British Members of Parliament (MPs) have voted against the introduction of "assisted dying" (euthanasia), citing safeguarding concerns and the state of palliative care.
British Members of Parliament (MPs) have voted against the introduction of “assisted dying” (euthanasia), citing safeguarding concerns and the state of palliative care . PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: British MPs have voted against a landmark bill that would have introduced so-called “assisted dying,” a woke rebrand of assisted suicide, or euthanasia. DETAIL: On Friday, British MPs voted against the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, with 270 MPs voting for the bill while 286 MPs voted against. The bill would have allowed those aged 18 and older in England and Wales with an estimated six months or less to live to request assistance to end their own lives. Support and opposition cut across conventional party lines, as it was a…Open
The British government proposed to house over 3,500 asylum seekers in a village with a population of 350.
Newly released planning documents have revealed that the British government intended to house ten times the population of a small English village in a nearby military base . PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The British government proposed to house over 3,500 asylum seekers in a village with a population of roughly 350. DETAIL: According to recently released documents from the Home Office, roughly equivalent to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the government planned “accommodation for 3,510 service users” at a former military site outside Piddington, a village in Oxfordshire with a population of only around 350 people. This is far more than the previously announced figure of 1,256 asylum seekers, which was already causing…Open
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
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
Reform U.K. leader Nigel Farage joins 'Varney & Co.' to address Prime Minister Andy Burnham's remarks regarding Brexit and the migrant situation in the U.K. 00:00 - Nigel Farage on the U.K. economy and Andy Burnham 01:15 - 'Reheated' state socialism and bond market impacts 02:18 - The 'dreadful' migration problem in the English Channel 03:30 - National security crisis: Operatives in the Channel 04:15 - How to stop the boats: Border security models 05:10 - Reform U.K.'s rise in the polls
Jordan Bardella, leader of France's National Rally (RN) party, and Nigel Farage, leader of the Reform UK party, have signed a pact to return illegal migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats to France.
Jordan Bardella, leader of France’s National Rally (RN) party, and Nigel Farage, leader of the Reform UK party, have signed a pact to return illegal migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats to France. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: National Rally (RN) president Jordan Bardella and Reform UK leader Nigel Farage signed an agreement to return illegal migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats and mega-dinghies back to France. The memorandum of understanding was signed at Reform’s party conference in Birmingham, England, outlining plans to detain and deport migrants arriving from France without allowing them to claim asylum. KEY QUOTE: “This is a momentous agreement and shows that both Reform UK and the National…Open
Reform UK will declare a "national emergency" during its first day in office, according to party leader Nigel Farage.
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage will reportedly vow to declare a “national emergency” within his first day of government if elected, setting the tone for his upcoming speech at Reform’s annual National Conference in Birmingham. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Reform UK will declare a “national emergency” during its first day in office, according to party leader Nigel Farage . DETAIL: Farage’s proposal comes ahead of his speech at Reform’s 2026 National Conference. The Reform leader is expected to warn that “time is running out to save Britain” and accuse the formerly governing Conservative (Tory) Party of “wasting their 14 years in office.” Farage is also expected to criticize Labour Party Prime Minister Andy Burnham…Open
British broadcaster Channel 4 admitted to falsely portraying foreign-funded Net Zero activists as "undercover reporters" in recent hitjob against Nigel Farage's Reform UK party.
Channel 4 has admitted to knowing that the so-called “undercover reporters” behind a recent anti-Reform investigation are foreign-funded climate activists, raising concerns about the state-owned broadcaster’s impartiality. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: State-owned British broadcaster Channel 4 admitted to portraying foreign-funded net zero activists as “undercover reporters” in a recent investigation into Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party. DETAIL: On Thursday, Editor-in-Chief of The National Pulse Raheem Kassam posted a video to X (formerly Twitter) of Channel 4’s press office admitting by phone call that “Verbatim Investigations,” ostensibly a group of independent undercover reporters, are the “same people” as the…Open
Lee Anderson, Chairman of Nigel Farage's Reform UK party, has expressed support for a referendum on reinstating the death penalty.
Reform UK party chairman Lee Anderson has called for a referendum on reinstating the death penalty in Britain, highlighting growing public support while acknowledging the divisive nature of the issue. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Lee Anderson, chairman of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party, has expressed his personal support for a referendum on reinstating the death penalty . The Reform chairman clarified that “Nothing on the death penalty will be part of party policy,” however. DETAIL: Anderson, who also serves as Member of Parliament (MP) for Ashfield, argued in an interview that a majority of British people would vote to bring back the death penalty. Anderson added that he and Farage “differ” on the issue. “We learnt that…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
