BBC Elon Musk is destructive, says party activist Gloria Jane Martin Even by the standards of the Reform UK party, it has been an interesting few weeks. In December, its leader Nigel Farage flew to Florida to meet Elon Musk, the multi-billionaire, where they discussed a possible donation. On Boxing Day, it announced its membership…
Absolutely nothing goes right for Labour’s accident-prone Chancellor. As I wrote yesterday, Reeves has the reverse Midas touch. Everything she touches is tarnished. Jobs, stability, inflation, the pound – all have unravelled under her watch. It’s hard to have sympathy. Her first speech after Labour’s July election victory was arrogant and spiteful, full of disdain…
Nigel Farage has said 10 Reform councillors who quit in protest over his “autocratic” leadership were put forward by a “rogue branch” of the party. The Derbyshire group made the announcement after billionaire X owner Elon Musk said Mr Farage “doesn’t have what it takes” to lead the party. The Clacton MP told Sky News…
Labour were cock-a-hoop after handing train drivers an inflation-busting pay rise last year. Louise Haigh, the Transport Secretary at the time, boasted: “When I took this job, I said I wanted to move fast and fix things – starting by bringing an end to rail strikes.” Never mind that bumper pay rises would cost £135…
The government contract for the controversial asylum barge in Dorset has ended. The last asylum seekers are believed to have left Bibby Stockholm at the end of November after Labour said it would have cost more than £20m to run in 2025. Its closure this month was expected, and on Friday the management firm and…
What to know about the Supreme Court TikTok hearing – CBS News Watch CBS News The Supreme Court heard arguments over the fate of TikTok on Friday. The popular social media app could be federally banned in the U.S. later this month if its China-based parent company does not sell the app. CBS News producer…
As wildfires spread across Southern California this week, President-elect Donald Trump cast blame on state leaders and called for California Gov. Gavin Newsom to resign in a series of Truth Social posts. Trump accused Newsom of prioritizing environmental policies over public safety, and claimed that FEMA lacked the funds to respond to the crisis. CBS…
Under-fire Chancellor Rachel Reeves has defended her decision to fly to China while the UK economy is in turmoil by insisting the trip will raise living standards. But the visit was branded “pointless” by senior Tory Sir Iain Duncan Smith, who said: “The murderous, brutal, law-breaking, communist regime in China will not deliver the growth…
Reuters Nigel Farage was elected as the Reform UK MP for Clacton last year Ten Reform UK councillors in Derbyshire say they have resigned in protest over Nigel Farage’s leadership. The group claimed an “increasingly autocratic manner” in which the party operates led to their decision, and said they feel the party “has lost its…
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., found Rudy Giuliani in contempt of court Friday, saying that he violated a court order not to defame two former Georgia election workers, Ruby Freeman and her daughter, Shaye Moss. In 2023, a jury awarded Freeman and Moss $148 million in a judgment against Giuliani for falsely claiming the…
