Labour warned tobacco ban will send Red Wall hopes up in smoke
Labour’s hopes of holding onto the Red Wall will go up in smoke if it presses ahead with a ban on anyone born after January 1, 2009 buying tobacco products, campaigners have warned. The Freedom Association claims the planned ban will drive voters Sir Keir…
Labour considers handing parents £3,514 benefits windfall with end of two-child cap
Labour is considering scrapping the two-child benefit cap and allowing parents to claim Universal Credit or Child Tax Credit for more than two children, Ministers have confirmed. A review is underway and changes could be announced in the autumn, welfare minister Andrew Western told…
James Cleverly blasts Nigel Farage’s Reform UK as ‘repository for disgruntled Tories’
Reform UK is in danger of looking like a “repository for disgruntled former Conservatives” if Tory defectors keep joining its ranks, Sir James Cleverly has warned Nigel Farage’s party. The former foreign and home secretary’s comments came in the wake of the defection of former…
Bombshell poll suggests UK would be welcomed back into EU – but there’s a catch
A majority of people in Europe’s biggest countries would back the UK rejoining the EU – but only if it ditched the pound in favour of the euro, and joined the Schengen Area which guarantees free movement between member states. A new YouGov EuroTrack…
Reform UK council leader writes to Yvette Cooper calling for more migration
The leader of a Reform UK council has written to Home Secretary Yvette Cooper calling on the Government to relax planned changes to some visas. Linden Kemkaran, who took over as leader of Kent County Council (KCC) after Reform’s landslide election victory earlier this…
Keir Starmer breaks silence after girl put in school isolation over Union Flag dress
Keir Starmer weighed in on a school’s decision to put a 12-year-old in isolation over her dress choice on its culture day. Courtney Wright, 12, wore a dress featuring the Union Flag to school and wrote a piece about history and traditions…
Nigel Farage issues stark warning after secret Afghan immigration scheme revealed
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage (Image: X) Nigel Farage warned of a threat to national security after a secret Afghan immigration scheme was revealed. Thousands of people are being relocated to the UK after a personal data leak of people in Afghanistan who supported…
Rachel Reeves takes major gamble as her future hangs in the balance
Rachel Reeves takes major gamble as her future hangs in the balance The Chancellor is under pressure to kick-start the economy as Britain braces for further tax rises in the Autumn. Share ArticleBookmark151Comments By Martyn Brown, Political Editor 21:00, Tue, Jul…
Government ‘fears riots’ after secret Afghan asylum scheme exposed
Ministers reportedly fear that riots will break out in the UK after it was revealed that a secret resettlement scheme for Afghans was kept secret from the public. The identities of 25,000 individuals from Afghanistan, including soldiers who had worked with the UK’s…
Girl, 12, reveals how she really feels over Union Flag dress ban as school in huge U-turn
A 12-year-old girl stopped from wearing a Spice Girl-inspired Union Jack dress to celebrate Britishness on a cultural day at her school has opened up about the ordeal. Proud Courtney Wright had purchased the “sparkly” dress and matching bowler hat for Culture…