Author: Miles Donavan

70% of voters believe foreign nationals who can’t vote in the UK should not be allowed to make political donations The government is reportedly drafting plans to stop foreign donors from giving ‘unlimited funds’ to UK political parties. Sky News reported that ministers are considering capping political donations from UK companies based on their profits or a percentage of their revenue. Senior government sources told Sky News the changes are partially about Elon Musk, who was reportedly considering donating $100 million (£80 million) to Reform UK. The government thinks the billionaire will attempt to make a donation just before the…

Another lie corrected… The Trump administration is no stranger to spreading misinformation, yet even by its own standards, the latest incident has left viewers shocked. The White House Press Secretary, Karoline Leavitt, decided to smear a federal judge who ordered the White House to hold off on its massive deportations. It comes after Trump called for U.S. District Judge James Boasberg’s impeachment, not because the judge did something wrong, but because he issued a ruling the president didn’t like in an Alien Enemies Act case. Boasberg has issued an order temporarily banning the administration from removing migrants from the United…

Musk claimed “I’ve never done anything harmful” despite cutting international aid and benefit programmes Elon Musk has had a meltdown on live TV over boycotts of Tesla, the electric car company that made him the richest man in the world.  This week, five Tesla cars were also set on fire at a dealership in Las Vegas. Hundreds of people protested at Tesla dealerships across the US last weekend, seven Tesla charging stations were torched near Boston recently and Teslas have been vandalised as the backlash against Musk intensifies. On Fox News, Musk complained, without evidence, that Democrats are attacking his cars. He…

Farage has travelled to the US every month since the general election. Nigel Farage has again ducked out of his duties to his Clacton constituents, choosing instead to fly to Florida to speak at a $450 per head Republican Party fundraiser. The Reform UK leader was absent from the chamber during PMQs today, where Keir Starmer joked: “I understand the member for Clacton wants to be Prime Minister but he can’t even lead a party that fits in the back of a taxi.” Farage will be a ‘special guest’ at a ‘disruptors dinner’ organised by the Florida Republican Party in Tallahassee.…

MPs highlighted that Labour policy acknowledges flaws in the current voting system that are “contributing to distrust and alienation in politics” MPs have challenged the government on their plans to restore trust in politics to address the “flaws” in the First Past the Post system.  During the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee yesterday, MPs highlighted that Labour’s policy on First Past the Post (FPTP) admits that there are flaws in the current voting system “contributing to the distrust and alienation we see in politics”.  Labour MP Richard Quigley asked the democracy minister, Rushanara Ali MP, what assessment Labour has…

Lee Anderson isn’t having a great PMQs… Reform UK MP Lee Anderson attracted much ridicule and laughter in the Commons during PMQs today, when he claimed that he asks ‘sensible questions’ whenever he’s in Parliament. Anderson stood up earlier this afternoon and said: “I come to this Chamber Mr Speaker every week to ask sensible questions…”. MPs roared with laughter at the MP for Ashfield’s claim. He then continued: “I expect sensible answers, but all I get is glazed expressions and waffle…I want to ask a simple question, on behalf of all the net zero sceptics, if we became net…

‘The reality is they left open borders, and she was the cheerleader, they crashed the economy, mortgages went through the roof, the NHS was left on its knees and they hollowed out the armed forces.’ Tory leader Kemi Badenoch endured yet another humiliating PMQs, as Keir Starmer reminded her of her party’s terrible record in office and asked what exactly she would do differently. Badenoch started PMQs by asking the Prime Minister if he regretted raising business taxes, to which Starmer replied: “The OBR will present their numbers, there will be a Spring statement next week, but Mr Speaker we’ve…

They really don’t like being held accountable GB News has complained about being the ‘victim’ of a ‘coordinated attack’ by ‘far-left groups’ after presenter Josh Howie’s homophobic remarks sparked complaints to Ofcom. The chief executive of loss-making GB News, Angelos Frangopoulos, told The Telegraph that the channel had been “subjected to a coordinated political campaign by far-Left pressure groups”. He claimed also that Stop Funding Hate’s efforts to draw advertisers’ attention to GB News’ hateful content, was “threatening free speech” and accused the group of “directly lobbying” Ofcom. On 22 January, Howie used a slur that linked the LGBTQ+ community…

It’s not going well for Elon Musk… Tech billionaire and Trump enthusiast Elon Musk’s popularity has plummeted further among the British public since January, and now even a majority of Reform UK voters have an unfavourable view of him. Musk, who was rewarded for spending $250 million on Trump’s campaign for the White House with a role in his administration, has been widely condemned in recent months for his support for far-right parties in Europe as well as attempted interference in the elections of other countries. Musk was also criticised for giving a Nazi-style salute at a Trump inauguration rally.…

He has admitted to stealing more than £28,000 from a local youth and community centre Reform UK continues to demonstrate that its candidate vetting process is deeply flawed. This is unsurprising, given that the party appointed Jack Aaron, who previously praised Hitler and Assad, as Reform’s head of vetting. In the latest vetting failure, a Reform UK candidate for the Lincolnshire county council elections in May has stepped down after pleading guilty to stealing from a charity. Reform UK’s announced Dan Turner as their candidate for Louth North just last month. Turner, a former manager at the Meridale Youth and…