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The Guardian view on disability benefits: Pip must not become another route for cuts | Editorial

Stronger European welfare states expose a Tory myth. Benefits can enable independence, work and growth Sir Stephen Timms, Labour’s minister for social security and disability, is widely acknowledged to be a parliamentary expert on welfare. He has seen the system from almost every angle: as a pensions and Treasury minister under New Labour, a shadow welfare spokesperson, a select committee chair, and now as a government minister. After Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves’s ham-fisted attempt to b

How do political donations work… and why are there growing calls for a cap?

Mega-donors are coming under scrutiny after a crypto billionaire based in Thailand gave a £5m gift to Nigel Farage The question of who funds politicians and political parties – and why they want to give money to get people elected – is an extremely heated one. In principle, UK voters can support their chosen politicians through donations or benefits, as long as those candidates and their parties keep within spending limits during an election period, which is designed to stop powerful interests f

Watch: Police confirm 26 year-old suspect in custody

A 26-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of Ann Widdecombe, police say.

Watch: Ann Widdecombe's last public appearance

The politician was found dead on Thursday, after her last public appearance on TalkTV the day before.

Guido Whispers: Wrath of Khan

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Burnham will have to master something Starmer couldn’t: the art of dealing with Donald Trump | Gaby Hinsliff

The new PM will need a superb foreign secretary and the ability to get like-minded countries on board. Early signs suggest he may have the right skills It’s all starting to feel very real now. Or so Andy Burnham said on the day he in effect became Britain’s official prime minister-in-waiting; a moment both heady and sobering. The papers are signed, the die cast. Keir Starmer has yet to leave the building, but his party is already talking about him as if he somehow couldn’t hear. On Friday, Burnh

Watch: 'Shocked' Starmer and Badenoch react to murder investigation

The prime minister and opposition leader spoke after the police announced a murder investigation into the death of Ann Widdecombe.

Peter Tatchell Deletes Tweet Calling Ann Widdecombe a ‘Bigot’

From Peter Tatchell earlier today: That’s been deleted. Tatchell has now tweeted: “Contrary to the responses to my earlier post, I did NOT “celebrate” Ann Widdecombe’s death. RIP I highlighted the harm & suffering she helped cause to LGBTs My post was scheduled long before reports that she was murdered were published. I only heard…

Nigel Farage has missed one huge trick and has now landed himself in an utter farce

OPINION - RICHARD MADELEY: There was surely a better way.

WATCH: Starmer Reacts to Ann Widdecombe Murder Investigation

EU Effectively Bans Nintendo Switch Console From Europe

Fun sponge EU bureaucrats have effectively banned original Nintendo Switch consoles as part of a new raft of regulations on battery technology. Don’t hate the player, hate the game… Brussels bigwigs just dropped “upcoming changes in European battery regulations coming into effect in mid-February 2027,” which affects the Lite and OLED models of the popular handheld…

Nigel Farage witch hunt has proved that British public are right behind Reform UK

OPINION - CAROLE MALONE: If they thought this would bring him down they'd better think again!