Education secretary Bridget Phillipson announces she is running to be deputy Labour leader. "Make no mistake: we are in a fight. We all know the dangers Reform poses our country. With me as Deputy Leader we will beat them right across the country ."
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Education secretary Bridget Phillipson announces she is running to be deputy Labour leader. "Make no mistake: we are in a fight. We all know the dangers Reform poses our country. With me as Deputy Leader we will beat them right across the country ."
BBC Newsnight Presenter Leaves Badenoch Floundering With Brutal Liz Truss Reminder www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/bbc-ne...
SCOOP: Emily Thornberry asking Labour MPs to back her for deputy leader. In a message seen by HuffPost UK, she says: "Welfare, Gaza, employment rights, wealth inequality - too many mistakes. We’ve been telling them and they aren’t listening." www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/exclus...
It would be very funny if Lucy Powell – furious at being sacked by Keir Starmer – stood for and won the Labour deputy leadership www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/exclus...
Reform have got themselves into a right mess over the Covid vaccine ... www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/ed-bal...
NEW: Migration Expert Reveals How Brexit Has Made The Small Boats Crisis Worse www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/migrat...
Labour source points out that the government whips office now contains the wife of Morgan McSweeney, the No10 chief of staff, and the husband and brother of Amy Richards, No10's new political director. "I'm sure that will reassure the PLP," the source says.
Reform Council Leader Suggests Party Should Hold Inquiry Into Claim Covid Vaccine Linked To Cancer www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/reform...
"If you vote for a party that welcomes cranks, don’t be surprised if you end up with a crank as your council leader." www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/reform...
Lewis Goodall: “People still take the Covid vaccine. If you went into government, you’d be responsible for administering it. And then you’re putting on some quack at your conference who is spouting conspiracy theories about it.” www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/lbc-pr...
Anger within Labour at the number of north west England MPs who've been sacked in Starmer's reshuffle, prime among them Lucy Powell. "This is going to be a massive problem for No.10 and I suspect that they haven’t even noticed yet." www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/labour...
4 Completely Bonkers Things That Happened At The Reform UK Conference www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/4-comp...
Keir Starmer Makes Labour MP A Minister Just 24 Hours After Sacking Him www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/keir-s...
'How Dare You': Farage Clashes With Beth Rigby After Admitting He Didn't Buy Clacton Home After All www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/how-da...
Not often you see two U-turns in the same interview, so fair play to Nigel Farage ... www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/nigel-...
NEW: Nigel Farage tells @BethRigby he "misspoke" last year when he told her: "I've bought a house in Clacton." Says he should have said "we" then admits it was actually bought by his partner, who paid the standard rate of stamp duty.
Fair to say there's a lot of sympathy for outgoing Scottish secretary Ian Murray after today's "growth and boats" reshuffle, and some surprise that others have managed to keep their jobs. All the latest here 👇 www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/keir-s...
On Monday, Keir Starmer launched "phase two" of his government with a shake-up of No.10. Just 4 days later, he's been forced into a major cabinet reshuffle by Angela Rayner's resignation. "Phase 3 better be a cracker," says one Labour insider www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/keir-s...
🔥 Rayner quits cabinet after watchdog says she broke ministerial code by not paying enough stamp duty 🔥 Also quits as Labour deputy leader, triggering potential civil war in the party 🔥 Starmer says he's "very sad", wider reshuffle now expected www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/angela...
Angela Rayner has also quit as Labour's deputy leader, trigger a potentially explosive and divisive election www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/angela...
CONFIRMED: Rayner quits www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/angela...
Nadine Dorries Has Joined Reform UK. Are There Any Ex-Tories They Won't Accept? www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/nadine...
Reform HQ Is Re-Branded 'Trump Tower' After Farage's White House Love-In www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/reform...
Labour source: "Farage promises to wreak Thatcherite destruction across the North, Midlands, Wales and Scotland. It’s now clearer than ever that Reform means mass unemployment, closing down industry with cuts and privatisation of the NHS.” www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/nigel-...
Farage Branded 'Putin-Loving Trump Wannabe' By US Politician In Brutal Slapdown www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/farage...
Boris Johnson Blasts Trump's 'Sick-Making' Welcome For Putin www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/boris-...
Confirming HuffPost UK's scoop from yesterday, Rachel Reeves announces that the Budget will take place on November 26 www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/exclus...
This is astonishing. Robert Jenrick accused of putting his "political ambitions first and the requirements of justice second". Great journalism by the Liverpool Echo www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
Nigel Farage Is Promoting Free Speech In America – While Reform Bans Journalists In The UK www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/nigel-...
NEW: Rachel Reeves has pencilled in November 26 as the date of her eagerly-awaited Budget, HuffPost UK has learned. www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/exclus...
Keir Starmer's second No10 shake-up inside a year "is about increasing government grip and focus", according to insiders. But it's an admission that Labour's first 14 months in power have been a disaster. Might the next No10 change be at the very top? www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/keir-s...
SCOOP: Keir Starmer launches fresh Downing Street shake-up after deciding "to take more direct oversight of delivery" inside No.10. Coincides with looming ministerial reshuffle amid Labour's plummeting poll numbers. www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/exclus...
Ed Davey Will Boycott Trump's State Banquet. But An Unearthed Clip Shows How He's Changed His Tune www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/ed-dav...
Taliban 'ready and willing' to work with Farage www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/taliba...
On Nigel Farage's vow to "renegotiate" the Good Friday Agreement as part of his mass deportation plan, Keir Starmer's spokesman says: "Anyone who is proposing to renegotiate the Good Friday Agreement is not serious." www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/keir-s...
NEW: Keir Starmer Dismisses Nigel Farage's Mass Deportation Plan With A Simple 2-Word Slapdown www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/keir-s...
This morning's HuffPost UK splash ...
Asked last year if he supported the deportation of illegal immigrants, Farage said: “It’s impossible to do. Literally impossible to do." Zia Yusuf today: "Nigel didn’t say it was impossible." OK ... www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/thats-...
What the hell have I just watched? www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/nigel-...
'She's Done Nothing Wrong': LBC Presenter Roasts Richard Holden Over Angela Rayner Row www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/shes-d...
UK Security Expert Explains How Putin Has 'Really Lost Badly Already' In Ukraine www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/uk-sec...
Angela Rayner Has Managed To Trigger The Tories By Buying A House www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/angela...
Farage: "There is only one way to stop people coming into Britain and that is to detain them and deport them." Which is weird, because last year he said it was "impossible to do, literally impossible to do". Story 👇 www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/nigel-...
This morning's HuffPost UK splash 🔥 Badenoch brands Farage a "bullshit artist" ✈️ In other news, Reform leader pledges "mass deportations" of asylum seekers - a year after saying it was "impossible"
Exclusive: Keir Starmer To Launch Autumn Fightback Against Farage's Claim 'Britain Is Broken' www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/exclus...
The no of asylum hotels exploded after the Manston processing centre scandal because ministers faced being sued under Article 3 of the ECHR. BUT if the hotels close with nowhere for those in them to go, the govt faces breaching its Article 3 obligations www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/why-mi...
A High Court Ruling Has Thrown The Government's Asylum Policy Into Chaos. Here's Why www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/a-high...
The Penny Finally Drops For Trump As He Admits Putin 'May Not Want A Peace Deal' www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/penny-...
'The Opposite Of Peace': Putin Launches Air Strikes On Ukraine During Trump-Zelenskyy Talks www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/the-op...
Trump And Zelenskyy Avoid Repeat Of Oval Office Disaster – But Peace Still A Long Way Off www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/relief...
Zelenskyy proves that revenge is a dish best served cold www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/volody...
NEW: Keir Starmer Splits With Donald Trump On Whether Ukraine Should Be Allowed To Join Nato www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/keir-s...
Trump Piles Pressure On Zelenskyy To End The War Putin Started In Bizarre Truth Social Rant www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/trump-...
NEW: Volodymyr Zelenskyy Delivers Blunt Message To Donald Trump After His Ukraine War U-Turn www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/volody...
Nigel Farage Accused Of Supporting Andrew Tate In New Labour Attack Ad www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/nigel-...
“Child-Like” Trump Mocked As He Falls For Putin’s Flattery www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/child-...
Trump Treats War Criminal Dictator Putin Like Royalty – And Still Fails To Get Ceasefire www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/trump-...
This morning's HuffPost UK splash ...
Leading Conservatives have reacted angrily to Ricky Jones' not guilty verdict.
On the Tories having a completely normal one today www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/why-a-...
Key Putin Ally Trolls The West With His Choice Of Sweatshirt Ahead Of Trump Summit www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/key-pu...
Farage Wants Reform To Be In The House Of Lords. An Unearthed Video Shows How He Has Changed His Tune www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/farage...
Cabinet Minister Dismisses Nigel Farage's Plea For Reform Peers With 1 Brutal Comment www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/cabine...
SCOOP: Labour has reinstated an MP suspended in February over offensive messages in a WhatsApp group. Full story 👇 www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/exclus...
SCOOP: Labour has reinstated an MP suspended in February over offensive messages in a WhatsApp group. Full story 👇 www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/exclus...
'Putin Is Playing Him': Ex-MI6 Boss Delivers Brutal Verdict On Trump's Approach To Ukraine War www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/putin-...
🚨Rachel Reeves handed unexpected boost as economy grows by more than expected. 🚨 Comes less than 2 months after she openly wept on the Labour frontbench. 🚨 BUT she still faces a huge challenge to fill a £50 black hole in the Budget. www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/uk-eco...
It was broadcast this morning.
NEW: BBC Apologises After Robert Jenrick Accused Of 'Xenophobia' On Flagship Radio Show www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/this-i...
Exclusive: Tories Blast 'Socialist' BBC Radio Show After Jenrick Accused Of Xenophobia www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/this-i...
Exclusive: Sadiq Khan To Launch Fightback Against 'Trumpian' Attacks On London By Tories And Reform www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/exclus...
"We never were, Nigel. You just didn’t seem to take much notice of it when the perpetrators were white." LBC presenter fact checks Farage over claims the small boats crisis means the UK is no longer a "safe haven" for women and girls. www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/lbc-pr...
The number of asylum seekers crossing the Channel in small boats has hit 50,000 since Labour came to power, despite Sunak's pledge to "stop the boats" and Starmer's pledge to "smash the gangs". Is it time for a radically different approach? www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/crisis...
Liz Truss Changes Her Tune On The 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony In Latest Rant www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/liz-tr...
Trump gets the venue for his talks with Putin wrong for a second time in the same press conference. "We're going to Russia - it's going to be a good deal." It's in Alaska. www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/trump-...
If Biden had said this we'd never have heard the end of it www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/trump-...
Starmer Issues Not-So-Subtle Warning To Donald Trump About Putin Ahead Of Peace Talks www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/starme...
The Russian and American presidents will meet face-to-face on Friday.
No.10 Condemns Israel Over Latest Killing Of Journalists In Gaza www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/no10-c...
Asked about the arrest of an 89-year-old for holding up a sign, victims minister Alex Davies-Jones said: "No one is above the law." www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/minist...
This morning's Daily Express splash feels like a bit of a moment. Story by @katenicholson.bsky.social www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/pm-und...
On the Today programme, James Cleverly won't say he agrees with Kemi Badenoch when she says she is "increasingly of the view" that the UK needs to leave the ECHR, and repeats his view that doing so would not be a "silver bullet". www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/james-...
Is That It? Kemi Badenoch Accused Of 'Deckchair Shuffling' After Frontbench Shake-Up www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/is-tha...
Tory politician who used racist slur about Chinese people and once said she wanted to "shoot chavs" defects to Reform UK. www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/tory-w...
How Does Farage Want To Protect The UK From 'Collapse'? By Sending Prisoners To El Salvador, Of Course www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/how-do...
Reform UK MP Given Brutal Reality Check By BBC Journalist After On-Air Bust-Up www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/reform...
Labour's Chances Of Re-Election Hinge On Solving The Sewage Scandal. Here's Why www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/labour...
This Judeo-Christian nonsense again. Traditionally, the "Judeo" reaction to people talking about "a Christian restoration" is to start thinking about getting the suitcases out of the attic.
Keir Starmer told the Cabinet: “The Tories get 96% of things wrong and focus on the 4% of things they get right, whereas Labour gets 96% of things right but agonise over the 4% we get wrong.” www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/keir-s...
Russia 'Increasing Pace Of Gains' In Ukraine Despite Trump's Peace Plea, Says UK www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/russia...
NEW: Diane Abbott Suspended By Labour For A Second Time Over Anti-Semitism Comments www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/diane-...
Diane Abbott Is Set To be Suspended By Labour For A Second Time Over Anti-Semitism Comments www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/diane-...
Labour Is Giving The Vote To 16-Year-Olds – But Half Of Them Don't Want It www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/labour...
'Ask Me Another Question': Reform MP Fumes At Journalist Over Afghan 'Sex Offenders' Row www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/ask-me...
'Are You A K**bhead'? Iain Dale Asks Labour Rebel To Respond After Attack By Party Insider www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/are-yo...
Keir Starmer Has Sparked A Furious Backlash By Suspending 4 Left-Wing MPs - And No.10 Are Delighted www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/keir-s...
Asked Reform 12 hours ago if they had evidence that some of those airlifted from Afghan to the UK were sex offenders. Still waiting. www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/nigel-...
Labour source: “We couldn’t do it during the welfare stuff, we had to wait for the dust to settle on that. “But if you are actively organising against the government then there has to be consequences.” www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/keir-s...
UPDATE: It is understood that Rosena Allin Khan, Bell Ribeiro-Addy and Mohammed Yasin have had their trade envoy roles removed as well. www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/keir-s...
NEW: The 4th Labour MP to lose the whip today is Rachel Maskell She joins Neil Duncan-Jordan, Brian Leishman and Chris Hinchliff. www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/keir-s...