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Farage unveils small boats deal with French National Rally party
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Farage unveils small boats deal with French National Rally party

Reform says it would use the Navy to intercept boats and return migrants to France, if the party wins power.

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'Fate of this country is down to us' - Zia Yusuf
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'Fate of this country is down to us' - Zia Yusuf

Reform UK's shadow home secretary Zia Yusuf addresses delegates in Birmingham at the party's conference.

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Mason: 'Not what Farage wanted today to look like'
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Mason: 'Not what Farage wanted today to look like'

Chris Mason speaks from the Reform UK conference as two of its senior officials step down following a Channel 4 investigation.

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Stock up on food to prepare for extreme weather, minister says
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Stock up on food to prepare for extreme weather, minister says

Dame Angela Eagle warns the weather event could lead to extreme storms this winter.

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Two Reform officials step down after undercover donations report
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Two Reform officials step down after undercover donations report

Reform says Dan Jukes and James Orr have left their roles as it launches an investigation into the report.

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Three crucial questions facing Farage at Reform conference
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Three crucial questions facing Farage at Reform conference

Can the Reform UK leader put his policies into action, and become prime minister?

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Farage senior aide filmed suggesting way to avoid donations law
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Farage senior aide filmed suggesting way to avoid donations law

A film broadcast by Channel 4 shows senior Reform UK figures discussing donations with an undercover reporter.

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Badenoch accuses Burnham of kicking defence spending into the long grass
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Badenoch accuses Burnham of kicking defence spending into the long grass

Andy Burnham has committed to reaching the Nato target of 3.5% spending by 2035, but not 3% by 2030.

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Burnham and Macron agree to scale up action on small boats
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Burnham and Macron agree to scale up action on small boats

The leaders also discussed Ukraine and "the UK's drive to get closer to Europe", No 10 says.

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MoD withheld information about nuclear test veterans' records, ex-minister claims
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MoD withheld information about nuclear test veterans' records, ex-minister claims

Cold War veterans who oversaw nuclear tests have claimed they caused lifelong health problems.

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Zack Polanski says he'll run for former PM Starmer's seat in by-election
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Zack Polanski says he'll run for former PM Starmer's seat in by-election

The Green Party leader intends to run in the Holborn and St Pancras seat following Sir Keir Starmer's resignation as MP.

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Chris Mason: Reform face headwinds as they gather for conference
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Chris Mason: Reform face headwinds as they gather for conference

The party's continued prominence has brought what prominence always brings: scrutiny, says BBC political editor Chris Mason.

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Burnham pressed on economy at first PMQs as borrowing costs surge
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Burnham pressed on economy at first PMQs as borrowing costs surge

The PM said his government would be "grounded in fiscal responsibility" as he faced Kemi Badenoch at Prime Minister's Questions for the first time.

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Nigel Farage insists he's 'broken no rules'
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Nigel Farage insists he's 'broken no rules'

The Reform leader has been dogged by questions over his finances after receiving a £5 million sum from Christopher Harborne.

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Reform deputy leader defends unlicensed party
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Reform deputy leader defends unlicensed party

Richard Tice says it was "a private party and it was a good party".

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Burnham's PMQs debut shows the challenge of delivering new style of politics
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Burnham's PMQs debut shows the challenge of delivering new style of politics

Burnham's exchanges with Kemi Badenoch slipped into familiar territory of trading barbs, writes Alex Forsyth.

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'Friendly fire' at Andy Burnham's first PMQs
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'Friendly fire' at Andy Burnham's first PMQs

Andy Burnham had his first session of Prime Minister's Questions in the role on Wednesday.

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Faisal Islam: Why bond market wildfire is keeping world leaders up at night
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Faisal Islam: Why bond market wildfire is keeping world leaders up at night

Huge AI spending plans and the ongoing war in Iran are driving up borrowing costs around the world.

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