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Has Starmer told the truth about Diane Abbott?
Sir Keir Starmer has made personal integrity front and centre of his election campaign. When asked about his multiple broken…
Is the West being hypocritical about Georgia’s foreign agents law?
The Georgian parliament has rammed through its new foreign agents law amid massive protests, overriding the veto of pro-western and…
Shakespeare wasn’t a woman
The American novelist Jodi Picoult has revealed that she thinks that Shakespeare’s plays were written by a woman, telling the…
Diane Abbott banned from standing for Labour
The drama in Westminster never seems to end – and tonight is certainly no exception to that rule. In one…
Poll slashes Labour lead to just 12 points
They think it’s all over – but is that actually the case? After a difficult start to the campaign for…
BBC presenter grovels after Farage jibe
It seems these days that the BBC is doing a better job of creating the news than presenting it. Today’s…
Police drop investigation into Rayner housing claims
Labour’s election campaign continues to get off to a good start. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) has today confirmed that it…
Reeves reprises her Wikipedia tribute act
Once we had New Labour: now we have Changed Labour. As part of Sir Keir Starmer’s bid to prove that…
Israel may have to stop its offensive in Rafah
The devastating fire that, according to Hamas, killed dozens of displaced civilians in Rafah and that reportedly started because of…
The EU wants to make travelling to France a misery
Exciting developments may be in store for everyone travelling to Europe from this autumn onwards. That’s to say riots, gnashing…
Farage speaks of ‘six-year plan’ as he launches campaign
The Royal Cinque Ports Yachts Club was an appropriate place for Nigel Farage to make his first big speech of…
Did Rachel Reeves just rule out more tax hikes?
Speaking to business leaders in the East Midlands this morning, Rachel Reeves delivered a fairly uncontroversial speech. In her first major…
The SNP has finally given up on Greta Thunberg
It is less than three years since Nicola Sturgeon was taking selfies with Greta Thunberg at the COP26 climate talks…
The truth about pensioners and tax
The Tories’ ‘Triple Lock Plus’ is a pretty blatant attempt to secure the votes of a demographic group which is…
Labour takes down Tory attack TikTok video
Another day, another gaffe. Only this time it’s the Labour party in the firing line, not so long after the…
Why the Tories’ national service idea is unworkable
When the Tories start talking about national service they really are grasping at straws. The concept might possibly appeal to…
What Nigel Farage gets wrong about British Muslims
Once again, Nigel Farage – arguably the most influential politician in recent British political history – has sparked a furious…
The Tory ‘tax-cutting’ agenda is fooling no one
Something has to go badly wrong for anyone to become nostalgic for 2020. But the Tory’s latest election announcement – to create…
The Conservatives must offer something to young people
Another day, another controversial new announcement from a Conservative campaign keen to show that it has new ideas. Today, it…
The Tories have become the party of the pensioner
In several countries across Europe, ‘pensioners parties’ sit in parliament expressly to reflect the interests of older voters. The most…
Rachel Reeves avoids the Miliband trap
Rachel Reeves is out once on the campaign trail once again today as she gives her first major speech since…
Labour needs to be clearer on defence
It used to be axiomatic of British politics that the Conservative party held a reputational advantage when it came to…
Will Sunak debate Farage on small boats?
It’s a big day for Reform UK as Nigel Farage hosts his first campaign event down in Dover. But prior…
National service won’t create real soldiers
There are strong arguments for national service in terms of national solidarity, training and self-discipline. In the end, however, the…
Full list: the MPs quitting their seat at the next election
Labour have selected the bulk of their candidates for the next election but the Tories are still a while way…
