Record £9m from Christopher Harborne propels Nigel Farage’s Reform UK to the top of Britain’s donor league and intensifies calls to cap political donations.
Starmer uses PMQs to brand any future Tory–Reform UK election pact an “unholy alliance of austerity and failure” as both parties publicly deny a deal.
Fact-check: Facebook post about a Sheffield family celebrating Labour’s two-child cap repeal misuses a 2014 photo of a displaced father in Pakistan.
Labour ministers plan to outlaw cryptocurrency donations to UK parties, citing dark‑money and security risks highlighted by Reform UK’s bitcoin drive.
UK and EU are negotiating UK association to Erasmus+ from 2027 as part of a wider youth, mobility and standards deal to reset post‑Brexit relations.
Ministers propose judge-only trials for offences up to three-year sentences, amid warnings that curbing juries risks unfairness and racial bias.
Landmark UK–US pharma pact scraps US tariffs on British medicines in return for higher NHS drug prices and looser NICE rules from 2026.
Jonathan Gullis, Lia Nici and Chris Green join Reform UK, highlighting a growing realignment on the right and deepening Kemi Badenoch’s troubles.
Five-day walkout by resident doctors in England from 17–22 Dec will hit NHS services amid fierce dispute over pay, training and jobs.
PM insists Labour did not mislead voters over a fiscal 'black hole' as a £26bn tax-raising budget sparks a major test of the party's credibility.
At its Liverpool launch, Jeremy Corbyn’s Your Party chose collective leadership and dual membership, but early rows over money and control threaten unity.
Founding conference in Liverpool exposes deep rifts over expulsions, leadership and culture inside Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana’s new party.