Farage warned attack against ‘establishment’ over unregistered gifts could lead to harsher punishment – UK politics live
Reform UK leader claims he is victim of ‘hit job’ as parliamentary standards commissioner investigates £5m donation Alan Milburn has said he is confident that Andy Burnham, as the probable next prime minister, is committed to genuine welfare reform. He said he thought Burnham accepted changing the benefits system was “absolutely necessary” – but he stressed that he and Burnham both thought the focus should be on getting more young people into work, not just on cutting costs. Yes. And look – I’m
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04.36 EDTFarage warned his ‘establishment hit job' jibe about unregistered gift allegations could lead to harsher punishmentGood morning. Two weeks today (unless there is some news development in the totally unexpected category) Keir Starmer will formally resign as PM, and the king will appoint Andy Burnham to replace him. Starmer has been forced out in part because of the rise of Nigel Farage; Labour MPs might have forgiven bad local election results, but not when they implied a new insurgency party was on course to win in 2029, with a far-right agenda that might tear up liberal democratic norms cherished by Labour MPs (and many others).By some cruel twist of fate, Starmer is now on his way out just as the electoral threat from Farage is, while not disappearing, certainly falling back a…
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