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The 200 ‘bonkers’ asylum seeker contracts costing taxpayers more than £6.6bn exposed

Taxpayers shelled out £6.6 billion on asylum seeker and refugee support schemes including trips to the zoo and tennis lessons, a Sunday Express investigation has revealed. Sandwich deliveries, friendship services and even a visit to Sir Keir Starmer’s beloved Arsenal football…

Inside the little UK seaside town where locals seem to be loving having a Reform MP

Richard Tice is the Reform UK MP for Boston and Skegness (Image: Paul Marriott) Before becoming the Eurosceptic multi-millionaire property boss who fought tooth and nail for Brexit, Richard Tice MP was a classic Tory member and donor. Having made his fortune in business,…

Rachel Reeves confirms big cuts to DWP benefits to avoid ‘humiliation’

Chancellor Rachel Reeves (Image: Getty) Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed tough changes to the benefits system are coming to end the “travesty” of a million young people not in education, employment or training. She admitted Government borrowing was on course to be higher…

Westminster: Protester climbs Big Ben at holding Palestinian flag

live A barefoot man with a Palestinian flag has climbed part of the Houses of Parliament. (Image: George Cracknell Wright) A man with a Palestinian flag has climbed part of Elizabeth Tower at the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, central London….

Reform UK must beware of trap after Rupert Lowe and Nigel Farage spat

OPINION Rupert Lowe and Nigel Farage must beware of traps for Reform UK (Image: PA) No civil war has broken out within Reform UK, but the rising star of British politics must guard against the kind of internal dissent which could scupper…

Donald Trump puts the world order in jeopardy as Keir Starmer walks dangerous tightrope

Donald Trump, Volodymyr Zelensky, Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron (Image: DX) Shortly before Christmas in 1984, Margaret Thatcher famously declared her liking of Mikhail Gorbachev, insisting “we can do business together”. Just three months after their historic London meeting, “the great…

‘Disgraceful!’ Labour blasted for net zero ‘quest to damage countryside’ with ugly pylons

Labour has been accused of riding roughshod over communities (Image: Getty) Labour has been accused of showing contempt for communities because of its “dogmatic quest to damage the countryside” with electricity pylons. The UK will need up to 370,000 miles of…

Reform civil war explodes as Lee Anderson says party ‘cannot function’ with Rupert Lowe

Lee Anderson, Reform UK’s chief whip, claimed the party ‘cannot function’ with Rupert Lowe (Image: Getty) Reform UK’s chief whip has claimed the party “cannot function” while Rupert Lowe remains as one of its MPs. Yesterday, the Great Yarmouth MP was…

Rachel Reeves plotting new stealth tax raid costing workers £4k a year

Rachel Reeves could extend the income tax band freeze in her Spring Statement (Image: Getty) An extra £4,100 per year could be added to the tax bill for millions of Brits following Rachel Reeve’s Spring Statement. The Conservative freeze on income…

POLL: Is Labour right to cut welfare costs amid defence concerns?

POLL Rachel Reeves is expected to cut welfare in her Spring Statement (Image: Getty) Rachel Reeves is widely expected to make cuts to welfare amid concerns over Europe’s defence and UK public spending. The Chancellor told Sky News welfare needs to be reformed as…