Reform UK has scored a decisive win over the Liberal Democrats in a council by-election. The shock result comes as Nigel Farage’s party gears up for the local May elections, which are a bellwether ahead of 2029. Voters went to the polls in Neath, Lincoln and St Helens this week. All three seats, which had … Read more
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer was accused today of planning more massive tax rises after failing to rule them out in fiery clashes in the House of Commons. It comes on top of a hike in National Insurance which Conservatives say will cost people an average of £3,500 each, plus rising council tax, water and energy bills … Read more
Labour’s farming minister was marooned in a taxi when angry protesters blocked his car from leaving a meeting. Daniel Zeichner was forced to sit in the vehicle when dozens of farmers prevented his exit from a car park on Thursday. Footage posted online of the Farmers to Action protest against Rachel Reeves’s inheritance tax showed … Read more
A Labour MP has defended Rachel Reeves’ unpopular welfare reform, calling out those “trapped in a welfare net”. Mike Tapp, MP for Dover and Deal, told the Express: “We need to assess abilities as well as disability, and ensure that if you can work you are. That’s morally right not just for the country but … Read more
A Jamaican rapist cannot be deported from the UK because his criminal record is so severe it would likely prevent him from accessing witness protection in his home country, an immigration tribunal has ruled. The man, who was jailed for nine years for rape, successfully appealed against deportation on the grounds that returning to Jamaica … Read more
A grandfather who buys 30 loaves of bread each day to feed the birds has been ordered to pay more than £2,000 after officials claimed he contributed to the town’s vermin problem. Brian Wilkins, 76, received a Community Protection Order after councillors complained about him scattering bread around Hartlepool. His daughter Paula Allison claims her dad, … Read more
With police units assigned to protect London’s Royal Parks facing the axe, we have tallied up the staggering number of sexual offences recorded in these tourist hotspots in one month. The shocking statistics come after London Mayor Sadiq Khan confirmed on Wednesday that around 80 of them would be disbanded as part of a massive … Read more
What in the name of Heaven has happened to Prince Harry? It is a question we have all been asking for a long time, in the wake of Meghan’s alleged bullying, Spare, the Oprah interview, cutting himself off from friends, country and, if recent reports are to be believed, just about the last person in his family … Read more
A woman trying to get home safely after a night out with friends was instead taken by a taxi driver to a remote location where he brutally raped her. Experienced cabbie Abdul Amiri has been jailed for the horror attack on the woman who fell victim after she called for a taxi following an evening … Read more
Sir Keir Starmer revealed just how worried Labour is about Nigel Farage’s Reform UK as he launched his party’s local election campaign in the iconic Red Wall seat of Bolsover. Some of the strongest attack lines were not aimed at Kemi Badenoch’s Conservatives but at the insurgent party, which he accused of “fawning over Putin”, opposing workers’ rights … Read more