News Round-Up
30 October 2024
The Saga of the Benin Bronzes Takes a Farcical New Turn
30 October 2024
by Mike Wells
Reform UK's conference was all about optimism as the party set out its aim of forming a government at the next General Election in 2029. It's ambitious but achievable for a party that's coming of age, says Anthony Webber.
Critics have slammed Keir Starmer for reneging on promises of change by appointing the Government’s former Chief Scientific Adviser Sir Patrick Vallance as the new Minister of State for Science.
Nigel Farage has declared he will stand to be a Reform MP as he takes over as Reform leader from Richard Tice. A former Tory Cabinet Minister says it's "bad news for the Conservatives".
In a campaign trail piece in the Sunday Times, Farage tells the journalist he wants Reform to absorb the rump of the Conservative Party after the election and form a new centre-right party.
As Rishi Sunak fires the starting pistol on the 2024 General Election, voters are starting to look at where the parties stand on the issues. While manifestoes are yet to appear, here's what we know so far.
The BBC has apologised to Reform U.K. after calling it "far-Right" in a news report. Party leader Richard Tice slammed the taxpayer-funded broadcaster for its "smear tactics".
Reform U.K. has hit its highest-ever polling support level at 14% in the aftermath of the Tory row over the suspension of Lee Anderson.
Reform U.K. has categorically ruled out striking a General Election pact with the Conservative Party, with leader Richard Tice saying he believes voters want to "punish the Tories for breaking Britain".
More people who voted Conservative in 2019 plan to back Reform U.K. at the next general election than Labour, a poll has found. The Tories are in deep trouble.
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