Home Office: Over 41,000 crossed Channel to UK by small boat in 2025, up 13%
Provisional Home Office data show 41,000+ Channel small-boat arrivals in 2025, up 13% on 2024; UK–France pilot returns stayed limited.
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Hunger, Cold Homes and Disillusion: How the Cost-of-Living Crisis Is Pushing Union Voters Toward Reform
Trade union leaders warn that worsening cost-of-living pressures, including widespread meal-skipping, are driving some workers away from Labour and toward Nigel Farage’s Reform UK.
TUC chief urges Starmer to consider negotiating a UK-EU customs union
TUC general secretary Paul Nowak called on Keir Starmer to explore a UK-EU customs union to cut post-Brexit trade frictions.
Medical royal colleges chair warns anti-migrant rhetoric is deterring overseas NHS staff
Jeanette Dickson says anti-migrant rhetoric and racism are deterring overseas clinicians, with data showing fewer arrivals and more leaving the NHS.
Farage says Reform UK tops 270,000 “paid-up” members as Labour total is reported below 250,000
Farage said Reform UK’s website shows 270k+ paid-up members as reports put Labour’s paying membership below 250k, though methods differ.
Civil society coalition urges UK to cap political donations and ban cryptocurrency funding
Nineteen organisations urge a donations cap, crypto ban, automatic registration and restored Electoral Commission independence ahead of an elections bill.
Lady Chief Justice warns Sentencing Council judges may resign over ministerial veto plans
Sue Carr said Sentencing Council judges could quit if the Sentencing Bill 2025 gives ministers power to block or amend sentencing guidelines.
UK says it is committed to free speech after US imposes visa bans on five European campaigners
The UK reaffirmed its support for free speech after the US banned five European online-safety campaigners, including two Britons, from entering the country.
DOJ releases Epstein investigation files; AP reports some later vanished from webpage
DOJ released unclassified Epstein-related files under a new law; survivors and lawmakers criticized redactions as AP reported documents disappeared from the webpage.
Electoral Commission assesses Labour complaint over Farage’s Clacton campaign spending
Electoral Commission and Essex Police are assessing allegations that Reform UK overspent in Nigel Farage’s Clacton campaign; the party denies any breach.