This blog is now closedThe Electoral Commission has released political donation figures for the second quarter of 2026. They show that Reform UK continues to rake in far more than other parties. Nigel Farage’’s party had...
Read MoreLabour chair says uch cuts ‘could mean vital public services like hospitals, schools and law enforcement are put at risk’The Electoral Commission has released political donation figures for the second quarter of 2026. They show...
Read MoreConservative leader says: ‘If Nigel Farage can’t handle difficult questions about his dodgy £5m, then he shouldn’t be a politician’The Electoral Commission has released political donation figures for the second quarter of 2026....
Read MoreBoth MPs have had the parliamentary whip restored following separate independent disciplinary processesMPs Diane Abbott and Joani Reid have been readmitted into Labour and had the parliamentary whip restored, just under two...
Read MoreHome secretary will defy ‘plain wrong’ calls from unions and leftwing MPs that she is alienating Muslim votersShabana Mahmood will press on with hardline immigration policies despite calls for a reversal from unions and...
Read MoreParty leader tells FT journalist she should ‘write some silly story’ after press conference revealing roles for his top teamNigel Farage is speaking.He starts by saying that 4.6m voters will get the right to to vote in the local...
Read MoreMP leads UK tributes to African American campaigner who has died aged 84Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader, dies aged 84Jesse Jackson was “a direct connection to the great era of civil rights,” Diane Abbott said, leading UK...
Read MoreDawn Butler leads calls for humanitarian visas and fee waivers for vulnerable relatives of UK nationals affected by stormBritish MPs have joined campaigners calling for more aid and humanitarian visas for Jamaicans to enter the...
Read MoreLabour MPs talk openly about replacing PM, as third senior ally in two weeks departs after publication of WhatsAppsThe crisis engulfing Keir Starmer has deepened on the eve of Donald Trump’s visit to the UK after the resignation...
Read MoreExclusive: Open letter says politicians are exploiting violence against women ‘to fuel hate and division’Prominent women including cultural figures, politicians and campaigners have signed a letter criticising rightwing attempts...
Read MoreMP predicts struggle under first-past-the-post system and says she will not leave Labour to join partyDiane Abbott has said she advised her longtime friend Jeremy Corbyn not to launch a new political party because she believed...
Read MoreExclusive: Contenders teed up for parliamentary seat, which MP says seems ‘to pre-empt results of investigation’Moves to find a successor to Diane Abbott in the parliamentary seat she has represented since 1987 are under way,...
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