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Labour and the Tories are banking on a return to the ‘old normal’. That’s not what voters want

An economic recovery could still change the parties’ fortunes. But the days when only two parties were licensed to supply Britain with prime ministers are gone, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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Nigel Farage Overtakes Keir Starmer in Landmark Poll of Eight Million UK Mums

Discover why 20% of Mumsnet users now support Nigel Farage's Reform UK—and what this landmark poll reveals about Labour's growing problem with British mums.

International Business Times UK

Sir Patrick Duffy obituary

Labour MP for Colne Valley and Sheffield Attercliffe who served as a navy minister and president of the Nato parliamentary assembly

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Reform UK's London mayoral candidate Laila Cunningham attacks the Met: 'I don't see police on the street'

Scotland Yard defends its actions to tackle crime in the West End - saying extra officers are targeting crimes which Londoners ‘care about the most’

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer Labelled 'Slippery' As He Admits Labour Could Back Closer EU Alignment

Sir Keir Starmer's admission that Labour could pursue closer EU alignment threatens his premiership and hands momentum to Nigel Farage's Reform movement.

International Business Times UK

Labour 'ally' of Sadiq Khan drops bombshell at Oxford Street quango launch: 'I wish this didn't exist'

‘We would rather this body didn’t exist and we weren’t here’ says Westminster council leader

Evening Standard

Laila Cunningham unveiled as Reform's candidate for London Mayor as she tells Sadiq Khan: 'Your time is up'

Reform’s London mayoral candidate Laila Cunningham, a Westminster councillor who defected from the Tories, claimed the capital is not safe and called for Met Police chief Sir Mark Rowley to be fired

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Chef, theatre designer and football chief to advise Sadiq Khan on pedestrianising Oxford Street

New board members told to walk, cycle or catch the bus - and not to put taxis or flights on their expenses

Evening Standard

Swinney says ‘variety of tactics’ could be used to win second independence vote

The Holyrood elections take place in May.

Evening Standard

Here’s a pick-me-up for the January blues: this could well be Nigel Farage’s last year on top

There’s no doubting the charisma of its leader, but Reform UK lacks the depth and experience needed to govern – and voters are quickly realising that, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Keir Starmer Warned His Fall In 2026 Will Spark 'The Real Nightmare' For Britain

As Keir Starmer's political demise seems inevitable, Britain faces a far more alarming prospect: a Labour successor chosen by party ideologues rather than voters.

International Business Times UK

FTSE 100 buoyed by gains for mining stocks

The FTSE 100 Index closed up 74.18 points at 9,940.71

Evening Standard

No Establishment Clause Violation in Display of Taoist "Bagua Mirror"

From Magistrate Judge Autumn Spaeth (C.D. Cal.) Nov. 26 in Ngo v. City of Westminster (appeal pending); Westminster is a… The post No Establishment Clause Violation in Display of Taoist "Bagua Mirror" appeared first on Reason.com.

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Labour could oust Starmer, he could elegantly step aside – but without a plan, it will all be for nothing

For all the talk of coups, this much is clear: without a strong vision, Labour will face a fresh crisis of legitimacy, says Polly Toynbee

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Evening Standard

Detective dog Doris sniffs out £10k haul of illegal cigarettes and food in raids on American-style candy shops

Westminster Council has employed a dog detective to sniff out illegal goods in the latest crackdown on American-style candy stores

Evening Standard

Labour ‘optimistic’ about 2026 as other parties prepare for local elections

Opposition parties at Westminster all said their main priority for the coming year were the local and devolved elections in May.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on May 2026 elections: a new political geography is coming into view across Britain

Editorial: Over the holiday period, the Guardian leader column is looking ahead at the themes of 2026. Today we look at the impact of devolution on growing volatility of party political allegiance

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Did 2025 mark the end of British parliamentary democracy as we know it?

The conventions and rituals that define the way we do politics rapidly eroded this year – setting the UK on a course into the unknown, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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Evening Standard

London's homelessness crisis this Christmas: Rough sleepers 'dying on the streets all the time'

The Connection at St Martin’s will provide 50 beds for rough sleepers this Christmas under a new initiative with Westminster City Council

Evening Standard

Council tax: Cheapest London borough refuses Government offer of two-year emergency hike in bills

Wandsworth vows to keep taxes as low as possible, while Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea and Hammersmith and Fulham also unlikely to use new powers

The Guardian - UK

Starmer will ‘absolutely’ still be prime minister by next Christmas, says Labour chair – as it happened

Anna Turley says people will start to ‘see and feel’ change in public services and cost of living from next year

Evening Standard

£20m spent on Commons since IndyRef, SNP says

The party obtained the figures under a freedom of information request.

Evening Standard

Extinction Rebellion protest criticises inaction over 1.5C climate change target

Members of the campaign group gathered outside 55 Tufton Street in Westminster.

Evening Standard

New head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales is appointed by Pope Leo

The new Archbishop previously served as Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Southwark in south London

Evening Standard

New Catholic leader says Church must be ‘authentic’ on societal issues

Archbishop-elect Richard Moth was asked about migration, assisted dying and safeguarding in his first public appearance in the new role.

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