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I'd rather have another election than do a deal with Reform UK, says Badenoch

The Conservative Party leader told the BBC that Nigel Farage's Reform are "neck deep in scandal" and joining forces with them would "just be one problem after another". Polling suggests there would be a hung parliament…

Badenoch denies plan for ‘British Iron Dome’ – after Tories use phrase in press release

The Tory leader said the party's proposed "Britannia Shield" would not be comparable to the missile defence system in Israel, which is primarily designed to counter short-range attacks. The party has proposed allotting…

Greens promise ‘campaign mode’ and continuity under new leaders

“Obviously it’s a renewed leadership,” Reintke said. “But we are also going to continue the line on engaging and fighting in this house for everything that we can achieve in the next two and a half years.” Ștefănuță…

Chancellor plans major intervention to help poorer UK households with rising energy bills

The chancellor is working on plans to spend more than £1bn to help energy consumers, the bulk of which is likely to go towards increasing the discount given to households on certain benefits. Sources say final decisions…

The EU shelved AI liability rules. Sam Altman has revived the debate.

This is not tenable,” Voss said. He said it's not too late for Brussels to take another U-turn. “If the builder of a model admits he should be liable, the legislator should not be less ambitious than the industry.” But…

UK to make last-ditch effort to stop Israel closing East Jerusalem consulate

Israel said in September that it would shut the mission, which is separate from the UK embassy based in Tel Aviv, in retaliation for the UK announcing sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.…

The Guardian view on the Green party and Palestine: rejecting two states is no shortcut to peace | Editorial

Those voting against included the US and Israel. The wider international diplomatic consensus rests on a 2002 UN security council resolution , which explicitly affirmed a two-state vision for Israel and Palestine. Saudi…

Labour figures rule out working with Greens after ‘Zionism is racism’ vote

There is also pressure within the Liberal Democrats for them to end existing arrangements with Zack Polanski's party, with some senior Lib Dems calling on the party to end its coalition with the Greens in Southwark…

Kemi Badenoch is the most rightwing leader in Tory history. Isn’t it time she got some actual scrutiny? | Owen Jones

"Kemi's soaring," coos the Sun , and that sums up the prevailing wisdom. More than four in 10 Britons think she is doing well as Tory leader, compared with a third who think otherwise. As Nigel Farage's stock has…

Badenoch's £10bn air defence plan points to growing concern over protecting UK's skies

Iran's have broken through the layered air defences of US military bases in the Middle-East causing significant damage. Russia's war in Ukraine has also exposed the huge challenge of defending their own skies from…