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A majority of the British public strongly back caps on donations to political parties, a new poll has found, amid concerns over the influence of money in politics.

A Survation poll, conducted between 9-11 December 2025, on behalf of 38 Degrees, found that 57% of people support the introduction of a cap on the amount of money individuals or companies...


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Robert Jenrick told a female journalist that she needs her “head checking” after she questioned his attitude towards women.

Jenrick, who became Reform’s seventh MP after defecting from the Tories on Thursday, told Times Radio journalist Kate McCann she was making a “completely nonsensical argument”.

McCann pointed out that Jenrick had di...


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Chris Ford is the secretary for the Ukraine Solidarity Campaign and GMB activist

As part of a vital aid mission to Ukraine, a vehicle funded by GMB and packed withessential supplies has been delivered directly to the frontline in the Kharkiv region.The mission, organised by the Ukraine Solidarity Campaign (USC), covered 3,000kilometres in r...


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Andrew Rosindell has become the latest senior Tory MP to defect to Reform UK, just days after Kemi Badenoch said she was “100% confident” there would be no further defections from her shadow cabinet.

The former Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs has followed Robert Jenrick in jumping ship to Nigel Farage’s party, despite Badenoch’s i...


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Kemi Badenoch has challenged Robert Jenrick to hold a by-election following his defection to Reform UK.

Badenoch has said that the former shadow justice secretary should trigger a by-election in his constituency of Newark.

Speaking with GB News, Badenoch said the postponed local elections should go ahead.

The Tory leader then ...


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