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The Guardian Politics19 Mar 2026

Tens of thousands of prisoners in England and Wales at risk of cell fires

About a quarter of prison places are unsafe, Ministry of Justice admits The government has reneged on a pledge to make all prison cells fire-safe or take them out of use by the end of next year, meaning tens of thousands of prisoners in England and Wales will remain at risk. The Ministry of Justice has admitted it has known for almost two decades that about a quarter of prison places are unsafe, putting the people housed in affected cells at risk. Continue reading...

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The Guardian Politics19 Mar 2026

Famed for authenticity, Farage’s Cameo scandal reveals him for what he is: a performer | Gaby Hinsliff

Taking money from just about anyone is just the latest example of Reform’s leader following the Trump school of self-enrichment Nigel Farage will say pretty much anything for money. Write him a script, stuff a coin in the slot and off he goes: the man who would be prime minister can be your personal mouthpiece for less than £100. Or at least, that’s the obvious explanation for why – as exposed by the Guardian – the Reform leader has been churning out written-to-order video messages on request fo

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The Guardian Politics19 Mar 2026

Do the Conservatives have a problem with Muslims? – podcast

At the launch of the Conservative local elections campaign on Thursday, Peter Walker asked Kemi Badenoch about her shadow justice secretary’s claim that Muslims praying in Trafalgar square was an ‘act of domination’. Her answer did not clarify the party’s position. Peter discusses with Lexy Topping the problems this kind of culture war may bring the Conservatives. Plus, are Sadiq Khan’s comments on the EU and Angela Rayner’s return to the spotlight a new headache for Keir Starmer? Continue read

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The Guardian Politics19 Mar 2026

Nigel Farage stops accepting Cameo requests after revelations about his use of platform

Reform leader ‘unavailable’ on service after Guardian investigation unearths clips of him repeating extremist slogans Farage videos reveal support for rioter, neo-Nazi event and far-right slogans Nigel Farage has stopped using the personalised video platform Cameo after revelations that the Reform UK leader has filmed a string of highly questionable paid-for clips. On Thursday morning, Farage’s page on the website said he was “unavailable”, and sources said he had ended his use of the platform

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The Guardian Politics19 Mar 2026

Farage called Welsh people ‘foreign speakers’ in paid-for video message

Reform UK leader’s remarks in Cameo clip risk damaging party’s ambitions in upcoming Welsh elections Farage videos reveal support for rioter, neo-Nazi event and far-right slogans Nigel Farage described Welsh people as “foreign speakers” in a paid-for personalised video message that could prove awkward for Reform UK in forthcoming elections in the country. Farage made the remarks in a video he was paid to make on Cameo, a personalised video platform, to celebrate a wedding. Continue reading...

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The Guardian Politics19 Mar 2026

Nigel Farage Cameo videos backed cryptocurrencies that collapsed in value

Cameo videos produced by the Reform UK leader were used to drum up interest in obscure memecoins Newly unearthed Nigel Farage videos reveal support for rioter, neo-Nazi event and far-right slogans Nigel Farage has profited by producing Cameo videos that endorsed or provided support to cryptocurrencies which later collapsed in value. The videos were discovered by the Guardian within a collection of more than 4,000 clips he has created on the Cameo platform, which allows public figures and celeb

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The Guardian Politics18 Mar 2026

Ben Jennings on Nigel Farage’s content creation – cartoon

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The Guardian Politics18 Mar 2026

Farage called for release of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and praised effort to free drug trafficker

Reform UK leader was paid to make remarks about imprisoned rapper and ex-Honduran president in Cameo videos Newly unearthed Nigel Farage videos reveal support for rioter, neo-Nazi event and far-right slogans Nigel Farage called for the release of the imprisoned rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs and commended the efforts to free a former Honduran president jailed in the US for drug trafficking. The Reform UK leader was paid to make the remarks on the personalised video platform Cameo, which allows user

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The Guardian Politics18 Mar 2026

Starmer claims Tory party has ‘problem with Muslims’ in PMQs address

PM calls on Kemi Badenoch to sack Nick Timothy after his post on X describing public prayers as ‘act of domination’ UK politics live – latest updates Keir Starmer has claimed the Conservative party “has a problem with Muslims” after the shadow justice secretary described an event where the London mayor, Sadiq Khan, joined others to pray in Trafalgar Square as “an act of domination”. During PMQs, the prime minister urged Kemi Badenoch to sack Nick Timothy over a post on X in which he shared a c

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The Guardian Politics18 Mar 2026

Lee Anderson filmed paid-for Cameo videos at parliament in possible rules breach

Reform MP made Valentine’s Day clips for platform despite previous warning about commercial filming Newly unearthed Nigel Farage videos reveal support for rioter, neo-Nazi event and far-right slogans The Reform UK MP Lee Anderson has used his parliamentary office to record paid-for personalised messaging videos, in a possible breach of rules that prohibit the commercial use of the Palace of Westminster. Anderson, who had already been warned about commercial filming in Westminster, sold two vid

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The Guardian Politics18 Mar 2026

Burnham says Labour should listen to Angela Rayner after she warns party ‘running out of time’ to deliver change – UK politics live

Greater Manchester mayor says the party ‘would always do well to listen to what Angela has got to say’ Good morning. Keir Starmer has been handling the Iran war reasonably well, according to the consensus view at Westminster, and certainly better than Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch, who have been in contortions over whether they do or do not support Donald Trump. But this has not altered the fundamental, big-picture assessment of British politics, which is that he is deeply unpopular with voters

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The Guardian Politics18 Mar 2026

What Nigel Farage will say for money – podcast

The Reform UK leader has a lucrative extra gig sending paid-for Cameo messages. But an analysis of more than 4,000 show they include videos for a neo-Nazi group and a rioter. Henry Dyer reports For many, Cameo – the site where you can pay celebrities to send personalised video messages – is a bit of fun. For Nigel Farage, it’s a lucrative extra job. Recording several a day, he has charged at least £374,893 for them since he joined the platform five years ago. But what has he been saying in them

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