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The Guardian view on Nigel Farage’s crypto cash: accountability is not a conspiracy | Editorial
Reform UK presents itself as the people’s voice while opaque digital wealth flows around it. That makes transparency a democratic …
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What a week for Daddy Nige and his dysfunctional Reform family
From Posh George Cottrell to Honest Bob Jenrick and disciple-in-chief Dicky Tice, Farage really does know how to pick ’em We need …
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Reform byelection campaign risks a replay of the Johnson error
In triggering an entirely optional byelection, Nigel Farage has given opponents weeks to repeat the claims about his finances To s…
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Ben Jennings on Nigel Farage’s byelection announcement – cartoon
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George Cottrell referred to Nigel Farage as ‘daddy’, says ex-Reform candidate
Exclusive: Questions grow over convicted fraudster’s role in Reform UK as party says he has never held official position Why is Fa…
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Farage launches preemptive attack on Commons standards committee, claiming it won’t judge him fairly – as it happened
Reform UK leader also tells the Daily Mail he did not anticipate main parties would not stand candidates in Clacton byelection Ref…
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Andy Burnham apologises for Labour’s stance on Gaza – podcast
Andy Burnham has apologised for Labour’s slow response in calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. In an exclusive interview with Pippa Cr…
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Burnham apologises for Gaza stance, pledges settlement trade ban
Andy Burnham has apologised for Labour’s early stance on Gaza and pledged to ban trade with illegal Israeli settlements, signallin…
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Capita shares fall 21% as pension failures cost up to £40m
Outsourcing giant Capita will lose up to £40m annually after systemic failures at a major UK government pension scheme triggered a…
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MEPs back EU Inc company framework despite leftwing fears
The European Parliament has backed a new EU-wide company framework that promises cheaper cross-border expansion for startups, but …
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Haigh cites sexist Starmer cabal as Burnham prepares for UK premiership
Andy Burnham is expected to become UK prime minister within days after his campaign manager, former transport secretary Louise Hai…
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Burnham on path to No 10 with Labour nominations under way
The former mayor of Greater Manchester is unopposed in the race to replace Sir Keir Starmer.
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Rare jet fighter duel sees Ukrainian operated F-16 down a Russian Su-35 (Ukraine Battlefield update, Day 1,597)
As Nato brands Russia a long‑term threat and lines up a $70bn [€61bn] Ukraine support package, Kyiv’s first F‑16‑Patriot “kill” se…
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EU plans electrification target to cut oil and gas dependence
According to a leaked draft of the EU Commission's Electrification Action Plan Brussels will propose a binding electrification tar…
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UK MP Lowe sparks outrage by calling Dunblane 'one murder'
A British MP's dismissal of the 1996 Dunblane massacre to a US audience has triggered condemnation, highlighting a fringe push to …
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UK disability benefit labelled unfit as costs soar
An interim review has declared the UK's £41bn disability benefit system "not fit for purpose", setting up a major fiscal and polit…
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Magyar moves to rewrite Hungary’s constitution and blackout state TV while courting Nato allies (88 days since the election)
A sudden blackout of Hungary’s main state TV channel, mass sackings of loyalist editors and an emergency legal overhaul reveal how…
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Burnham planning for No 10 for at least a year, key ally says
The former transport secretary says Burnham's time away from Westminster does not mean he is "unprepared" for government.
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European Parliament aims to exclude end-to-end chats from message-scanning regime
A law allowing scanning of online communications to detect child sexual abuse material was amended by MEPs to protect users’ priva…
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Five pressing questions for Reform UK about its finances
Questions swirl about origins of gifts, loans and donations as even party supporters wonder if it can weather the storm UK politic…
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Lithuania shrinks its fintech hub, exposing EU payment risks
The Bank of Lithuania is revoking more fintech licences than it grants, exposing a structural flaw in how the EU polices cross-bor…
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Farage's by-election in Clacton officially confirmed
Reform's Lee Anderson has moved the writ in the Commons, with the by-election likely to happen on 13 August.
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A ban on Israeli settlement products? Here are the options the EU is considering
Ahead of the key meeting of EU foreign ministers on Monday (13 July), the European Commission has circulated an options paper expl…
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Ken Skates likely to become Welsh Labour leader as party brings contest forward
Skates has been interim leader since Eluned Morgan quit in the wake of Labour's Senedd election defeat.