Harry Taylor
Politics
Labour reports alleged hack of Nigel Farage’s phone and bank by Russia to police
Anna Turley has written to the National Cyber Security Council and Metropolitan Police about the claim made by Reform UK to the Mail on Sunday.
By Harry Taylor
29 May 2026
Politics
Farage to close Reform conference after telling activists to be ready for an election
Reform UK leader to close event having said party’s successes are ‘only the beginning’.
By Harry Taylor
6 Sept 2025
Politics
Farage tells members to expect election in next two years as Rayner quits
Reform UK’s leader has told his party’s conference in Birmingham that progress made in the last year is only the beginning.
By Harry Taylor
5 Sept 2025
Politics
Reform UK’s Zia Yusuf praises Tommy Robinson for grooming gang campaigning
Mr Yusuf said Mr Robinson deserves ‘some credit’ for comments on grooming gangs but repeated that he will not be allowed to join Reform UK.
By Harry Taylor
5 Sept 2025
Politics
Charity watchdog launched legal action to stop MPs seeing sexual abuse report
A Charity Commission investigation into sexual abuse complaints at charities is set to be presented to MPs next week.
By Harry Taylor
4 Sept 2025
Politics
Small boat smugglers sedating children for crossings, says solicitor general
Lucy Rigby said she has been told by the Crown Prosecution Service that gangs were dosing children to make them more cooperative.
By Harry Taylor
4 Sept 2025
Politics
Hillsborough Law coming ‘very soon’ as Labour conference in Liverpool nears
Solicitor general Lucy Rigby told the Commons a ‘Hillsborough Law’ would include the duty of candour for public officials that campaigners wanted.
By Harry Taylor
4 Sept 2025
Politics
Devolution bill is ‘biggest transfer of power in a generation’, Rayner tells MPs
Deputy Prime Minister says new unitary authorities will get planning, housing and transport powers devolved to them.
By Harry Taylor
2 Sept 2025
Politics
Government aims for permanent food and drink deal with EU as it attacks Farage
It came as Cabinet Office minister Nick Thomas-Symonds is to accuse Reform UK leader Nigel Farage of wanting to see British businesses fail.
By Harry Taylor
26 Aug 2025
Politics
Russia being ‘disrespectful’ to Ukraine peace process, Downing Street says
Sir Keir Starmer’s official spokesman said Vladimir Putin and others were stalling peace talks and having ‘unrealistic’ asks.
By Harry Taylor
26 Aug 2025
Politics
Diane Abbott advised Jeremy Corbyn against founding his new party
Ms Abbott, who was shadow home secretary under Mr Corbyn, said she thought the first-past-the-post system would work against the new party
By Harry Taylor
21 Aug 2025
Politics
Electric car grant expanded to offer discount on more new models
Models from Volkswagen, Peugeot and Cupra have been added to a list that means drivers can get up to £1,500 off 22 models.
By Harry Taylor
16 Aug 2025
Politics
Ukraine cause akin to Second World War Allies, Starmer says before Alaska talks
The Prime Minister told veterans Volodymyr Zelensky’s war against Russia has the same values as the fight against the Axis powers.
By Harry Taylor
15 Aug 2025
Politics
Starmer could attend second US-Russia meeting on ending Ukraine war, says Trump
The US president raised the prospect of European leaders being invited to a second meeting if the Alaska summit is successful.
By Harry Taylor
14 Aug 2025
Politics13 Aug 2025
Tulip Siddiq brands corruption trial in Bangladesh a ‘farce’
The Labour MP said proceedings in Dhaka are politically motivated as she is caught between her former prime minister aunt and her successor.
Politics
Channel migrants reaching 50,000 under Labour ‘unacceptable’ – ex-home secretary
Baroness Jacqui Smith of Malvern, now an education minister, said criminal gangs were allowed to become entrenched under the Conservative government.
By Harry Taylor
12 Aug 2025
Politics
Government names technical colleges to train 40,000 construction workers
Ten construction technical excellence colleges will help reduce reliance on foreign construction workers, Government says.
By Harry Taylor
12 Aug 2025
Politics
Small boats migrants from Muslim countries pose sexual assault risk – Reform UK
The party’s only female MP claims a quarter of sexual assault convictions last year were committed by foreign nationals.
By Harry Taylor
11 Aug 2025
Politics
France treaty to return Channel migrants is not ‘silver bullet’, Cooper says
The Home Secretary has refused to put a figure on the number of migrants the Government hopes to exchange with France for legal asylum seekers.
By Harry Taylor
5 Aug 2025
Politics
Reform UK gets first police and crime commissioner after Tory defection
Rupert Matthews has joined Nigel Farage’s party as he says the ‘dark heart of wokeness’ needs removing from the justice system.
By Harry Taylor
4 Aug 2025
Politics
Green Party leadership candidates accuse Polanski of using ‘polarising’ language
Ellie Chowns and Adrian Ramsay, two MPs who are standing to be co-leader, say their opponent could risk recent gains made by the party.
By Harry Taylor
31 Jul 2025