14+ hour, 18+ min ago   (646+ words) U.S. Sen. Rand Paul says his proposed Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act would help tackle the national debt by paying federal workers to find waste. Congressional scorekeepers say they have no basis for estimating how much it would save. The Congressional Budget…...

6+ hour, 23+ min ago   (499+ words) Peers are to debate calls for a cap on political donations amid concern from campaigners over two £36 million donations from crypto-billionaires to Reform UK. The donations from Christopher Harborne and Ben Delo, disclosed over the weekend, together amount to three…...

11+ hour, 37+ min ago   (743+ words) When news of Reform UK's two record-breaking £36m donations emerged this weekend, it felt as if Nigel Farage's inner circle was attempting a fightback. The last few months have proved difficult for the party, with a dip in the polls, a…...

11+ hour, 37+ min ago   (542+ words) When news of Reform UK's two record-breaking £36m donations emerged this weekend, it felt as if Nigel Farage's inner circle was attempting a fightback. The last few months have proved difficult for the party, with a dip in the polls, a…...

16+ hour, 45+ min ago   (266+ words) “Americans are facing a rising tab as a multi-decade borrowing binge collides with a spike in energy prices caused by the Iran war,” Axios reports. “Long-term interest rates are surging, as are consumer prices.” ”It’s a toxic mix of near-term…...

3+ day, 22+ min ago   (811+ words) Reform's Robert Jenrick rules out inheritance tax cut as Tories ‘to scrap' levy Only someone living under a rock could have failed to notice the gulf between our political institutions and everyday folk, the trade unionist writes Sometimes it’s hard…...

13+ hour, 55+ min ago   (438+ words) Communities Secretary Angela Rayner appearing on the BBC 1 current affairs programme, Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg(Image: Copyright remains with handout provider) Angela Rayner has brushed off Donald Trump's backing for a united Ireland, saying the Government remains committed to the…...

14+ hour, 43+ min ago   (767+ words) Minister points to legislation’s retrospective effect, but Reform says it is confident funding is within the law Reform UK’s record £72m in donations from two crypto billionaires could be caught in a new bill which will apply retrospectively, a cabinet minister…...

23+ hour, 9+ min ago   (211+ words) Sunday 13 September 2026 Mr Farage is alarmingly dependent on mega-donors, but he’s not alone. In the run-up to the last election, Frank Hester and his healthcare technology company, TPP, together gave the Conservative party more than £20m. Labour’s most generous benefactor is…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (702+ words) Party can boost its campaign power with funds from billionaire backers, but it can also lose support from ordinary Britons All things being equal, pretty much any political strategist would welcome a £72m war chest; a sum higher than the combined…...