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Scotland Yard probes Reform UK over £500,000 donations linked to Cottrell family
Scotland Yard have been looking into potential offences relating to the "evasion of restrictions on donations" after the six-figure sum was given to Reform by Fiona Cottrell, The Times reports.
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Donald Trump says he is on Iran’s kill list after new Israeli intelligence
Israel shared new intelligence with the U.S. that it said indicated a fresh Iranian plan to kill President Trump, people familiar with the matter said, a finding that would mark an escalation in the war between Washington and Iran.
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Labour mega-donor backs Count Binface to stop Nigel Farage in Clacton
One of Labour’s biggest donors has pledged to fund Count Binface in his Clacton by-election battle with Nigel Farage.
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Badenoch blocks ex-Tory MPs from standing over net zero and ECHR stance
Kemi Badenoch has rejected former Conservative MPs as candidates for her party at the next election because they support net zero.
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Russia could buy influence in Britain for just £25m, former diplomat warns
I’m a recovering diplomat. For the last decade of my career I focused on cognitive influence. That work began in earnest for me following Russia’s invasion of Crimea in 2014, when I started working on the Russian file with an emphasis on cognitive influence.
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Erdoğan gifts Nato leaders engraved revolvers with live ammunition after Ankara summit
What does a world leader do with a gun and six bullets? That was the conundrum Nato leaders faced after the Turkish president offered them each a revolver after the Ankara summit.
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Man in fox costume joins race to unseat Nigel Farage in Clacton by-election
A human fox is joining the fight to dump Nigel Farage as an MP at the Clacton by-election.
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Labour admits £41bn disability benefits system is "not fit for purpose"
Labour today admitted Britain’s ballooning disability benefits system is “not fit for purpose” – but insisted the soaring £41billion bill is “not a great concern”.
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Labour MP warns Russia is "chapping on the door" of NATO countries
Russia is “chapping on the door of NATO countries,” Labour MP Frank McNally has warned, in a debate over the Defence Investment Plan,
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Police launch investigation into Robert Jenrick over £37,500 donation linked to foreign funds
Police are investigating a political donation made to Robert Jenrick’s campaign to become Conservative leader. The Metropolitan Police has been examining claims that a £37,500 donation originated from a foreign donor, following a referral from the Electoral Commission.
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Count Binface becomes Nigel Farage’s only confirmed challenger in Clacton
Asked how he will appeal to the people of Clacton-on-Sea in the upcoming by-election, Count Binface replied quick as a flash: ‘Well, I’m not Nigel Farage’.
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European Parliament backs ban on alumina exports to Russia, piling pressure on Ireland
The European Parliament backed a non-binding call to ban alumina exports to Russia, increasing pressure on Ireland and the EU after a collaborative OCCRP investigation linked an Irish refinery’s supply chain to Russian arms manufacturers.
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Nato leaders avoided World Cup talk with Trump to prevent summit tensions
Nato leaders have informally agreed not to mention the football World Cup to Donald Trump for fear of irritating the US president at a crucial time for the military alliance.
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UK joins £37bn NATO long-range missile project to strengthen Europe’s defences
Twelve countries, including the UK, are set to spend more than £37bn ($50bn) over the next 10 years on a new long-range missile to protect Europe.
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Reform apologises after AI-generated village clean-up image sparks backlash
A Reform branch has apologised for an ‘administrative oversight’ after an AI-generated picture of road signs was posted on its Facebook page.
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French far-right leader Marine Le Pen convicted in €2.8m fraud case but cleared to run in future elections
A Paris appeals court sentenced the far-right leader to house arrest and a 100,000-euro fine for a decade-long embezzlement scheme, but ruled that barring her from future elections would undermine democratic freedoms.
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Nigel Farage left facing Count Binface after major parties boycott Clacton by-election
Nigel Farage could be set to run against just one other candidate, Count Binface, after all other major political parties confirmed they would not field candidates in the Clacton-on-Sea by-election.
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Richard Tice accuses UK crime agency of leaking bank records to media
Mr Tice, the MP for Boston and Skegness, made the accusations while speaking to LBC’s Tonight with Andrew Marr in a sensational day for British politics, when his party leader, Nigel Farage, said he would resign his Clacton seat.
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Nigel Farage faces new pressure after £5m gift was flagged to crime agency
The £5m gift to Nigel Farage from a cryptocurrency billionaire was reported to the National Crime Agency by bankers who were concerned it may have been laundered money.
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Nigel Farage releases footage as he accuses Sky News of targeting his family
Nigel Farage, who has resigned as Clacton’s MP to fight for his right to become MP for Clacton, has released footage of a journalist on his driveway.
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Nigel Farage offers to foot £200,000 bill for by-election he triggered
Mr Farage said he had written to the council and would contact the Chancellor with an offer to cover costs.
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Nigel Farage resigns as MP to trigger by-election and seek fresh mandate
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said on Tuesday he would quit as a lawmaker to trigger a by-election in his parliamentary seat and would stand for re-election in that vote.
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Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner denies sexual assault allegation from former partner
A woman who dated Maine U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner says he forced her to have sex with him nearly five years ago despite her repeated objections, an allegation Platner denies.
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Hungary to abolish Orbán-era foundations controlling billions in state assets
Bálint Ruff, the minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office, signed the decision, meaning that at the end of July the Mathias Corvinus Collegium Foundation (MCC) will cease to exist, along with all “public-interest asset management foundations performing public duties” (KEKVA).
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Starmer’s key U.S. trade adviser could leave as Britain prepares for new prime minister
Since Labour swept to power two years ago, Britain has cycled through three U.S. ambassadors, two trade secretaries and is now preparing for a second prime minister.
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