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The Guardian Politics6 Jul 2026

The Guardian view on apprenticeships: young people need help getting started at work | Editorial

Existing staff are taking too much of a fund intended for new recruits. Ministers must take charge of redirecting it For the roughly 64% of young people who do not go to university, apprenticeships are vital gateways to the world of work. The way that funding has flowed away from them and towards older workers in recent years was flagged as a problem in the interim report from Alan Milburn’s review on young people and work in May. Mr Milburn’s recommendations are still some months off. Apprentic

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The Guardian Politics6 Jul 2026

Farage is on the brink but if he goes, Labour can’t rest easy: people still need something worth voting for | Gaby Hinsliff

The Reform funding scandals could yet bring down its leader – and give Andy Burnham a head start. The biggest pitfall would be complacency No politician is greater than their party. However bright you shine, you’re never so indispensable that you couldn’t be replaced tomorrow – or so, at least, convention has it. But there’s one man at Westminster to whom convention rarely applies, and that’s why the multiple funding scandals now engulfing Nigel Farage are such a watershed moment in British poli

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BBC Politics6 Jul 2026

Why is Farage facing renewed scrutiny over his finances?

The Reform UK leader faces further pressure after reports he did not declare support from an ally.

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The Guardian Politics6 Jul 2026

Farage cries ‘witch-hunt’ but this may be Reform’s Partygate moment

Media scrutiny of party leader’s finances has undermined his claim to be a politician in tune with typical voters UK politics live – latest updates With his personal funding once again under media scrutiny, Nigel Farage, the rightwing Reform UK party leader, is adamant he is the victim of an “establishment plot” trying to stop him from reaching Downing Street. This time, Farage is facing questions about support for his lifestyle from the convicted criminal George Cottrell, just months after it

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Express Politics6 Jul 2026

Nigel Farage vs the establishment – ultimate political survivor faces fight of his life

The Reform UK leader has weathered many storms, but now faces pressure like never before over latest donation revelations

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The Guardian Politics6 Jul 2026

Farage under pressure over gifts from convicted fraudster – The Latest

As Nigel Farage awaits the findings of a standards watchdog investigation into a £5m gift he received from the cryptocurrency billionaire Christopher Harborne, fresh allegations about his finances have emerged related to benefits received from the crypto entrepreneur George Cottrell, who has previously been convicted of fraud. The Reform UK leader says he is the victim of an ‘establishment hit job’ and that he has ‘done no wrongdoing’. Lucy Hough speaks to senior political correspondent Peter Wa

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The Guardian Politics6 Jul 2026

Reform UK row: who funds Farage? – podcast

Nigel Farage claimed he was the victim of an ‘establishment hit job’ after it was revealed he accepted money from his friend, the convicted felon George Cottrell. The parliamentary standards commissioner is currently investigating whether Farage broke the rules previously, in relation to an undisclosed gift from crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne. Farage has always said the money was for personal use, and denied breaking any rules. But where does this leave him and the future of Reform UK?

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BBC Politics6 Jul 2026

Chris Mason: Accusations around Farage leave him looking vulnerable to his rivals

The Reform UK leader is in the news and at the heart of the headlines are questions about power, transparency and money.

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BBC Politics6 Jul 2026

Chris Mason: Accusations around Farage leave him looking vulnerable to his rivals

The Reform UK leader is in the news and at the heart of the headlines are questions about power, transparency and money.

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BBC Politics6 Jul 2026

Chris Mason: Accusations around Farage leave him looking vulnerable to his rivals

The Reform UK leader is in the news and at the heart of the headlines are questions about power, transparency and money.

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BBC Politics6 Jul 2026

Nigel Farage denies wrongdoing over unclaimed benefits

Nigel Farage said he has "done no wrongdoing" after it emerged he did not declare benefits provided by an ally once convicted of fraud in the US.

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Express Politics6 Jul 2026

Nigel Farage's Clacton seat under threat - 'preparations made for by-election'

The Reform UK leader has blamed an 'establishment hit job' amid calls for an investigation into financial support he received from a convicted criminal.

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