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Nigel Farage resigns as MP amid £5 million undeclared gift probe
The former Brexit champion faces a parliamentary standards inquiry over a five‑million‑pound donation from Christopher Harborne, raising questions about his long‑standing anti‑elitist rhetoric.
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OpinionNigel Farage is running from scrutiny and calling it democracy
He resigned the moment the standards inquiry closed in, and called it a crusade. Nigel Farage has built a career on taking the money and the applause, and leaving the country to pick up the bill.
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Notting Hill Carnival keeps getting bigger while the problems keep getting worse - Susan Hall

The time for Andy Burnham to stop being a yes man is coming - Nigel Nelson

I struggled to hold it together while watching Henry Nowak's arrest footage. It was harrowing, but we're not here to sugarcoat the truth
The footage made me want to put my fist through the studio wall, writes the GB News presenter

Kemi Badenoch's reshuffle shows the Tories are ready to make Labour sweat
James Price from the Centre for Policy Studies has explored the significance of Kemi Badenoch's sweeping changes
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The turquoise tidal wave is very real - and it's coming for everyone in Britain - Gawain Towler
What we are seeing is not a protest or a wobble, but a rout, writes the Reform UK board member

The super rich must fill Britain's empty coffers, not those suffering years of pain
Labour must be more Labour-like and tax the wealthy, says Nigel Nelson.

'Donald Trump is far from perfect but if he wins the future is bright,' says Mark Dolan
The US election will take place in two days time

John Healey’s reverse ferret on defence spending is a betrayal of Britain
How he can continue as Chancellor defies comprehension, writes former army officer Lt Col Stuart Crawford

Britain should reject accusations of racism and take the fight to forced marriage
Public institutions cannot afford to be frightened of rocking the multicultural boat, political commentator Rakib Ehsan writes

Replacing nativity does not honour diversity, it dilutes our heritage and leaves a cultural void
Sally-Ann Hart was the Conservative MP for Hastings and Rye from 2019 to 2024