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Kieran Mishchuk, 19, who won his seat for Reform UK aged 18, tells Restore News why he made the switch and why he hasn't looked back.
The attacks continue as Restore Britain's popularity is causing panic at Reform
Prominent remigration activist Young Bob was assaulted and robbed in Whitechapel on Tuesday evening by a gang of muslims gathered for a debate outside a mosque.
Ben Habib's proposed merger with Restore Britain collapses after Rupert Lowe refuses to hand over the keys. The reaction from Advance UK's inner circle reveals more about their motivations than they intended.
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The PM insisted he remains committed to spending 3% of GDP on defence in the next Parliament despite the resignations
A 2% levy on fortunes above £100m – with no exemptions – could begin to reverse decades of rising inequality Andy Burnham and Wes Streeting have sought to blunt the Green leader Zack Polanski’s popularity with a hint that a government run by either of them, should they win a Labour leadership race, would favour a tax of some kind on the wealthy. With SpaceX’s stock market launch on Friday sending Elon Musk’s fortune to the stars, it is clear to most people that the world’s super-rich are running
Government announces plans to invest billions, but questions linger over how its proposals on chips, social media and more will work Ownership of the commanding heights of the AI economy is a political talking point around the world, as countries seek to assert some control of a technology dominated by the US and China. London Tech Week, the showcase event for the UK tech industry, focused heavily on that theme this week. A government keen to show it has a growth story, and an assertive narrativ
Later this month will mark the 10th anniversary of the Brexit referendum.
Exclusive: Greater Manchester mayor ‘serious’ about taking over ‘essentials of life’ if he becomes PM, a move critics say could cost taxpayer billions A decade-long project to bring water and energy into public control will lie at the heart of Andy Burnham’s agenda should he become prime minister, according to sources close to the Greater Manchester mayor. Several close allies of Burnham have said he wants to take over broad swathes of UK utilities in an effort to improve performance and potent
Former defence secretary’s accusation, that PM lacks impetus and is easily swayed by chancellor’s demands, is familiar territory One of the most scathing accusations made by John Healey in his resignation letter on Thursday was that the prime minister lacks the authority to stand up to his chancellor. “You have been unable, and the Treasury has been unwilling, to commit the resources that the nation needs to defend the country at this time of rising threats,” the former defence secretary wrote.
Starmer shows no will to pursue the main options for rising commitments: spending cuts, tax rises or borrowing UK politics live – latest updates Business live – latest updates When Keir Starmer wanted to promise Donald Trump that the UK would increase defence spending, he decided to fund it by slashing the UK’s aid budget – losing a cabinet minister, Anneliese Dodds, in the process. This time around, with John Healey’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) demanding an additional £18.5bn over four years
Healey's critique, that the plan is backloaded when the danger is front-loaded, that the Treasury has prioritised fiscal comfort over national security, and that the armed forces are being asked to operate with reduced readiness, is not a partisan argument. It is a strategic one The post Tommy Birch: John Healey’s resignation is proof the government has lost the ability to make hard choices appeared first on Conservative Home.
A small, eccentric electorate gets to oust the UK’s leaders and then chooses largely inadequate replacements. It’s an absurd process and we’re locked into it again One thing is clear. British politics has yet to rid itself of the torments of the past decade. The resignation of Keir Starmer’s defence secretary, John Healey, and the armed forces minister, Al Carns, indicates that the prime minister lacks cabinet support for his chancellor’s desperately needed budgetary balance. This gives ever gre
John Healey and Al Carns resigned yesterday over Keir Starmer's plan for defence funding
The economy shrank slightly in April as the Iran war began to have an impact on businesses, official data shows.
The contraction in April comes after the economy saw stronger than expected growth in March.
