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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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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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Guido Fawkes6 Jul 2026

New Future of the Right Conference Welcomes Co-Conspirators

Co-conspirators are invited to a new gathering of conservatives and the right – the inaugural Disraeli Conference on Saturday 11 July at The Bull Hotel, just outside of London, featuring Guido’s own Lord Kempsell. The conference will bring together politicians, thinkers, commentators and campaigners for a day on conservatism, the future of the Right, statecraft,…

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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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The Guardian Politics6 Jul 2026

Celtic leaders doubt Burnham’s devolution drive will go beyond England’s borders

Would-be prime minister has made basic missteps in pitches to Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland Andy Burnham’s devolution promises are yet to impress sceptical Celtic administrations hoping for a reset with Westminster, sources in Cardiff and Edinburgh have said. Burnham, who is expected to take over from Keir Starmer as prime minister on 20 July, has made much of his support for the devolution of power and resources in England, pledging in an agenda-setting speech last week to make a new “No

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Guido Fawkes6 Jul 2026

WATCH: Labour Ministers Dragged to the Commons Over Deportation of Rochdale Grooming Gang Leader

No Mahmood despite Katie Lam asking her an urgent question: whether the Government is planning to change the law to deport Rochdale grooming gang leader, Shabir Ahmed.

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Guido Fawkes6 Jul 2026

Two Independent Schools Close for Every Privately-Educated Labour MP in the Commons

Labour MPs have been hiding their private educations from the public record as independent schools close at a rapid rate. Fake it till you make it… The Mail on Sunday’s analysis of entries in Who’s Who found that 36 Labour MPs who went to a private school fail to declare it opposed to  18 who…

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Guido Fawkes6 Jul 2026

No10 Doesn’t Deny Burnham Advised at Access Talks to Push Through Chagos Handover

Keir Starmer’s spokesman has failed to deny that the Chagos handover was raised at ‘access talks’ with Andy Burnham. Guido first reported that the access talks were underway seven days ago and sources familiar with the process say that Cabinet Secretary Antonia Romeo, who is in charge of the meetings, has advised Burnham that he…

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Guido Fawkes6 Jul 2026

LISTEN: Rayner Says Lucy Powell Is the Deputy Prime Minister

Cabinet hopeful Angela Rayner has promoted Lucy Powell to Deputy Prime Minister this morning. A sign of jobs to come? Responding to a listener who chastised Lisa Nandy for leaving X rather than shutting it down entirely, Rayner said on her LBC show: “I think one of the challenges that we face is that I…

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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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