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Ed Davey faces growing revolt against leadership as senior Lib Dem MP quits

"We Liberal Democrats are the last line of defence against a Reform UK government, and Ed is determined to lead a strong and united party into the next general election whenever it comes," Cooper said. "As Ed said at…

Ryanair lashes out at Air France and Lufthansa over ownership probe

Regardless of the legal outcome, Viansson Ponte said that a "likely first step would be corrective measures, not immediate grounding." Even if the court rules against the budget airline, Ryanair would have several…

UK coastguard agency chief faces calls to resign over ‘misleading’ claims in pay row

Now, after an Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) investigation, the agency has admitted its poll did not sufficiently back up the claim. Nicola Savage, a national officer for the GMB union , which represents…

No evidence the PM is setting up an ‘Emergency Register’ of civilians fit to fight in a war

But there is no evidence for this claim, and the Ministry of Defence told Full Fact that there’s currently no such policy. It’s possible the social media post may be referencing a separate proposal made by the Liberal…

UK politics: Green MP Siân Berry says opponents of Zionism motion were ‘persuaded’ not to fight it because of byelection – as it happened

In a statement today, she says she accepts that passing the motion has done "genuine damage" to the party's reputation. Berry argued and voted against it, but she says she should have done more to kill it off and she…

Early pandemic staged funeral procession video wrongly linked to Gaza

This isn’t true. The clip actually shows a staged funeral procession that went viral in 2020, with reports at the time saying it was filmed in Jordan. In the video, a group of people are carrying a stretcher with what…

Council by-election results from yesterday and forthcoming contests

Aberdeen – Rosemount/Midstocket SNP 861 (27.9 per cent, -9.9 on 2022) Conservatives 743 (24.1 per cent, -0.5) Labour 535 (17.3 per cent, -4.2) Green Party 330 (10.7 per cent, +1.4) Reform UK 323 (10.5 per cent, +10.5)…

Video of 2020 market fire in UAE reshared as strike on Israel

We’ve written about this clip twice before . It actually shows a fire that broke out at a market in Ajman, a city in the UAE, in August 2020 . The version being shared on Facebook and Instagram has horizontally flipped…

Widdecombe suspect had 'particular hostility to Reform', court told

They said Joshua Kerry, 28, "had an extreme left wing and/or anti-establishment mindset". The prosecution also told the Old Bailey Widdecombe's murder had a "terrorist connection" as it was "politically and ideologically…

9/11: The Anatomy of an Awakening

He was not talking about Osama bin Laden and the alleged hijackers. The 25th anniversary of 9/11 took place in September 2026 — a whole generation ago. Yet, the public remain in a state of mass delusion as to who was…