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The truth about 'UK-born' criminals
Most Brits of immigrant heritage are law-abiding. Most British Muslims reacted with uncomplicated disgust to the Manchester Arena bombing.
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December 5, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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Lancashire’s Reform-run council plans to close care homes and day centres
Questions about potential conflict of interest as council’s cabinet member for social care owns private care company
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November 26, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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1 in 18 Reform councillors suspended, expelled, or resigned since May
Read the full rundown here
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November 25, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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‘Beyond ironic’: Reform-led council says flags must come down so Christmas lights can go up
Kent county council says union flags and flags of St George must come off street lights because of safety concerns
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November 24, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Starmer rules out investigation after Reeves admits rental 'mistake'
The PM says an investigation is not
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November 22, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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What an absolute disgrace Johnson really is!!!!
mrjamesob.bsky.social James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 15d
Having Johnson & Cummings in Downing Street when Covid struck was, just like Brexit, an entirely avoidable disaster caused largely by utterly appalling journalism. And now exactly the same clowns, arses & bigots with bylines are rolling out the red carpet for Farage.
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Covid inquiry live: ‘Inexcusable’ delays under Johnson led to 23,000 deaths
Lockdowns may have been avoided if Boris Johnson’s government had acted faster, damning report finds
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November 20, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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Female survivors of grooming gangs demand apology from Nigel Farage
Exclusive: Five women said Reform leader’s comments that they were victims of other types of sexual abuse were ‘degrading’
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November 19, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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Two military sites earmarked as asylum seeker accommodation
Housing asylum seekers in hotels has cost billions, while they have also become a focal point for protests.
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November 18, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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Huge rise in raids on salons and takeaways revealed in illegal working crackdown
Ministers are considering plans to penalise employers who fail to carry out full right-to-work checks on staff
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November 17, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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‘Go woke, go broke’ not true for brands, says global advertising study
Research shows ad campaigns that are more inclusive have a positive impact on profits, sales and brand worth
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November 17, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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Conservative Mismanagement of the Asylum System Revealed – Byline Times Digital / Print Edition
Billions of pounds was wasted on a chaotic asylum accommodation system by three Conservative home secretaries, a highly critical parliamentary report recently revealed.
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November 17, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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What’s driving the fall in net migration?
Following policy changes, there was a record fall in net migration in 2024. With fewer people arriving on work and study-related visas and emigration returning to pre-pandemic levels, net migration is
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November 17, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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November 17, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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Murray: SNP wrong to suggest Labour knew of financial black hole before election
The Scottish Secretary has said the £22bn black hole announced by the Chancellor does not mean a return to austerity.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Our former Welsh leader ‘betrayed us’, says Reform candidate
Llyr Powell has come under scrutiny for his links to Nathan Gill, having worked as his constituency caseworker while he was an MEP.
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November 14, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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Any would you scrutinise as not being a change for the good that this Labour Governemt have done @mrjamesob.bsky.social?
November 14, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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I don’t normally share my opinions but can someone explain to me why LinkedIn allows political posts?
November 13, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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How many councillors has Reform UK lost since May?
A regularly updated list of all the local councillors that Reform UK has shed from the May local elections.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Reform investigates if it underpaid VAT on party merch and tickets
It comes following an investigation in the Times.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Reform UK suspends another Kent councillor after video leak
Isabella Kemp is the latest Kent member to be suspended after the leak of a heated virtual meeting.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Nigel Farage’s partner 'drawn into Brussels fraud probe at Eurosceptic think tank' | LBC
Investigators reportedly uncovered what they described as “serious” financial irregularities at IDDE
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November 10, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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November 10, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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No need for a moral panic about the welfare system
It’s far from perfect, but the UK’s spending is broadly controlled and employment is high
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November 10, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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Paul Marshall, the man who owns the right
The multimillionaire controls a network of news channels, publications and think tanks that the left could only dream of. If Reform or the Tories win the next election, he will become the country’s mo...
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November 9, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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GB News viewers more likely to wrongly believe net migration to UK rising, study finds
Research also finds majority of people are against letting politicians front current affairs programmes
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November 9, 2025 at 1:41 PM