Month: June 2025

Huge burqa row shows Reform still needs to urgently get a grip

ANALYSIS Zia Yusuf has once again sparked anger (Image: Getty) Reform UK was hoping for another good day in their seemingly inexorable rise in British politics. A by-election for the Scottish Parliament is taking place in Hamilton, with voters already heading…

Reform UK chairman Zia Yusuf resigns after huge burka ban row

Zia Yusuf has quit as Reform UK’s chairman following a burka ban row. His resignation comes after he branded a question by Reform’s newest MP Sarah Pochin during PMQs calling for the face coverings to be outlawed in Britain as “dumb”. In…

Reform UK bombshell as poll tips Nigel Farage to win Commons majority

OPINION Nigel Farage, Member of Parliament and Reform UK Leader (Image: Getty) Electoral Calculus – one of the most accurate forecasters out there – predicts Reform UK is set for an outright Commons majority come the next general election, slated for…

Crisis for Starmer as shock map reveals Labour towns want asylum seeker benefits stopped

A huge petition has called for scrapping benefits for asylum seekers (Image: Getty/Reach) A map has shown where the highest concentration of Brits want to stop asylum seekers from getting benefits. At the time of writing, a petition calling for the measure on Parliament’s website…

Full list of UK cities getting £15bn from Rachel Reeves for new bus, tram and train plans

Chancellor Rachel Reeves (Image: Getty) Chancellor Rachel Reeves will announce £15.6billion for new rail, tram and bus schemes in the North, Midlands and South-west of England as Cabinet battles over next week’s Spending Review continue. Speaking in Greater Manchester, which will benefit from…

Major petition to stop benefits for asylum seekers hits huge milestone

The petition could trigger a debate in Parliament (Image: Getty) A petition to stop asylum seekers from getting benefits has passed a major milestone. After surpassing 125,000 signatures, the document, which calls for the cessation of “financial and other support for asylum seekers,” may trigger a parliamentary…

Reform set to back burqa ban hours after heated clash

Banning the burqa will probably become official Reform UK policy, the Express has learned (Image: Getty) Banning the burqa in the UK will likely become Reform UK’s official policy, the Express understands. Nigel Farage’s party wants a debate and discussion about the policy, and…

Jeremy Vine tells baffled BBC listeners Elon Musk wears a nappy

Jeremy Vine claimed to have heard reports that Elon Musk wears a nappy. (Image: Getty) Jeremy Vine voiced wild claims about Elon Musk and his alleged use of ketamine, alleging that there are reports that the world’s richest man might wear nappies. The unfounded…

NHS set for £30bn boost in Labour spending review – as other departments feel the squeeze

Keir Starmer’s government will announce the spending review next week (Image: undefined via Getty Images) Keir Starmer is set to give the NHS a £30billion boost in next week’s spending review – at the expense of other struggling public services. The…

Nigel Farage gives Labour ultimatum over winter fuel cut

OPINION Nigel Farage has called Labour’s u-turn ’embarrassing’ (Image: AFP via Getty Images) This Labour government has been forced into an embarrassing U-turn. Their policy to strip 10 million pensioners of their winter fuel payments was cruel and vindictive from the start. Millions…