- 34m ago
Joshua Kerry charged with terror plot against Nigel Farage after Ann Widdecombe murder
Joshua Kerry appeared in a London court on Wednesday accused of preparing terrorist acts against Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, three months after being charged with the hammer murder of former politician Ann Widdecombe.
- 10h ago
Green Party splits over Zionism vote as Zack Polanski rating drops to -28
The Green Party of England and Wales faces internal resignations and an Israeli travel ban after conference delegates voted to define Zionism as racism, ahead of the Holborn and St Pancras by-election.
- 2d ago
Kemi Badenoch pledges youth tax cut and rejects Reform UK pact at Conservative conference
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch proposed halving employer national insurance for young workers to 7.5% while ruling out any governing deal with Nigel Farage's Reform UK.
- 2d ago
Andy Burnham opens door to rejoining European Union at Labour conference
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham told delegates at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool that Brexit has harmed the country, putting single market access and potential European Union re-entry back on the political agenda ahead of future election planning.
- 5d ago
Kemi Badenoch claims Labour prepares for early election ahead of Conservative conference
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch argued Prime Minister Andy Burnham could call a national vote as early as May 2027, as opposition parties assemble campaign apparatus ahead of party conference in Birmingham.
- 5d ago
Ann Widdecombe murder suspect charged with terror plot targeting Nigel Farage
British prosecutors have charged 28-year-old Joshua Kerry with planning terrorist acts against Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, months after his arrest for the murder of Ann Widdecombe.
- Sep 28
Three die in Channel crossing stampede on overcrowded boat off French coast
A 10-year-old child and two women died from crushing on an inflatable boat carrying 105 passengers off northern France, prompting rescue operations in Calais and a judicial inquiry.
- Sep 12
Reform UK faces funding scrutiny following £72m in crypto donations
Reform UK has secured £72 million from two cryptocurrency investors, prompting parliamentary demands for retrospective limits on political party donations.
- Sep 6
Raise the Colours founder Ryan Bridge charged with 14 offences in Oxfordshire
Thames Valley Police charged 45-year-old Ryan Bridge with racially aggravated harassment, threatening behaviour, and assault following incidents in early 2026, with a court appearance set for November.
- Sep 6
Masked demonstrators block Dover port entrance in anti-migration protest
Hundreds of balaclava-clad demonstrators obstructed traffic into Britain's busiest ferry port for several hours on Saturday before Kent Police cleared the carriageway without making arrests.
- Sep 5
French presidential contenders clash over economy and borders at Braderie de Lille
Gabriel Attal, Marine Tondelier, and Jean-Luc Mélenchon campaigned among 5,000 stands at the Braderie de Lille on Saturday, presenting competing visions on debt, purchasing power, and unity ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
- Sep 4
Reform UK Suspends Senior Officials Following Foreign Donation Sting at Annual Conference
Reform UK removed two top aides after undercover footage captured discussions on routing foreign donations, disrupting the party's annual conference in Birmingham.
- Aug 16
Reform UK unveils £50bn welfare cut plan targeting disability benefits and foreign nationals
Reform UK will detail plans to cut £50bn from Britain's welfare bill, abolishing PIP for 2.89 million disabled claimants and barring foreign nationals from almost all benefits, at a press conference on 17 August.
- Aug 14
Farage wins Clacton by-election against Count Binface as donation probe restarts
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage regained his Clacton-on-Sea seat on 14 August 2026 in a by-election he triggered, winning between 62.8% and 63.3% of the vote against satirical candidate Count Binface, while a parliamentary probe into a £5 million undeclared donation restarts.
- Aug 14
Farage reclaims Clacton seat with 22,239 votes, defeating Count Binface in boycotted by-election
Nigel Farage won 22,239 votes in the Clacton-on-Sea by-election on August 14, 2026, defeating satirical candidate Count Binface and returning to Westminster after resigning in July over undeclared donation scandals.
- Aug 12
Farage regains Clacton seat with 62.8% as standards probe into £5m gift resumes
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage regained his Clacton parliamentary seat with 62.8% of the vote on August 14, but the parliamentary standards probe into a £5 million undeclared gift resumed hours later. Comedy candidate Count Binface secured a record 26.7%.
- Aug 10
Record 230 migrants cross English Channel on single boat as smugglers shift to mega-dinghies
A 15-meter inflatable dinghy carrying 230 people reached Dover from France on Monday, setting a record for the most passengers on a single Channel crossing as smugglers adopt larger vessels to evade beach patrols.
- Aug 4
157 migrants rescued from burning boat in English Channel, one of the largest operations since 2018
French and British coastguard vessels took 152 people off an overloaded migrant boat whose engine caught fire, after five others had been evacuated overnight on the France-UK water border early Tuesday, in one of the largest Channel rescue operations since crossings began in 2018.
- Aug 2
Reform UK proposes Royal Navy-led 'Operation Fortress' to stop Channel migrant boats
Nigel Farage's party says it would launch the 'largest military operation in the English Channel since World War Two' to intercept small boats and return asylum seekers to France, drawing immediate criticism from naval experts and political rivals.
- Jul 29
Green leader Polanski refuses to apologise to Farage over guillotine T-shirt post as police investigate
Green Party leader Zack Polanski says sharing a guillotine T-shirt image on Instagram was an inadvertent mistake, but refuses to apologise to Nigel Farage, whose Reform UK party reported him to police for incitement to murder.
