Nigel Farage plummets to lowest approval level since election in new poll
A More in Common poll has revealed that Mr Farage’s approval rating has hit an all time low of -32 per cent as new prime minister Andy Burnham soars into…
Greater Manchester mayoral by-election: Full list of candidates
It is the first time a by-election has been held to fill a vacancy for one of England’s combined authority mayors More than two million people will be eligible to…
‘Grey lump with orange wings’: migrating moth descends on UK gardens
He had just sat down to dinner in the garden when a speedy visitor whizzed by – a “grey lump with orange wings”, recalled Luke Burstow, from Sussex. It was…
Shell’s profits more than double after jump in oil and gas prices
Shell more than doubled its profit in its second quarter of the year, as Europe’s biggest oil and gas company reaped the benefits from the jump in oil and gas…
George Cottrell ‘transferred $2m to mother days before Reform UK donations’
George Cottrell is a convicted criminal who provided funding for Nigel Farage’s security and staffing in the year before he was elected George Cottrell reportedly transferred more than $2 million…
Polls open in Greater Manchester mayoral byelection overshadowed by new PM and Farage’s antics
Voting has begun in the biggest byelection in British political history, with more than 2 million people eligible to choose Andy Burnham’s successor as Greater Manchester mayor. In normal times,…
UK government reviews why police ceding criminal cases to US military
The UK government and police chiefs are reviewing the process through which US military personnel accused of committing serious crimes on UK soil are avoiding the British justice system. The…
Brave New World or Groundhog Day? Burnham revisits old ground in speech on social care
For campaigners perpetually disappointed by the failure of England’s political classes to fix England’s creaking adult social care system, the fear was that Andy Burnham’s long-trailed speech on Wednesday would…
Revealed: George Cottrell transferred $2m to his mother days before her donations to Reform UK
The convicted fraudster George Cottrell transferred a total of more than $2m to his mother, Fiona Cottrell, in the days before her 2024 donations to Reform UK, the Guardian understands.…
Trident renewal central to defence spending, says Andy Burnham
Andy Burnham will place the renewal of Trident at the heart of his vision of a reindustrialised Britain on Thursday when he travels to Barrow-in-Furness to launch the next phase…