Author: Miles Donavan

‘The attorney general must step in and send a formal warning to Farage that contempt of court will not be tolerated.’ Former ministers have warned that Conservative and Reform UK politicians are fuelling “hysteria and anger” over immigration in a way that could bring court trials to a halt.  At a Reform press conference on Monday, a Reform council leader said that there had been a “cover-up” in a rape case and referred to a man who has not been convicted and is awaiting trial as “the criminal”. The Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has now bowed to the pressure of…

The tables have turned… A new poll has found that less than a third of voters would now vote to leave the European Union if the Brexit referendum were repeated today, showing just how much the tables have turned since. In a sign that the public now regrets its decision to leave the EU, a survey carried out for the Times by the think-tank More in Common, found that just 29% of people would vote to leave the EU, compared with 52 per cent at the time of the referendum in June 2016. In fact, the tables have turned, with…

The government will announce the details of the new NHS scheme in the coming weeks Labour is set to launch a scheme to evacuate up to 300 seriously ill and injured Gazan children so they can be treated by the NHS.  The plan has been welcomed by Project Pure Hope, a charity that already helps bring injured and unwell Gazan children to the UK for medical care through private donations. Omar Din, co-founder of Project Pure Hope, which has brought three children to the UK for medical treatment, said: “We have previously had children on the list but because approval…

“I think the problem is they just shout. They don’t actually ever have serious or practical plans to tackle these serious problems.” Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has slammed Reform UK over their immigration and asylum policy, saying that all the right-wing populist party does is ‘shout at the sea’ without a proper plan. Nigel Farage and his party have sought to make immigration their number one issue, as they seek to exploit the issue for political gain. They have also tried to capitalise on the public’s concern over small boat crossings, saying they would stop the boats, but without actually…

Nigel Farage has also been making ‘dangerous’ claims about a police cover-up. Reform’s youngest council leader, George Finch admitted at a press conference yesterday that he risked breaking the law over his comments about an ongoing rape trial. Two men have been charged with the rape of a 12-year-old girl in Nuneaton, Warwickshire. During the press conference yesterday, councillor Finch, the recently elected leader of Warwickshire County Council and Nigel Farage, claimed there had been a “cover-up” of details about the alleged rape. In his speech, Finch said he had been “begging” police to release details of the immigration statuses…

‘No other political party appears to be receiving this special treatment’ Campaign group Best for Britain has welcomed what it says are changes made by Sky News when it comes to its coverage of Reform UK, after the broadcaster received thousands of complaints over a ‘lack of balance’. Last week, Sky News broadcast two press conferences organised by Reform UK on two consecutive days. One of these broadcasts saw Sky News cut away from the Lionesses’ victory parade through London for coverage of Nigel Farage being interviewed by former Reform UK party Chairman Zia Yusuf. Best for Britain set up…

British Transport Police arrested Robinson in connection with an alleged assault and he will now be questioned in custody Police have arrested far-right activist Tommy Robinson after he boarded a flight to Spain following an alleged assault that took place at St Pancras train station. Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, left the UK last week, allegedly boarding a flight to Tenerife after the incident occurred. The British Transport police said yesterday evening that they had arrested a 42-year-old man from Bedfordshire at Luton Airport this evening, having been informed he’d boarded an incoming flight from Faro, Portugal.  They…

His comments at a press conference have been contrasted with past policies For a man who’s made a political career out of migrant-bashing politics, you’d have thought Nigel Farage would have at least figured out what he wants to do about migration. His latest press conference would suggest otherwise. At the event, Farage was asked a question about where he wanted to see asylum seekers deported to. In response, Farage was forthright, saying: “Sorry. I’ve had enough of this. If you come from Afghanistan, you go back to Afghanistan. End of. “This idea, we can’t send people to certain countries,…

Another significant defection from the Tories… Leicestershire’s Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Rupert Matthews has defected from the Conservative Party to Reform UK. Matthews was first elected as the PCC for the county in 2021 and was re-elected in 2024. Prior to this, Matthews was an MEP for the East Midlands from June 2017 until July 2019. Through his defection, Matthews has become the first ever Reform PCC. Reform UK’s leader Nigel Farage made the announcement at a press conference today (August 4). More to follow… Chris Jarvis is head of strategy and development at Left Foot Forward Left…

“Introducing VAT on private health provision could provide vital funding for the NHS and social care.” The former Labour leader Neil Kinnock has called for the government to introduce VAT on private healthcare in order to help finance public services. Estimates from the Good Growth Foundation suggest doing so, with exemptions for NHS use of private hospitals, could raise around £2 billion. Kinnock said: “Introducing VAT on private health provision could provide vital funding for the NHS and social care. “After 14 years of underinvestment, many people are turning to private healthcare not out of choice, but because they cannot…