Anti-Trump Labour Member of Parliament David Lammy is reportedly floating a run for London Mayor.
Anti-Trump former Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy is allegedly planning to run for London Mayor if current Mayor Sadiq Khan stands down. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Anti-Trump Labour Member of Parliament (MP) David Lammy is reportedly floating a run for London Mayor. DETAIL: On Thursday, it was reported that David Lammy, the former Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Secretary under former Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, is considering a run for London Mayor. This follows reports earlier this month that Lammy could seek the Labour Party nomination if the incumbent, Sadiq Khan, stands down before the next mayoral election. Lammy allegedly hosted a SME4Labour (Small and Medium Enterprises for Labour) fundraising dinner on Wednesday night…Open
Over 62,000 people in the United Kingdom have been arrested for speech crimes over the past five years, according to a new report.
A new report has revealed that tens of thousands of Britons have been arrested for speech crimes over the past five years, raising concerns about free speech and the country’s censorship laws. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: - DETAIL: According to a new report by Big Brother Watch, at least 62,199 people were arrested in the United Kingdom for speech crimes between January 1, 2021, and December 31, 2025, averaging 34 arrests per day. The report was based on Freedom of Information Act request data from 38 of 45 territorial police forces. This suggests the actual number of arrests is much higher. If the missing data aligns with the national average, the actual number could be around 73,000, or one arrest for every 940 people in…Open
Despite the new prime minister’s polling bump, Labour remains vulnerable on immigration. The post The ‘Burnham Bounce’ Is Real But Fragile appeared first on The American Conservative .
UK Special Coverage The ‘Burnham Bounce’ Is Real But Fragile Despite the new prime minister’s polling bump, Labour remains vulnerable on immigration. UK Special Coverage Wiktor Szymanowicz/Future Publishing via Getty Images Ever since Andy Burnham set his sights on Downing Street, he has presented himself as a normal, down-to-earth bloke. With his northern accent and smart-casual dress sense, it is hard not to contrast him with the rest of the Westminster elite, at least in style if not in substance. Since he ousted Keir Starmer in July, there has been a steady drumbeat of policy announcements, all…Open
The Labour-controlled British government's early release scheme is set to free 2,500 prisoners before Christmas.
The British government’s controversial early release scheme will see thousands of prisoners freed early in the months leading up to and during Christmas. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The Labour-controlled British government’s early release scheme for prisoners is set to free 2,500 criminals before Christmas. DETAIL: According to the government’s official timetable, 1,350 prisoners are set to be released in October, followed by 650 prisoners in November and 550 prisoners in December. The Sentencing Act 2026 reduced the threshold for early release from 40 percent to one-third of a sentence, while also lowering the release point for certain violent and sexual offenders. Since the scheme was announced, the government has excluded…Open
The prime minister has always been slippery, but sudden policy changes this early presage trouble. The post On His Big Policies, Burnham Begins Backtracking appeared first on The American Conservative .
UK Special Coverage On His Big Policies, Burnham Begins Backtracking The prime minister has always been slippery, but sudden policy changes this early presage trouble. UK Special Coverage Photo by Rasid Necati Aslim/Anadolu via Getty Images “A Blairite, a Brownite and a Corbynite walk into a bar. The barman says, ‘What are you having, Andy?’” OK—it’s an old joke dating from Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s past (failed) Labour leadership campaigns. He has long been accused of telling people what they want to hear, of being a political chameleon. But no one expected him to elevate it into a…Open
It is easier to describe problems than to solve them. The post Burnham’s Parliamentary Debut: Successful Diagnosis, Unclear Prescriptions appeared first on The American Conservative .
UK Special Coverage Burnham’s Parliamentary Debut: Successful Diagnosis, Unclear Prescriptions It is easier to describe problems than to solve them. UK Special Coverage Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images Andy Burnham returned to the House of Commons after an absence of 16 years from the front bench to address a country that has changed governments and prime ministers much more readily than it has changed its economic prospects. Growth remains weak, productivity has scarcely improved, and output per person has stagnated. Public services require more money to maintain standards which fewer of their users regard…Open
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has been sworn in as Member of Parliament (MP) for Clacton.
Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage is officially a Member of Parliament (MP) again after emerging victorious in the Clacton by-election last month. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has been sworn in as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Clacton. DETAIL: On Tuesday, Farage was officially sworn in as MP for Clacton. This followed his resounding victory in the recent Clacton by-election (special election). This was triggered by Farage’s resignation , in protest of a weaponized parliamentary probe into his finances. Farage insisted that it was down to the people of Clacton, not politicians, to determine whether he was fit to represent them. Farage was flanked by Reform MPs Richard Tice and Andrew Rosindell while…Open
Former British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced his resignation from the House of Commons, following his ouster by supporters of his successor, Andy Burnham.
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Former British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced he is stepping down as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Holborn and St Pancras, after being forced out of office by fellow Labour MPs shaken by the party’s heavy losses to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party in May’s local elections. In a statement, Starmer explained that it was the “right time” to pass on the role to a successor, despite having previously pledged to remain in Parliament until the next election. WHEN & WHERE: Starmer announced his decision on Tuesday following his resignation as Labour leader in June and Andy Burnham’s subsequent election as Labour leader in July 2026. KEY QUOTE: “I have decided that now is the right time…Open
Britain has seen its first successful boat migrant crossings in ten days, with nearly 500 arriving.
Britain has seen its first successful boat migrant crossings in ten days, with nearly 500 arriving. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Around 500 boat migrants crossed the English Channel and arrived in Britain in a single day, ending a ten-day pause in small boat arrivals. Seven vessels reached British waters on Thursday, with 494 migrants brought to the Border Security Command compound in Dover, Kent, marking the first crossings since August 17, when approximately 250 migrants arrived. DETAIL: The latest arrivals come after a series of increasingly large migrant boats have crossed the Channel, including a record-setting “mega-dinghy” carrying 230 people earlier this month. More than 77,000 migrants have crossed the Channel since Labour…Open
Nigel Farage's Reform UK party would be the largest party in Parliament if an election was held today, according to a new poll.
New polling has revealed that Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party is on track to become the largest party in Britain’s Parliament. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party would become the largest party in Parliament if an election were held today, according to a new poll. DETAIL: According to a major poll commissioned by far-left activist group HOPE Not Hate and conducted by research agency Survation, Reform would secure 227 out of the 650 seats in the House of Commons if a general election were held today. A party requires 326 seats to form a majority, meaning that Reform would be the largest party in a hung parliament; that is, one in which no party has enough seats to govern alone. The poll showed the governing…Open