The property developer said he hoped to raise enough funds to help Reform UK win the next election as the party — which returned five MPs and ate into Tory and Labour votes in July’s election — tries to professionalise its operation. It marked another defection from the beleaguered center-right Conservatives, who currently languish in … Read more
Speaking to BBC Radio 4 Tuesday, the Reform UK leader dismissed the report as “entirely theoretical” and “pure speculation.” Farage said the story was “complete news to me, I’ve heard nothing of the kind like this.” And he claimed that he had never discussed money with Musk: “I’ve never solicited a donation from him, and … Read more
Tesla CEO Elon Musk may be on the verge of escalating his war of words with Prime Minister Keir Starmer by funding Nigel Farage to the tune of £80 million. To put that figure into context, in the second quarter of 2024, which included a general election campaign, all British political parties combined chalked up … Read more
On Thursday, an account on X posted news of the latest Tory defection to Reform’s ranks with the comment: “Reform will win the next general election.” Sharing the post with his more than 200 million followers, Musk said: “Yes.” Reform declined to comment on The Times story Monday. The party’s former Director of Communications Gawain … Read more
THE Scottish Tories are braced for defections to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK on the eve of the latter’s Scotland conference, the Scottish Sun can reveal. Nerves are jangling in the Holyrood group – though it is understood the most likely switchers will be councillors. 3 Russell Findlay said it was “fairly likely” his party would … Read more
When William the Conqueror invaded England in 1066 and changed the face and history of the country forever, he came with just 10,000 men. Latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) suggest net migration of over 900,000 in the year to June 2023 alone, a new high. Questionable Figures These figures are themselves … Read more
Elon Musk has continued his war of words with UK Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, by apparently throwing his support behind an online petition calling for a new general election. The petition, which can be viewed and signed here, was started by pub-owner Michael Westwood and accuses the ruling Labour Party of going back on the … Read more
“In Westminster … everybody still seems to think that we give Ukraine enough weaponry that somehow they’re going to win this war,” Farage said on his GB News show. “Yet when I get outside of Westminster and talk to ordinary folk, I’ve not met anybody in my last month who thinks Ukraine is ever going … Read more
WASHINGTON — The hot tip to become the next U.K. ambassador to Washington is anti-Brexit and supports more cooperation with China. Best of luck with the MAGA crowd, Peter Mandelson. A veteran political operator who helped transform Britain’s center-left Labour movement in the 1990s and return it to power after almost two decades, Mandelson now … Read more
“Diego Garcia was described to me by a senior Trump advisor as the most important island on the planet as far as America was concerned,” he said. The Independent reported Wednesday that Trump’s transition team “has requested legal advice from the Pentagon over the agreement” and could seek to kill the deal amid national security … Read more
