PMQs verdict: Kemi Badenoch puts in her worst performance yet
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by Josh Self
15h ago
The Conservative leader is often accused, not least of all by this commentator, of constructing her arguments based on a skim of her social media feed — from which she duly draws a litany of pugnacious anti-Labour criticisms. By repeating the Very Online Right’s favourite lines back at them, Kemi Badenoch can usually count on... Read more » The post PMQs verdict: Kemi Badenoch puts in her worst performance yet appeared first on Politics.co.uk ..read more
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Denying citizenship to small boat refugees will ‘strengthen’ Nigel Farage, Labour warned
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by Josh Self
15h ago
Former Green Party leader Caroline Lucas has warned that recent changes to immigration rules that bar anyone entering the UK illegally from ever getting British citizenship will “strengthen” Nigel Farage’s Reform UK.  The Home Office’s good character guidance, updated on Monday, now says that entering the UK illegally will “normally” result in a refused citizenship... Read more » The post Denying citizenship to small boat refugees will ‘strengthen’ Nigel Farage, Labour warned appeared first on Politics.co.uk ..read more
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UK to deny citizenship to refugees who have ‘made a dangerous journey’
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by Josh Self
22h ago
The government has updated its guidance to prevent people who arrive in the UK illegally, or made a “dangerous journey”, from getting British citizenship. An update to the Home Office’s guidance for caseworkers, entitled Nationality: Good Character Requirement, states that anyone applying for British citizenship from Monday who arrived in the UK illegally “will normally... Read more » The post UK to deny citizenship to refugees who have ‘made a dangerous journey’ appeared first on Politics.co.uk ..read more
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Kemi Badenoch’s embrace of ‘new media’ is a trap
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by Josh Self
2d ago
The Conservative leadership is imitating the political strategy that catapulted Donald Trump back to the White House, with a sustained focus on “new media” platforms — in favour of the Westminster studios Kemi Badenoch famously abhors. The Tory leader, who disdains SW1-based “old media” duties, marked her 100-day milestone in the role with a wide-ranging... Read more » The post Kemi Badenoch’s embrace of ‘new media’ is a trap appeared first on Politics.co.uk ..read more
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Changes to assisted dying bill safeguards ‘cause for concern’, say cross-party critics
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by Josh Self
2d ago
The MP behind the assisted dying bill has proposed replacing the need for High Court judge approval with an expert panel in a move she claims will strengthen the legislation, which is currently making its way through the House of Commons.  Kim Leadbeater, the Labour MP behind the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill,... Read more » The post Changes to assisted dying bill safeguards ‘cause for concern’, say cross-party critics appeared first on Politics.co.uk ..read more
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Kemi Badenoch backs UK version of Elon Musk’s DOGE efficiency drive
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by Josh Self
2d ago
Kemi Badenoch has backed a UK version of Elon Musk’s US government efficiency drive, DOGE, calling for a “revolution” in the public sector. The Conservative leader revealed she is “looking very closely” at DOGE’s slash-and-burn cost-cutting model. Asked on the Daily T podcast if Britain needs a similar initiative, Badenoch responded: “I think so.” She added:... Read more » The post Kemi Badenoch backs UK version of Elon Musk’s DOGE efficiency drive appeared first on Politics.co.uk ..read more
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What Keir Starmer risks with his Reform blitz
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by Josh Self
2d ago
Keir Starmer is starting the week with a full-frontal assault on the party he considers to be his gravest threat and on the issue that defines its menace: it’s Labour versus Nigel Farage’s Reform UK in a totemic tussle over immigration. The Home Office launched a publicity blitz this morning, as Labour seeks to persuade... Read more » The post What Keir Starmer risks with his Reform blitz appeared first on Politics.co.uk ..read more
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Second Labour MP faces sanctions over ‘unacceptable’ WhatsApp group messages
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by Josh Self
3d ago
A Labour MP has said he is being investigated by the Labour Party over “unacceptable and deeply disappointing” comments made in a WhatsApp group. Oliver Ryan, the MP for Burnley, said he was a member of the WhatsApp group that former minister Andrew Gwynne was sacked over, as he apologised for some of his own... Read more » The post Second Labour MP faces sanctions over ‘unacceptable’ WhatsApp group messages appeared first on Politics.co.uk ..read more
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Week-in-Review: Kemi Badenoch and the coming Conservative panic
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by Josh Self
5d ago
When will reality dawn and the panic begin? The polls conducted since the general election last July, when Rishi Sunak limped across the finish line with 120 fellow MPs, paint an increasingly uniform picture. Nigel Farage’s Reform UK has featured ahead of the Conservatives in eleven of the last thirteen voting intention surveys. At best,... Read more » The post Week-in-Review: Kemi Badenoch and the coming Conservative panic appeared first on Politics.co.uk ..read more
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Reform UK chair calls Boris Johnson ‘one of most damaging PMs in history’
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by Josh Self
6d ago
Boris Johnson will go down as “one of the most damaging prime ministers in this country’s history”, the Reform UK chair has insisted.  Zia Yusuf said the increase in net migration during Johnson’s tenure in 10 Downing Street was “a total betrayal of everybody who voted for Brexit”, as he ruled out the prospect of... Read more » The post Reform UK chair calls Boris Johnson ‘one of most damaging PMs in history’ appeared first on Politics.co.uk ..read more
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