The former leader of Reform UK in Wales has pleaded guilty to bribery charges relating to making statements in favour of Russia while being an elected member of the European Parliament. Nathan Gill, 52, from Llangefni on Anglesey, admitted eight counts of bribery but denied one charge of conspiracy to commit bribery. It was alleged...
Charlie Kirk may be best remembered for arguing in public. A cornerstone of Mr. Kirk’s devoted conservative following was his twice-yearly tours of universities around the country. For hours, he would cheerfully perch on a folding chair and challenge students and the public to, as he called it, “Prove Me Wrong.” By tackling hot-button issues...
ID cards have always been viewed with suspicion in the UK. For some people they can conjure up images of authoritarian states like Germany in the 1930s, and men in jackboots barking “May we see your papers please?” There were two periods when we had compulsory ID cards here in Britain. The first was during...
Catherine LystBBC Scotland Former Lib Dem leader Sir Menzies Campbell dies aged 84 Former Liberal Democrat leader Lord Menzies Campbell has died at the age of 84. Ming as he was widely known, led the Liberal Democrats from 2006 to 2007 and was the MP for North East Fife at Westminster for 28 years. In...
Sir Keir Starmer has said his government is in “a battle for the soul of the country” with Reform UK, as he set out new measures to tackle illegal migration. During a speech announcing a new digital ID scheme, the prime minister said the “defining political choice of our times” would be between the centre-left...
new video loaded: How Pressure From Trump Led to Comey’s Indictment How did pressure from President Trump lead to this week’s extraordinary indictment of the former F.B.I. director James Comey? Maggie Haberman, White House correspondent at The New York Times, explains. By Maggie Haberman, Alexandra Ostasiewicz and Stephanie Swart September 26, 2025
Chris MasonPolitical editor EPA First week by week, and now day by day, the prime minister is stepping up the way he describes the political battle between Labour and Reform UK. Sir Keir Starmer tells The Guardian this weekend: “History will not forgive us if we do not use every ounce of our energy to...
The Electoral Commission has said it will not reopen an investigation into Labour Together, the think tank previously led by the prime minister’s chief of staff Morgan McSweeney. In 2021, the commission investigated and fined Labour Together for late and inaccurate reporting of its donations. Earlier this week the Conservatives urged the commission to open...
Sam FrancisPolitical reporter Shahrar Al Former Green Party deputy leader Dr Shahrar Ali has launched a second legal claim against the party after he was expelled last year. Ali, who won a landmark case against the Green Party of England and Wales in February 2024, has accused the party of “procedural abuse”, and continuing to...
Ex-shadow chancellor John McDonnell has been readmitted as a Labour MP alongside Apsana Bagum, after a year-long ban for voting against the government on the two-child benefit cap. They were among seven left-wing MPs who, days after Labour’s 2024 landslide, backed an SNP motion to scrap the cap – which prevents almost all parents from...