Monday briefing: What do Reform’s record-setting donations mean for the party – and our politics?
In today’s newsletter: As Labour MPs scramble to realign later today around a bill that could stop donations like this in their tracks, a look at new ...
Who better to defend Reform’s latest millions that Honest Bob Jenrick? | John Crace
The man who once helped Richard ‘Dirty’ Desmond save a load of tax was wheeled out to face Laura KuenssbergYou wait years for one party donation of £3...
Donations of £72m make Reform’s prospects both rosier and riskier
Party can boost its campaign power with funds from billionaire backers, but it can also lose support from ordinary BritonsAll things being equal, pret...
‘Fundamentally unfair’: Burnham must overhaul migration reforms, says TUC general secretary
Paul Nowak says changes to immigration rules risk overstretching social care and fuelling far-right sentimentAndy Burnham must overhaul Shabana Mahmoo...
With Nige still sulking, Honest Bob was left to unveil Reform’s latest ‘policies’ | John Crace
The sense of futility hanging over the room was almost overwhelming as Robert Jenrick took the stageIt’s turning out to be one of the longer sulks in ...
Former Liberal MP condemns Coalition for backing gambling reforms that ‘let down’ vulnerable Australians
Jenny Ware, member of inquiry that recommended wagering advertising ban, says ‘public health crisis’ demands stronger response from major partiesFollo...
Reform’s new economic adviser has called for end of pensioners’ triple lock
Exclusive: Mitchell Palmer has also argued for privatising the NHS and immigration as way of cutting poverty Reform UK’s new economic adviser has prev...
Australia politcs live: NDIS reforms to pass parliament today after 63 amendments get Coalition on side
Bill passed Senate on Wednesday evening and is due back in lower house today. Follow today’s news liveFollow our breaking news email, free app or dail...
Huge number of children would fall into poverty under Reform’s benefits plans, say campaigners
Party wants to cut £50bn from UK welfare bill but charity says proposals would cause ‘horrific levels of destitution’ Hundreds of thousands of childre...
Reform’s Tice says people should stop tackling climate crisis and ‘enjoy’ heat
Deputy leader says it is ‘arrogant’ to try to stop global heating, despite UK being left reeling by summer firewaveReform’s deputy leader has dismisse...
Zhu Rongji, who drove China's 1990s economic reforms, has died at 97
Zhu was renowned for reforms that sought to transition China from the post-Maoist years to a more global market-oriented financial system, without ced...
Australia politics live: parliament returns as Labor seeks deals on NDIS, gambling ads and news bargaining reforms
Labor looks to negotiate with the Coalition to get several pieces of legislation through parliament. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news ema...
Most Sydney road tolls to keep rising after Transurban accused of blocking reforms
Handful of tollroads to get one-off price cuts but WestConnex toll to keep rising at least 4% a yearGet our breaking news email, free app or daily new...
Burnham to seek cross-party consensus over urgent reforms to social care
Prime minister invites Badenoch and Davey – but not Farage – to discuss how to fix decades-old funding crisisAndy Burnham has promised “problem-solvin...
Scores of carers overpaid more than £20,000 last year despite reforms
DWP brought in measures to tackle carer’s allowance scandal yet in 2025-26 there were 32,559 overpaymentsScores of unpaid carers were hit with demands...
Almost 145,000 Australians will lose support for autism under NDIS reforms, documents reveal
Internal estimates show 144,600 people will be taken off the scheme by 2030, many of them under 18Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news ...
