Penny Lane

Reform UK presents itself as the party that will “stop the boats”, yet its political strategy raises an obvious question: if small boat crossings were dramatically reduced or ended, what would remain at the centre of its appeal?

Lee Anderson, professional party hopper and full-time TalkTV rent-a-gob, has suddenly rediscovered the word “mandate”

The contents of our cat's litter tray makes more sense than Mr. Finch. Every time he comes up on my feed, it is because he has said something else that is crass.

There are journalists remembered for exposing corruption, holding power to account or changing the course of public debate. Then there is Rod Liddle, who has died at 68 following a short illness, a columnist whose defining achievement has been turning provocation into a profession and outrage into a personal brand.

Being called a “dirty foreigner” should never be part of anyone's job description. Yet for many NHS workers, it increasingly is.

Reform UK's claims about the dangers of crossing the English Channel in small boats have come under fresh scrutiny after one of the party's senior figures overstated the proportion of migrants who die making the journey by around ten times.

Kemi Badenoch's judgement is under intense scrutiny after she not only defended the Conservative Party's decision to select former neo-Nazi Joshua Bonehill-Paine as a council candidate but also, after he withdrew following widespread outrage, rewarded him with a role advising the party on combating extremism.

The ugly scenes in Thetford should leave nobody in any doubt about where anti-immigrant hatred leads when it is allowed to fester. After two nights of disorder, homes were attacked, people feared for their safety, and police officers trying to restore order became targets themselves. One female officer was reportedly seriously bitten, while another was struck by a rock. That is not protest. It is mob violence.

Claims by Reform UK councillors that Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council has shown an “unwillingness to engage” with the newly established town councils have been strongly challenged following a meeting held on the very same day. According to a report shared by the Bournemouth Echo on Facebook yesterday, Reform councillors criticised BCP Council for […]

GB News is now being investigated by Ofcom after comments made by guest Caroline Farrow linked Pride celebrations with bestiality and paedophilia. More than 12,000 complaints are understood to have been submitted about the programme —, reportedly making it one of the most complained-about GB News broadcasts ever.