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Farmers' fury as race for £233m funding compared to 'scramble for Oasis tickets'

Farming and environmental groups condemned the race to secure the sustainable farming incentive (SFI) funding, with some comparing it to a "frantic" online scramble to secure Glastonbury or Oasis gig tickets. The…

Liberals debate

As Chair of LGBT+ Liberal Democrats, I’m proud of that – proud of everyone who put the work in, proud of the people who got up and spoke, and proud that our party said clearly, again, that it stands with trans people.…

Azerbaijan frees French prisoner after EU lifts sanctions on Russian billionaire

The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs said last week the push to delist Usmanov was a matter of national security, but the clash put at risk the expiry of the 3,000-odd listings if the EU’s 27 countries couldn’t agree…

Pornhub investigated by UK’s online watchdog

“Online age checks are a vital protection to prevent children from encountering inappropriate or harmful material, including pornography. We expect tech firms to ensure age checks are highly effective before introducing…

What do we think of Ed Davey’s tax cut announcement?

In Spring it was a new British nuke, which we’ve mercifully not heard much about since. However the tax cut policy announced yesterday might have more longevity. Basically we are going back to one of the really popular…

Has Burnham changed tack on Russia?

Is Britain about to re-engage with the world in a more meaningful way than any time in the past decade? After a frantic 24 hours in New York, Andy Burnham declared to the UN: “Britain is back.” But what does that mean in…

Victory in the Holborn by-election may mislead Burnham into thinking he is doing just fine

It is on course for a victory so resounding that Andy Burnham will feel confirmed in the belief he has no need to confront his backbenchers with the need for harsh measures. Labour has been fortunate in its enemies in…

John Redwood: The Bank of England has lost the plot on inflation

The Bank of England last week revised its forecast up, expecting the rate to be double the target early next year. This is the same Bank that forecast 2 per cent inflation for 2022-23, only to see the rate hit a totally…

Miriam Cates: More – not fewer – people should pay income tax

According to reports this week , Andy Burnham is weighing up plans to increase Capital Gains Tax (CGT) in the forthcoming Budget statement. Proposals being considered by the Chancellor and Prime Minister allegedly…

Trump cites national security, midterms coverage to defend press ban

Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images 2026 Getty Images By Kyle Cheney and Josh Gerstein 09/23/2026 12:57 AM EDT Add POLITICO on Google Share Copy link X Facebook Email Reddit WhatsApp LinkedIn President Donald Trump is…