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Ah. Shameless self-interest every time. He’ll fit right in.
Zawahi failed to secure peerage from Badenoch before Reform UK defection, Tory sources claim – UK politics live www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Zawahi failed to secure peerage from Badenoch before Reform UK defection, Tory sources claim – UK politics live
‘Given he was sacked for his dodgy tax affairs, this was never going to happen,’ says source
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Ah. Shameless self-interest every time. He’ll fit right in.
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New figures show that the homicide rate in London is now the lowest in it's recorded history- with an 11% drop in the last year.
This is thanks to the hard work of so many across London & the leadership shown by Sadiq Khan in leading with a tough on crime and tough on the causes of crime.
This is thanks to the hard work of so many across London & the leadership shown by Sadiq Khan in leading with a tough on crime and tough on the causes of crime.
January 12, 2026 at 10:15 AM
New figures show that the homicide rate in London is now the lowest in it's recorded history- with an 11% drop in the last year.
This is thanks to the hard work of so many across London & the leadership shown by Sadiq Khan in leading with a tough on crime and tough on the causes of crime.
This is thanks to the hard work of so many across London & the leadership shown by Sadiq Khan in leading with a tough on crime and tough on the causes of crime.
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Reform are simply becoming a second home for Conservative Politicians.
Nigel Farage is filling his ranks with ex-Conservative Ministers while no doubt telling everyone that he will fix all the mistakes caused by these same politicians!
Nigel Farage is filling his ranks with ex-Conservative Ministers while no doubt telling everyone that he will fix all the mistakes caused by these same politicians!
Nadhim Zahawi being unveiled as Reform’s newest defector
January 12, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Reform are simply becoming a second home for Conservative Politicians.
Nigel Farage is filling his ranks with ex-Conservative Ministers while no doubt telling everyone that he will fix all the mistakes caused by these same politicians!
Nigel Farage is filling his ranks with ex-Conservative Ministers while no doubt telling everyone that he will fix all the mistakes caused by these same politicians!
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While critics talk London down, the facts tell another story: record-low murder rates and the fewest homicides of those under 25 this century.
Our strategy is working. But one death is too many, and we’ll keep investing in the police and young Londoners.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Our strategy is working. But one death is too many, and we’ll keep investing in the police and young Londoners.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
January 12, 2026 at 1:52 PM
While critics talk London down, the facts tell another story: record-low murder rates and the fewest homicides of those under 25 this century.
Our strategy is working. But one death is too many, and we’ll keep investing in the police and young Londoners.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Our strategy is working. But one death is too many, and we’ll keep investing in the police and young Londoners.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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And remember this from 2017?
I mean no UK party is closer to Trump and MAGA than Reform
I mean no UK party is closer to Trump and MAGA than Reform
January 12, 2026 at 1:34 PM
And remember this from 2017?
I mean no UK party is closer to Trump and MAGA than Reform
I mean no UK party is closer to Trump and MAGA than Reform
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Worth thinking about with this bounce is whether assumptions about the irrelevance of PMQs/parliamentary set pieces on public opinion are wrong - and the mode of transmission - good PMQs -> commentariat --> public still matters (and may be strengthened by social media clips)
The number of Britons backing Kemi Badenoch against other leaders over who would make the better PM has increased significantly since last August
Badenoch 31% (+10 from 3-4 Aug 2025)
Farage 21% (-2)
Badenoch 28% (+8)
Starmer 28% (-2)
Badenoch 28% (+9)
Davey 25% (-1)
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
Badenoch 31% (+10 from 3-4 Aug 2025)
Farage 21% (-2)
Badenoch 28% (+8)
Starmer 28% (-2)
Badenoch 28% (+9)
Davey 25% (-1)
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
January 12, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Worth thinking about with this bounce is whether assumptions about the irrelevance of PMQs/parliamentary set pieces on public opinion are wrong - and the mode of transmission - good PMQs -> commentariat --> public still matters (and may be strengthened by social media clips)
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A mansion tax would raise over £125 million for schools, social care, leisure centres, and other local services and infrastructure.
We're calling on the Scottish Government to introduce our mansion tax proposal in tomorrow's budget.
We're calling on the Scottish Government to introduce our mansion tax proposal in tomorrow's budget.
January 12, 2026 at 1:29 PM
A mansion tax would raise over £125 million for schools, social care, leisure centres, and other local services and infrastructure.
We're calling on the Scottish Government to introduce our mansion tax proposal in tomorrow's budget.
We're calling on the Scottish Government to introduce our mansion tax proposal in tomorrow's budget.
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Nadhim Zahawi and family fled to the UK from Saddam Hussein's Iraq as a child refugee in 1978. Unable to speak English when he arrived, he became a hugely successful businessman and an MP before serving as Chancellor of the Exchequor.
His origin story is the very antithesis of the Reform narrative.
His origin story is the very antithesis of the Reform narrative.
January 12, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Nadhim Zahawi and family fled to the UK from Saddam Hussein's Iraq as a child refugee in 1978. Unable to speak English when he arrived, he became a hugely successful businessman and an MP before serving as Chancellor of the Exchequor.
His origin story is the very antithesis of the Reform narrative.
His origin story is the very antithesis of the Reform narrative.
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There's always a tweet ...
January 12, 2026 at 11:42 AM
There's always a tweet ...
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Nadim Zahawi arrived in the UK from Iraq as a child refugee. His family claimed asylum once they were here. Today he has joined Reform who will stop all in country asylum applications. Under his new party, his own family fleeing persecution would be immediately deported.
January 12, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Nadim Zahawi arrived in the UK from Iraq as a child refugee. His family claimed asylum once they were here. Today he has joined Reform who will stop all in country asylum applications. Under his new party, his own family fleeing persecution would be immediately deported.
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Never forget: the people who hate their country most are those who style themselves "patriots".
January 12, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Never forget: the people who hate their country most are those who style themselves "patriots".
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Feels too like there’s a serious danger for Reform in accepting too many Tory defections.
Hard to accuse the Conservatives of being the same old faces who screwed everything up in the first place when half of those faces are on your team now.
Hard to accuse the Conservatives of being the same old faces who screwed everything up in the first place when half of those faces are on your team now.
This feels like a sign of what I think might be another trend of this year - people giving up on saving the Conservatives and believing they can shape and/or politically profit from the Tories being subsumed into Reform.
Nadhim Zahawi being unveiled as Reform’s newest defector
January 12, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Feels too like there’s a serious danger for Reform in accepting too many Tory defections.
Hard to accuse the Conservatives of being the same old faces who screwed everything up in the first place when half of those faces are on your team now.
Hard to accuse the Conservatives of being the same old faces who screwed everything up in the first place when half of those faces are on your team now.
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Amazingly, Zahawi only got round to deleting the below after the press conference announcing his defection to Reform.
January 12, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Amazingly, Zahawi only got round to deleting the below after the press conference announcing his defection to Reform.
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"More and more, Reform UK looks simply as if the Tories ran off stage, then came back on two minutes lates, wearing a comedy moustache-and-glasses disguise."
A rebranding exercise of the most established party masquerading as anti-establishment that shows total contempt for voters. ~AA
A rebranding exercise of the most established party masquerading as anti-establishment that shows total contempt for voters. ~AA
January 12, 2026 at 11:32 AM
"More and more, Reform UK looks simply as if the Tories ran off stage, then came back on two minutes lates, wearing a comedy moustache-and-glasses disguise."
A rebranding exercise of the most established party masquerading as anti-establishment that shows total contempt for voters. ~AA
A rebranding exercise of the most established party masquerading as anti-establishment that shows total contempt for voters. ~AA
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Translation: "I would like a job please"
Zahawi: “Britain needs Nigel Farage as prime minister.”
January 12, 2026 at 11:28 AM
Translation: "I would like a job please"
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Former Tory chancellor Nadhim Zahawi defects to Reform.
This Nadhim Zahawi ...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/rishi-...
This Nadhim Zahawi ...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/rishi-...
Nadhim Zahawi Sacked From Government By Rishi Sunak Over Tax Row
"It is clear that there has been a serious breach of the ministerial code".
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
January 12, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Former Tory chancellor Nadhim Zahawi defects to Reform.
This Nadhim Zahawi ...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/rishi-...
This Nadhim Zahawi ...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/rishi-...
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Kevin Maguire: "We know why Trump has a particular go at London and its because the mayor, Sadiq Khan, is a Muslim. Its rampant Islamophobia" #GMB
January 12, 2026 at 7:03 AM
Kevin Maguire: "We know why Trump has a particular go at London and its because the mayor, Sadiq Khan, is a Muslim. Its rampant Islamophobia" #GMB
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In the spirit of brotherly love, could I gently enquire why the almighty **** are government departments, government ministers and Labour MPs *STILL* using X?
January 12, 2026 at 10:27 AM
In the spirit of brotherly love, could I gently enquire why the almighty **** are government departments, government ministers and Labour MPs *STILL* using X?
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London is over, etc.
London’s homicide rate drops to lowest in more than a decade
London’s homicide rate drops to lowest in more than a decade
Sadiq Khan says ‘public health’ approach has made the capital one of the safest cities in the western world
London’s murder rate has dropped to its lowest in more than a decade with police in the capital and the mayor saying it is now one of the safest cities in the western world.
The figures come as those on the radical right criticise the city for having a crime problem, hoping to gain politically from such claims being believed. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 8:16 AM
London is over, etc.
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From April, every dad will get to take paternity leave when their little one is born - no matter how recently they had changed job. Good.
Stronger parental leave rights to give millions of working families the “security they deserve”
New day one rights to parental leave set to enter force from April.
www.gov.uk
January 11, 2026 at 10:38 PM
From April, every dad will get to take paternity leave when their little one is born - no matter how recently they had changed job. Good.
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Hope and prayers for all those standing up for freedom in Iran. The courage of freedom.
January 11, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Hope and prayers for all those standing up for freedom in Iran. The courage of freedom.
Why don't they ever like text each other?
It's such a mess.
If you were writing a comedy script, what would you actually change?
That's how badly it has all gone.
It's such a mess.
If you were writing a comedy script, what would you actually change?
That's how badly it has all gone.
New: Sources close to Jeremy Corbyn said he didn’t give permission for his name to be used on this slate and a specific request was put in that his name was not included. Sources said Corbyn is “very upset” that this was done without his consent.
New: A new group - Grassroots Left - has launched a slate of candidates ahead of Your Party’s central executive committee elections. The slate is backed by Your Party co-founder Zarah Sultana and has called for “no more top-down party”.
Nominations for the CEC elections close next week.
Nominations for the CEC elections close next week.
January 11, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Why don't they ever like text each other?
It's such a mess.
If you were writing a comedy script, what would you actually change?
That's how badly it has all gone.
It's such a mess.
If you were writing a comedy script, what would you actually change?
That's how badly it has all gone.
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A dominant theme of Hitler's speeches in the late 1930s is that Germany was surrounded by threats. These threats were imaginary: it was Nazi Germany that threatened other nations. But they were used to justify pre-emptive attacks. Trump is following this script.
January 10, 2026 at 10:51 AM
A dominant theme of Hitler's speeches in the late 1930s is that Germany was surrounded by threats. These threats were imaginary: it was Nazi Germany that threatened other nations. But they were used to justify pre-emptive attacks. Trump is following this script.
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Reform Mayoral candidate Chris Parry finally apologised for tweeting that David Lammy should go home to the Caribbean.
His apology misuses the word "ironically" since it was not an ironic statement.
His apology misuses the word "ironically" since it was not an ironic statement.
January 11, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Reform Mayoral candidate Chris Parry finally apologised for tweeting that David Lammy should go home to the Caribbean.
His apology misuses the word "ironically" since it was not an ironic statement.
His apology misuses the word "ironically" since it was not an ironic statement.