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Richard Tice clashes with Scottish journalist as he’s accused of not knowing Reform defectors’ names

Richard Tice clashed with a Scottish journalist as he refused to give the surnames of two councillors who have defected from the Conservatives to Reform when questioned.

The Independent UK

Canada’s Liberals bounce back after years of decline. What’s going on?

Polls show Liberals closing gap with opposition Conservatives as Trump’s threats, Trudeau’s resignation shake things up.

Al Jazeera

Top Tory accidentally exposes party’s shocking record on prison spaces

Exclusive: Responding to a written question from Tory MP Richard Holden, a justice minister revealed that the Conservatives increased the capacity of the prison estate by less than 500 spaces in fourteen years

The Independent UK

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Wednesday briefing: From Berlin to Helsinki – and even in London - barriers excluding the far right are disintegrating

In today’s newsletter: Mainstream political parties are struggling to maintain traditional political boundaries – and have few alternative solutions available

The Guardian - UK

Reeves warned UK inflation will push public sector unions to seek higher pay rises

Plan for ‘reasonable’ 2.8% rises may prove insufficient, forcing chancellor to find billions in extra funding

The Guardian - UK

Nigel Farage claims Reform is now Opposition to Labour due to poll lead over Tories

He also ruled out a pact with the Conservatives as he launched a new attack on their leader Kemi Badenoch who has been in post for 100 days

Evening Standard

Nigel Farage has been a threat to every recent UK prime minister. But this is something new

Reform has surged in the polls, panicking both Labour and the Conservatives. It’s a trap, and the risks are high

The Guardian - UK

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Jenrick refuses to rule out Tory pact with Nigel Farage’s Reform UK

Labour say “the cat is out the bag” if Tories won’t rule out doing a “dodgy backroom deal with Reform”

The Independent UK

Some councillors in England could stay for more than extra year under shake-up plans

Timetable for Angela Rayner’s devolution plans shows many new authorities may not be ready until 2027 or later

The Guardian - UK

Reform UK to take more seats from Labour than Tories, poll shows

This should be a ‘wake-up call’ Keir Starmer is warned

The Independent UK

Tice defends convicted Reform MP amid Farage’s ‘near catastrophe’ vetting claim

The deputy leader said James McMurdock was someone who had ‘got things wrong, learnt from it and has grown and succeeded’.

Evening Standard

Farage’s deputy says Reform MP who assaulted girlfriend won’t be suspended – and would pass party’s vetting

Richard Tice said James McMurdock was someone who had ‘got things wrong, learnt from it and has grown and succeeded’.

The Independent UK

Conservatives fighting to stem loss of high-value donors to Reform UK

Kemi Badenoch expected to appear at party’s London conference, where wealthy donors have been invited to evening drinks

The Guardian - UK

The government’s borders bill must be tempered with compassion

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: There is a balance to be struck between border control and human rights, and there are too many clauses in this bill that are almost performatively draconian

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Labour accused of rank hypocrisy over plans to detain child migrants and ditch slavery protections

Yvette Cooper is pressing ahead with plans her party previously opposed as campaigners warn measures will only increase trafficking

The Independent UK

Farage and Badenoch will have to agree a pact before election if neither comes out on top, says Tory peer

It comes after a national opinion poll put Nigel Farage’s party out in front for the first time

The Walrus

The Politics of “Common Sense” Is Making Us Meaner

Cutting services is treated like conventional wisdom. But it has led to a world that fails many of us

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: Conservatives spent £134m on never-used IT systems for failed Rwanda scheme

Home Office official says data protection laws caused the cost of its forced removal programme to increase

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The Guardian - UK

Ex-Tory candidate accused of sending unsolicited image of his ‘private parts’

Jaymey McIvor, Reform UK’s first Essex councillor, was suspended from Conservatives last year amid claims

Evening Standard

OPINION - Beth Rigby: Watch out Kemi, watch out Keir, Nigel Farage and Reform are coming for you

Political editors of national broadcasters have two main jobs. One is to stick to the Prime Minister like glue, following them on foreign trips, covering speeches and Commons appearances to document No 10’s priorities and pitfalls for a public that will decide whether to give the PM another term. The second…

International Business Times

Membership Of UK's Anti-immigration Reform Party Surpasses Conservatives

Membership of Britain's upstart anti-immigration Reform UK party has overtaken that of the centre-right Conservative Party for the first time, the party said Thursday, as Tories disputed the numbers.

The Guardian - UK

Reform UK claims to be ‘real opposition’ with more members than Tories

Nigel Farage heralds ‘historic moment’ as figure surpasses that of Conservatives when Kemi Badenoch took over

Evening Standard

Reform continues poll surge winning Kent seat from Labour in last local by-elections of the year

Labour lost council seats to Reform in Kent and the Conservatives in Dudley but managed to cling on in Greenwich, London

The Guardian - UK

Tories cry foul as overhaul of English councils may delay local elections

Labour’s changes to local government may postpone votes in areas Conservatives and Reform UK were hoping to win seats

The Conversation

The Conservatives have had a terrible few years – these are the three first steps to recovery in 2025

The Conservatives have faced a number of crises since emerging as one of the largest parties in British politics. These crises, which are well documented and analysed by historians of the party, were overcome with strong leadership, determination to shake off the pressures from outside, or ruthless determination to survive,…

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