Reform leader vows not to do deal with Sunak as he hints at Farage return

[ Reform UK leader Richard Tice has said that he “wouldn’t even answer a call” from Rishi Sunak should the Prime Minister offer his party a deal to co-operate in the forthcoming General Election. As nerves among many Red Wall Tory MPs increased after Reform destroyed the Conservative’s chances of holding onto Blackpool South in … Read more

Russia and Poland trade threats of wider war that could turn nuclear

[ Poland has warned Russia that a conflict with Nato would lead to its “inevitable defeat”, as Moscow threatens to expand its war beyond the borders of Ukraine. Russia and Poland have been trading barbs after Poland’s President Andrzej Duda said his country would be ready to host nuclear weapons of a Nato member, and … Read more

Nigel Farage flirts with political comeback after Reform UK by-election success

[ Nigel Farage has again hinted at a potential return to frontline politics after Reform UK celebrated record results in two by-elections. The party, which was formed in 2020, secured double-digit vote shares on Friday to come third in both Wellingborough and Kingswood behind Labour and the Conservatives. It will compound Tory jitters that voters … Read more

Panicked Democrats say new Biden memory doubts ‘devastating’ and a ‘nightmare’

[ Democrats have privately expressed fears about Joe Biden’s capacity to run for re-election, after the US President made another jarring gaffe while responding to a report which questioned his memory. The Justice Department report, published on Thursday, found that Mr Biden “willfully” retained classified documents upon leaving his role as vice president to Barack … Read more