poll ratings, with a YouGov survey this week putting the party on top for the first time.

Kemi Badenoch pledges to ban migrants who claim benefits from becoming UK citizens

found 2025 › Feb › 06 (Thu) @ 07:20 UTC

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Migrants who claim benefits will be banned from ever settling in Britain under Tory plans to tackle immigration.

PMQs: Starmer wins as Badenoch’s scattergun approach falls flat

found 2025 › Feb › 05 (Wed) @ 17:03 UTC

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The Tory leader went for the government on the Chagos Islands and oil drilling — but didn't hone an effective argument.

Keir Starmer is hammered over '£18bn surrender' on Chagos Islands at PMQs as he insists 'national security' means handover must happen... but No10 accuses Mauritius PM of 'getting facts wrong'

found 2025 › Feb › 05 (Wed) @ 17:03 UTC

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Keir Starmer was accused by Tory leader Kemi Badenoch of handing Mauritius the British territory 'so north London lawyers can boast at their dinner parties'.

Labour’s parallels with Thatcher may be more than just rhetoric

found 2025 › Feb › 04 (Tue) @ 15:42 UTC

a story from Financial Times › Financial Times

Former Tory leader increased taxes before imposing reforms in deregulatory drive that Keir Starmer wants to emulate

Ex Tory MP joins Ukraine's international legion to help the fight against Russia after losing his seat in last year's election

found 2025 › Feb › 03 (Mon) @ 20:42 UTC

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Former MP and Conservative Party deputy chairman Jack Lopresti (pictured) joined the Ukrainian International Legion in a non-combative role in Kyiv after losing his seat in the Tory wipeout.

Tory Chris Philp accused of ‘brass neck’ after saying UK needs better work ethic

found 2025 › Jan › 31 (Fri) @ 21:47 UTC

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Shadow home secretary says fact 9 million people are out of work shows Britain must ‘up our game’

One of Kemi Badenoch’s senior team has been accused of “real brass neck” after saying Britain needed a…

Philp’s ‘patronising’ comment about Britons’ work ethic show Tories ‘out of touch’, TUC says – politics live

found 2025 › Jan › 31 (Fri) @ 15:53 UTC

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General secretary highlights ‘legacy of 14 years of falling living standards under the Tories’

In an article for the Guardian, the Labour MP Clive Lewis said Rachel Reeves’ growth speech this week mea…

Kemi Badenoch dismisses Reform UK as a 'protest party' despite their surging poll numbers - as Tory leader shrugs off Nigel Farage staging a major rally in her constituency tonight

found 2025 › Jan › 31 (Fri) @ 15:53 UTC

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The rally in Quendon, North West Essex, is expected to see speeches from all five of Reform's MPs with the party boasting the area is a 'target seat'.

Tory bid to celebrate Brexit anniversary marred by spat between Badenoch and Patel over party’s migration record – UK politics live

found 2025 › Jan › 31 (Fri) @ 11:32 UTC

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Kemi Badenoch issues rebuke to Priti Patel after former home secretary defends rise in migration since Brexit

Since only around one person in 10 thinks Brexit has been a success, it is worth recording…