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This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereIn his interviews this morning Wes Streeting, who is seen as a Blairite, said that if the Labour government did not deliver change for voters, it would be out. (See 9.08am.) According to Poli…
Several paid roles at party are not in office despite Nigel Farage’s comments promising ‘no more work from home’ Reform UK has been accused of hypocrisy after it emerged the party is advertising several jobs offering home working despite promising a cl…
In today’s newsletter: Can a partial U-turn on the winter fuel allowance help the party set a new agenda – and keep support for Nigel Farage at bay?Good morning. After Reform UK’s resounding success in last week’s local elections, Keir Starmer has face…
Exclusive: Health secretary to defend NIC rise and challenge Reform on how it would fund NHS reformsWes Streeting will launch a vocal defence of the party’s tax rises on Tuesday, pledging an extra 8.3m GP appointments to “end the 8am scramble” and tell…
Exclusive: First minister of Wales hoping to counter threats to Welsh Labour from Reform and Plaid CymruThe Welsh first minister will criticise Keir Starmer’s welfare reforms in a major speech on Tuesday, saying she will pursue a leftwing “red Welsh wa…
Echoing comments by Nigel Farage, Zia Yusuf says judicial reviews, injunctions and planning laws will be usedReform UK has vowed to use “every instrument of power” to resist housing people seeking asylum in areas where it now controls councils, its cha…
Exclusive: former transport minister criticises party’s direction and calls on Starmer to focus on issues like taxation and welfare reformLouise Haigh has urged Keir Starmer to avoid a “simplistic and naive” response by lurching to the right after Refo…
Andrea Jenkyns says she wants a ‘lean, mean local government’ and says she is ‘up for a fight’ with unionsLocal election results 2025Streeting says Reform could become Labour’s main rivalsThe Conservatives will come back from their poor results in the …
Health secretary asks public to give government time as he calls Farage’s party a ‘serious opposition force’Politics live – latest updatesWes Streeting has said Reform is a real threat and could replace the Conservatives as the main opposition party by…
Commons leader had appeared to suggest Reform commentator was using a political ‘dog whistle’No 10 has backed the cabinet minister Lucy Powell after she apologised for appearing to suggest it was a “dog whistle” issue to discuss grooming gangs.Powell, …