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A Reform UK candidate has disowned the party and is backing the Conservatives amid a row over racism.
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Farage may be setting the scene for complaints of election rigging when the results come in.
- Echo
Reform candidate in Southend dropped over racism claims days ahead of election
A SOUTHEND Reform candidate has been deselected days ahead of the General Election amid allegations of racism
- The Telegraph
Starmer’s worst blunder should disqualify him as prime minister
The single biggest thing that happened over the last Parliament was the Covid crisis. It had an immeasurable impact on our economy and society. And Labour’s record in that period, especially during 2021, was appalling. Indeed it was sufficiently bad that at the time many people said Starmer’s errors ruled him out of any possible future as Prime Minister.
- HuffPost
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The MSNBC host revealed how the former president's case could be back in court sooner than anyone realizes.
- HuffPost
Harvard Law Professor Delivers Chilling Prediction After Trump Immunity Ruling
Laurence Tribe explained what the Supreme Court decision means in "practical purposes" and it's "devastating."
- The Telegraph
Belarus threatens nuclear use as Russia blamed for jamming GPS - Ukraine: The Latest, Podcast
Today, we bring you the latest news from Ukraine, look at how Russia has been blamed for jamming GPS signals on British military jets and ask quite why Belarus - a country hosting Russian nuclear missiles - is rattling the nuclear sabre once more.
- CNN
Trump amplifies posts calling for televised military tribunal for Liz Cheney
Former President Donald Trump amplified posts on social media calling for a televised military tribunal for former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney and the jailing of top elected officials, including President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.
- The Telegraph
Russian air strike ‘destroys five Ukrainian fighter jets’ at airbase
A Russian missile attack destroyed five warplanes at a Ukrainian airbase primed to receive F-16 fighter jets from Kyiv’s Nato allies.
- The Telegraph
Russian attack submarines carried out secret operations in Irish Sea
Russian submarines twice conducted unprecedented missions in the Irish Sea after Putin’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, it has emerged.
- HuffPost UK
'Literally Making Things Up': Victoria Derbyshire Roasts Tory Minister Over Labour Tax Claims
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- The Telegraph
Super-rich ‘already fleeing Britain ahead of Starmer’s crackdown’
The super-rich are already fleeing Britain amid fears Sir Keir Starmer will introduce a series of wealth tax rises if he becomes prime minister this week, a leading City lawyer has warned.
- The Telegraph
If Keir Starmer wins on Thursday, I warn you not to be middle-class
Thank goodness it’s nearly over. Six weeks of half truths, obfuscation, false hopes and downright lies delivered by tieless, shirt-sleeved leaders in a variety of factories, building sites or sports grounds in front of audiences made up principally of party activists clad in hi-vis jackets. Apart from Ed Davey, that is, who has preferred to campaign in theme parks.
- The Independent
Richard Tice refuses to back Nigel Farage’s Ukraine comments in fiery clash with BBC’s Nick Robinson
Heated exchange came hours before second Reform candidate defected to Tories, claiming party’s candidates ‘racist, misogynistic and bigoted’
- Yahoo Finance
Brexit brings dire warnings for Trumpism
When Britain voted to exit the European Union in 2016, Donald Trump, then the Republican candidate for president, declared himself 'Mr. Brexit.'
- The Telegraph
Ukraine to be told it is too corrupt to join Nato
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- People
Are UFOs Real? What the Pentagon Has Learned
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- The Telegraph
Emmanuel Macron is about to become unbearable
His party faces near-annihilation in the National Assembly, with fewer seats than Rishi Sunak’s Tories can hope for later this week. His prime ministers, past and present, could not find hard enough words in private to describe his “suicidal” snap election decision since he took it three weeks ago. Marine Le Pen was quick to claim an historic victory as her National Rally came first in yesterday’s first round of the legislative elections, with 33 per cent of the vote.
- HuffPost
Authoritarianism Expert Gives Trump Immunity Ruling An Alarming Label
Ruth Ben-Ghiat accused the conservative Supreme Court justices of using the court to “destroy democracy from within.”
- The Telegraph
Russia ‘studying captured ATACMS’
Russian forces have captured and are studying an intact guidance system from a long-range US-made ATACMS missile, according to reports.