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The man who built a career demanding transparency won't apply it to himself
Nigel Farage made his comeback railing against a bank that hid its files from him. Now he is the one under investigation over money he did not declare, and the transparency he demanded of others is nowhere to be found.
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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.
OpinionMy friend Widders will always be remembered as fierce, faithful, and free. Yesterday gave us some small comfort
OpinionWhile Britain argues over small boats, Russia is watching our coastline – Lt Col Stuart Crawford
OpinionChina is selling mega-dinghies by the dozen and Britain's sanctions mean nothing - Rakib Ehsan
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BBC Strictly needed its biggest and best line-up ever in 2026 - but this year's class is an uninspiring joke
Leaders like Donald Trump must not allow terrorists to dictate terms of their survival – Lee Cohen
Andy Burnham has made the most reckless intervention yet on Britain's migrant crisis – Robert Bates
The UK should achieve net zero, but not at the expense of British livelihoods
Sally-Ann Hart was the Conservative MP for Hastings and Rye
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Like it or not, the era of hard power has returned - Robert Courts KC
OPINION: Former Solicitor General Robert Courts KC argues the transition from foreign aid and soft power to military spending and hard power is critical to the UK
Donald Trump's comeback 'sends clear message and it should serve as a warning to Labour'
Sally-Ann Hart was Conservative MP for Hastings and Rye from 2019 to 2024
Brace yourself for the hard-left lurch following Tony Blair's sanity-restoring return
Tony Blair’s intervention has sparked a factional war inside Labour - and one side has the upper hand, writes the Political Correspondent
Labour’s arrogance and incompetence is being exposed
OPINION: Former Tory MP for Hastings and Rye Sally-Ann Hart rips into Labour's arrogance days after Starmer admitted told his Cabinet to stop looking down on working class voters
Europe needs to wake up: Mass migration is an existential crisis
Sally-Ann Hart is a former Tory MP
'Britain needs an agile economy to continue punching above her weight globally. That's why I'm voting Tory' - Daniel Kawczynski
Daniel Kawczynski was most recently the Conservative MP for Shrewsbury and Atcham