It is no longer clear that Nigel Farage is the man to take the party into government. The post More Questions Than Answers at Scandal-Rocked Reform UK’s Party Conference appeared first on The American Conservative .
UK Special Coverage UK Special Coverage More Questions Than Answers at Scandal-Rocked Reform UK’s Party Conference It is no longer clear that Nigel Farage is the man to take the party into government. UK Special Coverage Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images If the Reform leader Nigel Farage really considered throwing in the towel this summer, as the Times of London reported last week, it’s not hard to see why. He admits that his family had “begged” him to quit politics for his own safety and theirs. Moreover, his party has recently lost its lead in British…Open
State of the Union: Britain, together with France and Canada, announced new trade restrictions on West Bank settlements. The post UK Sanctions Israeli Settlements, Says West Bank Occupation Is ‘Unlawful’ appeared first on The American Conservative .
Britain, France, and Canada rolled out new sanctions on Israeli settlements in the West Bank Tuesday. In a joint statement that was also signed by nine other European countries, the governments announced the imposition of “restrictions on trade in goods with settlements which are illegal under international law,” and called on Israel to “immediately halt the expansion of settlements and civilian administrative powers, ensure accountability for settler violence, and investigate allegations against Israeli forces.” The restrictions will bar the importation of products from West Bank settlements, as well as certain services associated with settlement expansion (like finance and construction). By imposing sanctions, the government of…Open
The Conservatives face a conundrum that admits of no easy ideological solution. The post Badenoch Keeps Her Options Open in Tory Reshuffle appeared first on The American Conservative .
UK Special Coverage UK Special Coverage Badenoch Keeps Her Options Open in Tory Reshuffle The Conservatives face a conundrum that admits of no easy ideological solution. UK Special Coverage Photo by Alishia Abodunde/Getty Images Kemi Badenoch’s first genuinely consequential reshuffle as Conservative leader, completed today, can easily be described as a move to the right. Andrew Griffith has replaced Mel Stride as shadow chancellor; Claire Coutinho has been elevated to an unusually powerful position as shadow business secretary and Griffith’s deputy across economic…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
Raheem Kassam, Editor-in-Chief of The National Pulse, called out The Times of London for drastically altering a report on a supposed conversation between British "Conservative" leader Olukemi "Kemi" Badenoch and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
Raheem Kassam, Editor-in-Chief of The National Pulse, called out The Times of London for drastically altering a report on a supposed conversation between British “Conservative” leader Olukemi “Kemi” Badenoch and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Raheem Kassam, Editor-in-Chief of The National Pulse, appeared on GB News on Wednesday to discuss The Times of London, Britain’s de facto newspaper of record, radically stealth-editing a report claiming Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni advised Olukemi “Kemi” Badenoch, the Nigeria-raised leader of Britain’s notionally center-right “Conservative” Party, against making a deal with Nigel Farage and his Reform UK party. Crucially, the original…Open
The Times of London has quietly removed the central allegation from a report on Conservative Party leader Olukemi Badenoch’s meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Rome. The story, which led The Times website on Tuesday, and featured prominently in the physical newspaper, claimed the Italian PM urged the Badenoch not to make a deal with Nigel Farage and Reform UK.
After an investigation by The National Pulse, however, The Times – owned by Rupert Murdoch – was forced to materially change its story, leaving only around 30 percent of the original content in tact. The paper included no correction, no editor’s note, and no further explanation to readers. The drastically altered article still bears a poll relevant to their original headline: “Meloni warns friend Badenoch against deal with Farage,” and most of the comments relate to that story, even though all reference to the “deal,” as well as Reform or Farage have now been removed from the story. The National Pulse spoke with sources close to Meloni on Tuesday morning, who confirmed that no such conversation had taken place. The…Open
A poll has revealed that a plurality of Britons support standing up to France to address illegal migrant crossings in the English Channel.
A poll has revealed that a plurality of Britons support standing up to France to address illegal migrant crossings in the English Channel. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: A plurality of around four in 10 Britons believe that the British government needs to take a tougher stance against France to address illegal migrant crossings in the English Channel, according to polling data. Significantly, Britain has paid hundreds of millions of pounds to France to stop the crossings, but the number of interceptions has actually declined . DETAIL: According to a poll conducted by YouGov, the largest polling firm in Britain, 41 percent of Britons think their government should take a tougher stance against France. By contrast, 35 percent supported a…Open
Nigel Farage's Reform UK party have topped another poll while support for the establishment Labour and Conservatives parties continues to decline.
Another poll has put Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party ahead of new Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s Labour Party, suggesting that the so-called “Burnham Bounce” has waned. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party has topped another poll, while support for the establishment Labour and Conservative (Tory) parties has declined. DETAIL: According to a new poll conducted by YouGov, the largest polling firm in Britain, Reform is the most popular party with British voters, on 24 percent support. The poll put the governing Labour Party in second on 22 percent and Kemi Badenoch’s nominally center-right Conservative Party in third on 19 percent. Zack Polanski’s far-left Green Party secured 13 percent, and the Liberal…Open
Nigel Farage's Reform UK party has topped another poll in Britain despite the so-called "Burnham Bounce."
Another poll has put Reform UK in the lead in Britain, with the two main establishment parties, the governing Labour Party and the Conservatives, showing dips in support. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party has topped another poll, despite the so-called “Burnham Bounce” following the replacement of Sir Keir Starmer with Andy Burnham as Prime Minister. DETAIL: The poll was conducted by Survation, a British polling company, between 10 and 13 August, recording changes with July 26, the end of new Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s first week in office. The poll put Reform UK on top with 26 percent, an increase of two percent. Reform UK had a narrow lead over the governing Labour Party, which secured 25 percent, a…Open
AI:Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party has reclaimed the lead in British polling according to new Survation data, surging to 26 percent despite the establishment's attempt to manufacture a "Burnham Bounce" for Andy Burnham’s Labour administration. While the governing Labour Party saw its support slip to 25 percent and Kemi Badenoch’s Conservatives continued their terminal decline down to 19 percent, Reform UK has successfully positioned itself as the dominant political force in the United Kingdom. The poll further highlights a significant collapse in far-left sentiment, with Zack Polanski’s Green Party falling into single digits amidst ongoing scandals, signaling a broad electorate rejection of both the mainstream leftist machine and the…Open
Can Reform UK’s Nigel Farage come to an amiable settlement with his former political ally? The post Rupert Lowe Is Holding Britain’s Right Hostage appeared first on The American Conservative .
UK Special Coverage Rupert Lowe Is Holding Britain’s Right Hostage Can Reform UK’s Nigel Farage come to an amiable settlement with his former political ally? UK Special Coverage Photo by PETER POWELL / AFP via Getty Images Rupert Lowe, the Restore Britain leader who is much applauded among sections of the American right, has just offered to lay down his arms and end the civil war on the British right. Or so he would have us believe. In a 12-minute video directed to Reform UK’s leader Nigel Farage, Lowe invited his ex-boss to come together, provided his former colleagues accepted a seemingly…Open