ITV has released footage in which Reform UK MP Sarah Pochin, speaking privately to an undercover reporter, criticised the culture around women in her own party. She said there was a bit of a male issue going on and that the party needed more female press officers. The full film, Undercover: A Year in Reform, […]
Quick summary: Dan Thomas has quit as leader of Reform UK Wales. The news broke on 15 September 2026, just hours after he skipped First Minister’s Questions in Cardiff Bay. Gwent Police say a 45-year-old man from the Aberbargoed area was arrested two days earlier, on 13 September, on suspicion of assault and controlling or coercive […]
So who is Nigel Farage’s £5m donor? His name is Christopher Harborne, and he’s a British-Thai crypto billionaire who spends most of his life in Thailand. He quietly slipped Farage £5m in 2024. Farage didn’t tell a soul. And now it’s blown up into the messiest saga of his career. Key Takeaways Christopher Harborne, 63, […]
Pam Bondi stepped down as US Attorney General in April 2026, and within weeks, she was dealing with a thyroid cancer diagnosis quietly, privately, without making it anyone else’s business. She’s had treatment and is apparently on the mend. Most people scrolled past this story without a second thought, which is a shame, because thyroid […]
Laure Ferrari came to Strasbourg as a waitress with little more than a politics degree and a strong dislike for the European Union. Seventeen years later, she has become one of the most influential people in British politics, even though she is not elected. It’s interesting that Reform UK is doing well. The party is […]
If you’ve been scrolling through the political chaos in Westminster this April, you’ve seen the face of Robert Jenrick everywhere. His jump to Reform UK in January was the political equivalent of a hand grenade. But if you look at the photos of the defection rally or the late-night strategy sessions in Newark, you’ll see […]
British politics is a fast-moving game, sometimes keeping the most powerful people at arm’s length from public view, though some names find their way into audiences’ living rooms. If you’ve watched the fiery debates on BBC Newsnight or caught a sharp-tongued panellist on Have I Got News for You recently, then chances are that you […]
A Labour MP’s partner was arrested on Wednesday, 4 March 2026. Joani Reid husband arrest has quickly become one of the hottest political stories in the UK this week.. He was one of three people arrested by UK counter-terrorism police. He is accused of aiding China’s intelligence service. David Taylor, 39, was arrested with two […]
Eleven months. That’s all Poppy Gustafsson lasted as Britain’s investment minister before she quit in September 2025. Not even a full year. Some people reckon she got frustrated with how slow the government moves. Others say she desired to spend more time with her kids. Either way, Baroness Gustafsson will go into history as one of […]
The Rachel Reeves mansion tax dropped in her Budget last week, and it’s caused proper chaos. From April 2028, anyone with a property worth over £2 million pays an extra annual charge on top of council tax. Starts at £2,500 and goes up to £7,500 for homes over £5 million. Four bands total. The Valuation […]
I’d never heard of Zack Polanski until this September. Then suddenly, he was everywhere. News podcasts, Twitter threads, Time Magazine. This bloke from London just won the Green Party leadership with 85% of the vote, and now everyone’s got an opinion about him. Where is Zack Polanski from? Born in Salford in 1982 as David Paulden. […]
Since 2005, the UK Conservative Party has dealt with modernisation, a Brexit crisis, and leadership issues. Six politicians have led the party in the past twenty years: David Cameron, Theresa May, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak, and Kemi Badenoch. They each had to deal with various political contexts and left unique policy and institutional […]