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Reform says Farage bought £1.4m house with ITV fee, not donor gift
The party says the Surrey purchase was unrelated to a £5m payment from Christopher Harborne now under scrutiny by Parliament’s standards commissioner
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- Parliamentary standards Farage faces Commons standards inquiry over £5m gift The inquiry will examine whether the Reform UK leader should have registered a gift from billionaire backer Christopher Harborne after he became an MP
- UK politics King’s Speech sets out 37 bills as Starmer faces pressure King Charles outlined the government’s legislative programme for the year ahead, but leadership speculation around the prime minister quickly became Westminster’s dominant question
- Labour leadership crisis Jess Phillips among four ministers quitting as Starmer fights revolt The resignations deepen Labour’s internal crisis after poor election results, though a formal challenge to the prime minister has not been triggered
UK politics
Who could challenge Keir Starmer if Labour turns on him?
No Labour leadership contest has been triggered, but Andy Burnham, Angela Rayner and Wes Streeting are among the figures being discussed as pressure builds on the prime minister
U.K. politics
Starmer vows to fight on as Labour revolt rattles gilt market
The British prime minister promised a sharper agenda on growth, defence, Europe and energy after local election losses triggered calls from dozens of Labour MPs for him to quit
Immigration policy
Reform says it would put migrant detention centres in Green-voting areas
The party says Green constituencies and councils would be prioritised under its deportation plans, drawing sharp criticism from rival parties
Westminster
Starmer avoids Commons inquiry over Mandelson vetting claims
MPs rejected a Conservative-led bid to send the prime minister’s comments to the Privileges Committee, despite a small Labour rebellion