Author: Miles Donavan

If “Ben Bradley is Reform’s “signing of the season”, I’d hate to see who is playing in your reserves…” Lee Anderson has been mocked for calling former Tory Ben Bradley’s defection to Reform the party’s ‘signing of the season’. Bradley, who was ousted from his Mansfield seat at the 2024 general election, has joined Reform as their head of local government action at Doge.  In a post on X, Anderson, the Reform MP for Ashfield, reacted to Bradley’s defection calling it the “signing of the season”. He added: “This is a major coup for us as he has left an…

Musk, the world’s richest man, has also faced criticism for promoting far-right politics across Europe and his unwavering support for Donald Trump. Tesla sales continue to plummet in the UK, causing yet another headache for Elon Musk, as the backlash against him for his association with Trump and the far-right grows. According to the latest data from research group New AutoMotive, just 3,784 new Teslas were sold in November 2025, a 19% drop compared to last November, when 4,680 of the vehicles were sold. Data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) showed a 17.2% year-on-year decline to…

“Reform always talk about free speech but clearly at Lancashire County Council there is no free speech.” Reform-run Lancashire County Council has been accused of ‘stifling free speech’ after it blocked the opposition leader from asking questions about potential care home and day centre closures. According to the BBC, the Health and Adult Services Scrutiny Committee voted against Independent Opposition Leader Azhar Ali OBE getting the opportunity to ask questions on the future of five care homes and five day centres. The Reform-run council launched an eight-week consultation on its plans to close five council-owned older people’s residential care homes and…

“The behaviour of the House of Lords can no longer be seen as constructive scrutiny and increasingly looks like cynical wrecking tactics” Unions have blasted Tory peers for again voting down Labour’s Employment Rights Bill in the House of Lords last night, as the “ping-pong“ between the two chambers continues. Last month, the government ditched its election pledge to give workers day-one protection against unfair dismissal, and instead accepted a six-month qualifying period. Alongside this, it introduced a measure to abolish the cap on compensation for unfair dismissal claims, which currently stands at £118,223 or annual salary, whichever is lower.…

“The prime minister is proud of the mayor of London’s record and proud to call him a colleague and friend.” Downing Street has defended the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan after President Trump’s latest attack on the Mayor, as the bitter feud between the two continues. Keir Starmer has said that he is proud to call the Mayor of London his friend, after Trump told Politico Khan was “horrible” and claimed that he only won “because so many people have come in”. On Wednesday, a No.10 spokesperson hit back at the president’s remarks, saying: “Those comments are wrong. “The mayor…

“It’s not a coincidence Mr Speaker, because chaos and division is the Member of Clacton’s life work.” Prime Minister Keir Starmer took apart Nigel Farage and his party at PMQs this afternoon, as he went on the attack, criticising the Reform leader’s failure to tackle racism within his party as well as over their poor record. Farage has been hit with a string of allegations in recent weeks, including claims that he made racist and anti-Semitic comments while at school. Twenty-eight of Farage’s Dulwich college contemporaries have told the Guardian of allegations that they experienced or saw racist or antisemitic…

“It’s beyond belief that Kent are cutting services that vulnerable people rely on” A Labour MP in Kent has criticised the local Reform-run council for approving plans to cut mental health and older people’s services. Jim Dickson, the MP for Dartford, said that despite Reform’s promise to improve services and cut taxes in run-up to the local elections in May this year, that Nigel Farage’s party plans to cut these “vital services”. Dickson said: “Before May’s election, Reform in Kent promised they would improve services and cut  taxes. “Instead, vital services to older people and those with a mental health…

‘Do you endorse Dr Parry’s grim remarks – or will you sack him as your candidate?’ Nigel Farage is being urged to fire Chris Parry, Reform’s mayoral candidate for Hampshire and the Solent, over “vile” comments he has made. An investigation by the Telegraph last week revealed that Parry had posted on X that the Justice Secretary David Lammy should “go home” to the Caribbean where his “loyalties lie”.  The Reform candidate, who is also a former Royal Navy officer, described several female Cabinet ministers, including Rachel Reeves, Bridget Phillipson, Yvette Cooper and Liz Kendall as “harpies”. A harpy is…

We heard similar arguments from Tories before when the minimum wage was first introduced, only for them to realise that businesses didn’t collapse and nor was it detrimental to the economy. The Tories never have been the party of working people, with a long standing opposition to the minimum wage when it was first introduced. Now the current Tory leader Kemi Badenoch wishes to continue that legacy, telling journalists that the minimum wage for millions of low-paid employees should not go any higher. Badenoch is furious that Chancellor Rachel Reeves decided to raise the pay for workers at the Budget…

Several Reform councillors in Staffordshire have faced racism allegations Ian Cooper, the former Reform leader of Staffordshire County Council accused of  sharing racist and white supremacist content online, resigned from his role yesterday. This comes after Reform UK revoked Cooper’s party membership on Friday. Councillor Ian Cooper will now sit as an Independent councillor. Credit: SCC Reform councillor Martin Murray, who was previously deputy leader on the council, will now take over as interim leader. Cooper has not responded to the allegations made against him. He will continue to be a sitting councillor. Cooper, who was a parliamentary candidate for…