David Lammy
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It’s not just a few bad apples at Reform UK, the whole orchard is rotten - David Behrens
So now we know. It was wrong of us to write off Reform UK as merely a bunch of racists; it’s so much more. It’s also misogynist, amateurish, violent and deeply, disgustingly dishonest. And it’s not just a few bad apples, as its leader tried to kid us – the whole orchard is rotten.
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Why the King's Caribbean tour could be 'biggest risk of his reign'
The meticulously-planned visit takes in three countries in nine days - but is not without jeopardy.
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The bombshells from the undercover sting operation which plunged Reform into crisis
The party has been accused of ‘appalling behaviour’ and ‘extreme racism’ following staggering revelations
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Reform activist says asylum seekers should be put in 'concentration camps'
He also said that being Muslim and British is ‘like oil and water’
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Nigel Farage has done more to tackle racism than ‘almost anybody’, Jenrick claims
The extraordinary claim came as Reform’s Treasury spokesperson sought to defend the party after a new undercover sting operation found councillors and candidates within Reform UK had used racist language
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Jenrick claims Farage has done more to stand against racism than ‘almost anybody’
Reform MP defends leader after ITV footage shows official warning Farage he is ‘protecting’ candidate over racist David Lammy comments
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Farage secretly filmed letting off Reform candidate accused of racist slur
ITV captured a conversation between Nigel Farage and the party’s director of communications on a mayoral candidate accused of racism
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Reform faces questions over candidate vetting after undercover filming
Reform UK says the party has "improved and prioritised its vetting procedures".
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Farage accused of ‘protecting’ Reform candidate over racist slurs against David Lammy
Exclusive: ITV investigation shows leader stood by mayoral candidate who said Labour MP should ‘go home to the Caribbean’
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Andy Burnham rules out deal with Green Party
The prime minister branded the recent motion passed by the Green Party conference that ‘Zionism is racism’ as antisemitic
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Blair warns Burnham: Don’t do coalition with the Greens
Intervention by former prime minister follows warnings by senior Labour figures in The Independent that ‘Zionism is racism’ vote should disqualify Greens from major public office
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Burnham facing calls to rule out coalition with Greens after ‘Zionism is racism’ row
Exclusive: PM told motion should disqualify party from major public office
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Justice secretary admits court backlog will continue to rise after U-turn
While Mr Norris insisted that scrapping the proposal would allow the government to reduce the backlog faster, he refused to commit to a target for bringing the backlog down
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Badenoch says Tories want policies ‘for everybody’ as she defends plan to let millionaires get free childcare – UK politics live
Conservative leader defends plan to extend free childcare to high earners, as Tory conference begins in Birmingham today
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Burnham scraps controversial plans to curb jury trials
The key policy idea announced by David Lammy when he was justice secretary will no longer go ahead.
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Hull MP wins jury trials campaign with Government U-turn
Sir Keir Starmer had attempted to reduce the number of jury trials, which he said would have cut the court backlog.
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Burnham scraps controversial Starmer plan to axe jury trials
The move is a U-turn on radical plans to cut thousands of jury trials across England and Wales in a bid to tackle the court backlog
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Half of UK wants to rejoin EU and backing it could drive up Labour vote, megapoll finds
Exclusive: Findings will bolster those in No 10 who want to negotiate on re-entry but some senior figures remain wary
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Mapped: The UK areas to be hardest hit by scrapping pensions triple lock
Home secretary Shabana Mahmood’s Birmingham Ladywood constituency is among the areas where pensioners would feel the radical pledge the most
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Burnham edges Labour closer to rejoining EU
Exclusive: After Ed Miliband told the Labour conference in Liverpool that Britain’s future is at the heart of Europe, ministers say it is ‘not if but how’ the prime minister puts rejoin in the next election manifesto
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Labour conference live: Burnham says UK ‘needs to draw line’ on Brexit
The prime minister said his vision will leave ‘people able to have hope again’
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Burnham should call snap election on reversing Brexit, former adviser says
Ben Judah believes Labour could win a Boris Johnson-style majority with pledge to rejoin the European Union, despite Andy Burnham appearing to rule out going to the polls early
