BBC Business
Welsh councils get £4.8m to help feed people as fuel prices spike, inflation rises, and politicians argue about trees in Uganda. Britain in 2025, everyone.
BBC Politics
Reform UK pockets £72m from two billionaires in a day, and suddenly everyone in Westminster discovers a deep, principled interest in donation reform.
BBC Politics
Reform UK's housing plan: build 50,000 homes a year, no taxes, and put British-born workers at the front of the queue - because who needs nuance when you have a headline?
The Guardian Europe
A former Tory chief whip sees Kemi Badenoch overtaking Nigel Farage in the betting odds, and thinks she might just be the one to save the Conservatives from themselves.
BBC Politics
Nigel Farage's Clacton by-election draws a record 34 candidates, most of whom are joke candidates or independents, as major parties sit this one out.
The Guardian
Nigel Farage triggers a self-indulgent byelection to reclaim the narrative after a £5m crypto scandal - but with no opponents, he's just a man shouting alone in an empty room.
BBC Politics
Nigel Farage, facing an ethics inquiry over undeclared gifts, resigns as MP for Clacton to trigger a by-election he'll contest, framing it as 'people vs. establishment'.
BBC Politics
Keir Starmer prepares to join the revolving door of PMs quitting because their own party got bored, as Andy Burnham's by-election win uncorks Labour's dissent.
The Guardian
Kemi Badenoch blames Macpherson report for letting killers roam free, says stop-and-search doesn't care about your skin color - just your survival.
The Guardian
UK policing minister criticises anti-racism guidance that advises treating ethnic minorities differently, as far-right protests following a teen's murder spark debate over race-conscious policing.
The Guardian
A Reform candidate's diary reveals a day of climate denial, Brexit flip-flops, crypto demands, and a very confused sense of foreign policy - with Nigel Farage as his personal fact-checker.
BBC Politics
Wes Streeting quits as health secretary, blames Keir Starmer's 'vacuum' of vision, and warns of an 'AI jobs apocalypse' - while also finding time to quote Bowel Babe.
BBC Politics
Wales is getting its first Plaid Cymru first minister, because the other parties either abstained, backed him, or are too busy fighting over who gets to be the speaker.
BBC Politics
Britain heads to the polls with a fractured political landscape where Labour and the Tories are both unpopular, and voters are switching parties like they're swapping cars.
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