File photo: UK PM Keir Starmer (Picture credit: AP) LONDON: Sikh Federation UK has warned PM Keir Starmer it will campaign to no-platform Labour MPs from Aug 1 unless a judge-led public inquiry into Britain’s role in 1984’s Operation Blue Star is announced in Parliament by the end of July.No-platforming is a political strategy where…
Question Time presenter Fiona Bruce was forced to bring the BBC show to a halt as one audience member repeatedly begged: “Do something!” The programme was off to an explosive start last night (May 29) when one woman in the audience grilled Labour’s transport secretary Heidi Alexander about Israel as the Israel-Palestine conflict rages on….
Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín focused his keynote speech at the party’s ardfheis predominantly on Government waste. He went on the offensive against the Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael leaders, telling delegates “Government incompetence is incinerating your money and slowing key projects to a halt”. Listing scandal after spending scandal, including the Leinster House €336,000 “Gucci”…
After strong results in the local elections earlier this month, Reform UK are on the verge of becoming part of the UK’s political mainstream, new data from YouGov suggests. The number of respondents who believe Reform is a mainstream party has more than doubled in less than a year, growing from 19% in July 2024…
Prime Minister Keir Starmer will host European Union chiefs in London on Monday (Image: AP) Prime Minister Keir Starmer is treading a fine line on UK-EU relations as hard-right populists make gains at a time when Brexit and immigration remain toxic issues in Britain.The Labour leader will host European Union chiefs in London on Monday…
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday, May 12, revealed a wide-ranging overhaul of the United Kingdom’s immigration system. The Immigration White Paper, titled Restoring Control over the Immigration System, introduced sweeping changes to work, student, family, and asylum visa routes.The reforms have been announced as Starmer’s Labour government, which won last July in a…
PADDOCK WOOD, ENGLAND – MAY 02: Leader of Reform UK Nigel Farage addresses supporters and the media (Image: Getty Images) Nigel Farage could pull off the unthinkable and lead Reform UK into Government — if he can push his party’s national support to at least 30%, a leading pollster has said. Chris Hopkins said the…
Yahoo UK’s poll of the week lets you vote and indicate your strength of feeling on one of the week’s hot topics. After the poll closes, we’ll publish and analyse the results each Friday, giving readers the chance to see how polarising a topic has become and if their view chimes with other Yahoo UK…
Thursday was defined by sweeping gains for Reform UK, which ultimately gained control of 10 councils, two mayoralties, and won 677 seats. Farage’s party also won the Westminster by-election for Runcorn and Helsby – one of Labour’s safest seats. Mark Broadhurst, who was elected as a councillor in the Hatfield ward of Doncaster, reposted an image of…
The UK government is preparing to make it harder for migrants to secure permanent residency as part of a wider plan to reduce immigration. Under current rules, migrants can apply for indefinite leave to remain after five years of living and working in the UK. The government now plans to increase that period to up…