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• The plot against London

  01-01-2026 12:00 via ft.com
  Distorted attacks by the populist right are really about demography
  
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• Nigel Farage to attend Davos conference he derided as ‘jaunt’ for ‘globalists’

  16-01-2026 12:37 via ft.com
  Reform UK leader due to appear at World Economic Forum next week
  
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• Do our politicians need better backstories?

  16-01-2026 12:00 via ft.com
  Sometimes, biography isn’t the best judge of what someone might do in public office 
  
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• Tories are squandering chance to show why they are not Reform

  16-01-2026 10:30 via ft.com
  Party must set itself apart because anyone who wants to vote for the populist right is well-served by Farage
  
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• Trump’s demand for higher NHS drug costs would be ‘huge backwards step’, medicines watchdog says

  16-01-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Jonathan Benger tells FT that health service payments should not rise for years to come
  
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• EU ‘membership-lite’ plan for Ukraine spooks European capitals

  16-01-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Reforms under discussion would tear up accession rules used since cold war to allow Kyiv to join in a potential peace deal
  
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• Labour to avoid risk of at least 10 council losses by delaying May elections

  16-01-2026 00:56 via ft.com
  At least 183 of party’s councillors due to face voters will serve for another year
  
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• Jenrick joins Reform UK after being sacked from Tory shadow cabinet

  15-01-2026 20:36 via ft.com
  Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch had ousted former leadership rival for ‘plotting’ to defect
  
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• Jenrick defection redraws battle lines on right of British politics

  15-01-2026 19:40 via ft.com
  Move raises questions about whether former Tory’s arrival will be a help or a hindrance to Nigel Farage
  
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• Betrayal, plots and a mole who derailed Jenrick’s defection to Reform

  15-01-2026 19:40 via ft.com
  Ex-Tory minister’s switch raises questions about whether he will be a help or a hindrance to Farage
  
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• Jenrick joins Reform after being sacked from Tory shadow cabinet

  15-01-2026 18:12 via ft.com
  Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch had ousted former leadership rival for ‘plotting’ to defect
  
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• Labour to avoid risk of at least 9 council losses by delaying May elections

  15-01-2026 17:08 via ft.com
  At least 175 of party’s councillors due to face voters will serve for another year
  
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• UK lowers threshold to bring older reservists back into service in event of war

  15-01-2026 16:23 via ft.com
  New measures aim to make it easier to call up tens of thousands of ex-military personnel
  
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• Labour to avoid risk of at least 8 council losses by delaying May elections

  15-01-2026 15:27 via ft.com
  At least 168 of party’s councillors due to face voters will serve for another year
  
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• Jenrick’s sacking is both threat and opportunity for Badenoch

  15-01-2026 14:21 via ft.com
  The surprise departure deprives Farage of some Westminster theatre and gives the Tories a chance to reclaim ground
  
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• Robert Jenrick sacked from Tory shadow cabinet for ‘plotting’ to defect

  15-01-2026 13:14 via ft.com
  Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch removes former leadership rival as she battles to stem losses to Reform
  
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• A warning shot to our tech overlords

  15-01-2026 13:14 via ft.com
  Democratic history is a timeline of states acting to curb over-mighty figures, from kings to business tycoons
  
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• BoE accused of making ‘mistake’ in loosening capital rules

  15-01-2026 12:38 via ft.com
  Criticism is the most strident challenge to the central bank’s decision announced last month
  
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• Labour’s muddled thinking on police reform

  15-01-2026 10:30 via ft.com
  New policy devised in response to latest scandal shows insufficient planning by party while in opposition
  
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• Heathrow boss calls for faster runway approval to meet 2029 start date

  15-01-2026 01:01 via ft.com
  UK’s biggest airport has formally begun planning application for £33bn project
  
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• Disability benefits could be reformed to get more people into work, says UK minister

  15-01-2026 01:01 via ft.com
  Sir Stephen Timms argues that a better system is possible without ‘rapidly continuing increases in spending’
  
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• Rachel Reeves signals expansion of pubs tax U-turn to other businesses

  14-01-2026 20:12 via ft.com
  Chancellor says a post-Budget retreat could include extension to other hospitality
  
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• UK borrowing costs fall to lowest in more than a year

  14-01-2026 18:14 via ft.com
  Rate cut bets and easing tensions over government borrowing fuel gilts rally
  
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• UK home secretary says she has lost confidence in police chief over Maccabi Tel Aviv fan ban

  14-01-2026 17:18 via ft.com
  Shabana Mahmood vows to restore power for central government to sack chief constables
  
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• Latest U-turn raises renewed questions over Starmer’s judgment

  14-01-2026 14:00 via ft.com
  After retreat on digital ID cards, chancellor indicates climbdown on business rates for pubs is coming soon
  
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• How Nigel Farage gets away with it

  14-01-2026 13:29 via ft.com
  His two great liabilities, Brexit and Donald Trump, are unmentionable in British politics
  
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• Digital ID should aim to win public support, not force it

  14-01-2026 10:45 via ft.com
  Keir Starmer irked his MPs last year by framing move as means to tackle illegal working
  
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• City to fight disinformation that undermines London on world stage

  14-01-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Government, police and cyber experts point to surge in social media posts spreading fake narratives about safety
  
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• City minister in push to boost UK-EU financial services co-operation

  14-01-2026 01:01 via ft.com
  Lucy Rigby tells FT that London and Brussels can increase investment and drive growth
  
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• Government sets out plans for north of England rail investment

  13-01-2026 23:31 via bbc.com
  The scheme will be delivered in phases, starting with upgrades to lines between Leeds, York, Bradford and Sheffield.
  
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