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Independent UK - Politics

Reform UK unveils massive £50bn welfare overhaul to scrap PIP

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Reform heading for third in polls with Farage to blame, pollsters say

12 hours ago

'Not a handout': Readers reject pension-for-OBE plan

11 hours ago

MP urges Burnham to extend railcard discounts to commuters over 30

22 hours ago

Farmers warn Burnham £65m drought help just 'temporary fix'

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Burnham: We will protect 'tinderbox' Britain from raging wildfires

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UK aid cuts 'more than double what was expected' at £1.2 billion

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Probe into Farage's £5m 'gift' reopened as he wins by-election

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Despondent Clacton reacts to Farage's return in 'joke by-election'

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Farmers at 'breaking point' as heatwaves put livelihoods at risk

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Readers slam Farage's Clacton no-show as police dispute 'threat'

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Iran tells Trump to 'accept the reality of defeat' and Hormuz will stay closed: Live

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⁠ - Jason Arday was a victim of the worst kind of media pile-on

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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv uses Flamingo missile to bomb Russian space centre

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Kingdom Hearts 4 announcement could finally be imminent

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New Xbox console revealed - everything we know so far

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New Fallout game from Obsidian has got everyone saying the same thing

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 1 & 2 PlayStation ports player count hits huge milestone

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PS5 Pro huge graphics upgrade looks a literal game changer

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Pokemon Bank shutdown has fans reacting to 'end of era': How to transfer to Pokemon HOME

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Nine sets of twins ready to start school in 'Twinverclyde'

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Clacton results in full: Farage retains seat as Binface support rises

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Burnham issues update on government support for small businesses

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Why Nigel Farage could face a second by-election in Clacton

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Farage may have won the battle for Clacton but he's losing the country

1 day ago

Binface says he is 'the winning candidate of those who turned up'

1 day ago

Nigel Farage beats Count Binface to win back seat in Parliament in widely mocked election

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Burnham-backing pressure group hits out at Labour immigration policy

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PM urged to give rich pensioners OBEs if they opt out of state pension

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Cap fossil-fuel-powered cars at 50mph, Burnham urged by Labour group

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Clacton polls: Could Count Binface deliver a huge upset to Farage?

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Starmer's leadership style doesn't work in politics, says ex-minister

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Badenoch's popularity is rising – but voters unconvinced by Tory party

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Reform councillor suspended after calling for John Bercow to be hanged

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Minister defends plan to ban zero-hour contracts despite £3bn cost

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When is the Clacton by-election and who is actually standing?

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UK economy grew by 0.4% in second quarter as Iran war prompts slowdown

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Banning zero-hours contracts could cost businesses up to £3bn a year

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Farage set for Count Binface showdown in Clacton by-election

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Tories demand Burnham cap student loan interest

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Count Binface would beat Farage in Clacton if all Britons could vote

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Count Binface: The Farage opponent with a strangely moving back story

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UK poll tracker: Burnham bounce continues as Labour beats Reform again

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'Only the courts can decide': Readers on PC Harper killers' release

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Count Binface says royal family should give up Buckingham Palace

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Watch Count Binface's first interview ahead of Clacton by-election

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Count Binface on Farage, Flakes, Ferraris, and Clacton

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Count Binface vs Farage: Flakes, Ferraris and the Clacton by-election

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Cohabiting couples could unknowingly enter marriage-style arrangements

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Who will really win the Clacton by-election?

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Burnham vows to resolve 'long-running injustice' of IPP jail terms

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'Abusive' man found guilty of harassing MP Stella Creasy on Tube

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'Farage is the joke': Readers have their say ahead of Clacton vote

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Count Binface on wheat fields, bacon sarnies, and being 'tough enuss'

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Nigel Farage reprimands Reform ally for 'traitor' jibe

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What Andy Burnham could do to keep Andrew Harper's killers behind bars

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Angela Rayner says she would be 'devastated' if her children vaped

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Housebuilder urges Burnham to slash stamp duty to boost housing market

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Why Farage could face a second by-election in Clacton

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Labour surges above Reform in polls again as Farage's woes continue

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Meta paying price for 'cavalier approach' to online safety, say UK campaigners

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Nigel Farage hits back at Jeremy Clarkson over small boats plan claim

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Government 'spitting in face of police' with killers' early release

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Crackdown on vape shops and bookies to clean up high streets

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Pc Harper's mother asks Burnham to meet her over early release scheme

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Police 'probing if Widdecombe suspect linked to Farage arson attack'

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No 10 failure to block PC Harper killers' early release 'indefensible'

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Reform vow to deport foreign criminals 'increases risk of torture'

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Nigel Farage says police 'made some mistakes' in firebomb probe

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Labour leads Reform in poll as Farage prepares for Clacton by-election

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UK wants deeper post-Brexit relationship with EU under Burnham

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PM vows to tackle 'rip-off' subscriptions in cost-of-living crackdown

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Clacton may have 34 candidates – but voters say they have no choice

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Burnham 'handed post-Brexit plan to rejoin EU single market'

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Streeting reveals 'unbelievable' online homophobia since new role

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Burnham to tour UK asking people how he should tackle cost of living

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University opens government-funded lab to help train biomedical scientists

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Farage 'horrified' Widdecombe police probing firebomb on his home

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The stark reality facing Burnham's council housebuilding revolution

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One-fifth of UK adults consider avoiding EU holiday amid border chaos

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Widdecombe police reopen probe into 'arson attempt' at Farage's home

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Tory plan to evict non-Brits branded 'dangerous' amid Thetford unrest

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You can't trick the markets with extra borrowing, Burnham warned

8 days ago

'Trying to out-Reform Reform': Readers slam Tory social housing plan

8 days ago

I hated being in Starmer's government, ex-minister says

8 days ago

Minister forced to deny Andy Burnham is 'too blokey'

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Tories unveil plan to evict foreign nationals from social housing

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Teenagers overwhelmingly likely to turn off optional social media curfews – poll

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No 10 enters Soho licensing row after Sadiq Khan criticism

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Badenoch vows to put forward 'serious Tory candidate' in Clacton

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What Lowe's car-crash interview tells us about Restore – and Reform

9 days ago

We're losing customers because of Reform, Turkish-style barbers say

9 days ago

Rupert Lowe refuses to say whether King Charles is a white Briton

9 days ago

Ex neo-Nazi Tory adviser in fresh row over Home Office training claims

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'Summer of sex' MP rows with Labour colleague over transgender ruling

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'Do you still think Trump's an idiot?': Miliband grilled on past views

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Blow for Burnham as poll shows voters say flagship VAT cut won't help

9 days ago

Rupert Lowe grilled by Nick Robinson in disastrous Radio 4 interview

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Polanski says Cambridge professor faced 'trial by media'

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Yvette Cooper pledges fast-track care for MND patients

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