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French far-right signal it could block any return to the EU

France’s far-right National Rally (RN) has indicated it could veto any future British attempt to rejoin the European Union unless the move is first endorsed by a second referendum in the UK. Any ...
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Britons prefer closer ties to EU over US in rebuke to Blair, poll finds

A higher proportion of the British public believe that the UK should pursue closer ties with Europe rather than the US, after Tony Blair urged the Labour government to prioritise its relationship with ...
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Wes Streeting and Andy Burnham unite to criticise Tony Blair

While Wes Streeting and Andy Burnham may well sit on opposite wings of the Labour Party, the pair found common ground in criticising former Labour leader Tony Blair after he attacked the current direc ...
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Overwhelming majority of Britons believe water and energy companies should be run by public sector, poll finds

A clear majority of Britons believe that water and energy companies should be run by the public sector rather than by private companies, a new poll from YouGov has found. Asked by the polling company ...
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Labour party chair gives Farage 24 hours to report Russia phone hacking claim to police

Nigel Farage has claimed the information about his £5 million gift was illegally obtained by Russia-linked actors ...
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Reform’s Makerfield candidate said Brexiteers peddled ‘nationalistic pish’

Reform’s candidate in the upcoming Makerfield by-election called Brexit a self-harming project and criticised Brexiteers for peddling “nationalistic pish”. As reported by the Telegraph, Robert Kenyon ...
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Tony Blair causes stir with scathing attack on Labour

The ex-Labour prime minister Tony Blair has launched a blistering attack on the Labour leadership, accusing Keir Starmer of not having a “worked-out coherent plan for the country”. In a 5,700-word ...
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Zia Yusuf and Robert Jenrick publicly clash over Reform’s immigration policy

Zia Yusuf has publicly slapped down Robert Jenrick after he said that a Reform government would not deport foreign nationals who are legally residing in the UK and living in social housing. On Sky ...
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Reform’s Makerfield candidate said Russia ‘within their rights’ to invade Crimea

Reform’s candidate in the crucial Makerfield by-election continues to make the headlines for all the wrong reasons, as his past social media posts continue to emerge showing his worrying views. Robert ...
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Reform’s Makerfield by-election candidate did not vote for Brexit, unearthed posts suggest

Robert Kenyon, Reform UK’s candidate in the Makerfield by-election said he did not vote for Brexit and praised European freedom of movement in unearthed social media posts. A Times investigation has ...
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Andy Burnham beats Reform in first Makerfield by-election poll

The first poll ahead of the Makerfield by-election on 18 June has put the Mayor of Greater Manchester ahead of Reform’s candidate, Robert Kenyon. The constituency poll carried out by Survation put ...