Articles by Andrew Sparrow

Politics

Nearly two thirds of Tory members want pact with Reform, poll suggests, with close to half supporting full merger – as it happened

Half of Tory members also want Kemi Badenoch to be replaced as Conservative leader

13 hours ago

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Tory plan to scrap green energy measures called ‘contradictory nonsense’ by environment groups – UK politics live

Shadow energy secretary’s plans dismissed as ‘dead wrong’ by environment groups

17 hours ago

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‘First job bonus’ worth £5k planned for young people, Stride tells Tory conference – UK politics live

Shadow chancellor sets out cost-cutting plans as party conference continues in Manchester

21 hours ago

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Stride defends Tory plan to slash overseas aid spending to 0.1% of national income – UK politics live

Shadow chancellor sets out cost-cutting plans as Tory party conference continues in Manchester

22 hours ago

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Pro-Palestine marches have become ‘carnivals of hatred’, Badenoch tells Tory conference – as it happened

Party leader says Britain has allowed extremism to go unchecked

1 days ago

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Organisers of pro-Palestine Action protests threaten ‘major escalation’ over crackdown on marches – UK politics live

Defend Our Juries says there will be civil disobedience in ‘key towns and cities’ and calls proposed new powers for police ‘an affront to democracy’

1 days ago

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UK political class ‘poisoned by wealth’, says Zack Polanski as he sets out plan to tax assets of richest 1% – UK politics live

Polanski earlier called for patriotism debate to go beyond beyond ‘waving flags’

3 days ago

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Labour are ‘handmaidens’ to Reform UK’s ‘dangerous’ politics, Polanski to tell Green conference – UK politics live

New leader to make case for immigration, more investment in public services and a wealth tax as Green party membership hits record high

3 days ago

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UK politics: Jenrick’s ideas mostly ‘my thoughts repackaged’, says Badenoch – as it happened

Tory leader also claims the party was close to bankruptcy when she took over last year

4 days ago

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Jenrick’s ideas mostly ‘my thoughts repackaged’, says Badenoch – UK politics live

Tory leader also claims the party was close to bankruptcy when she took over last year

4 days ago

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Reform UK accused by minister of talking ‘utter nonsense’ after Zia Yusuf implies Starmer trying to get Farage killed – UK politics live

Migration minister Mike Tapp accuses Reform UK’s head of policy of ‘snowflakery’

4 days ago

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Miliband vows to ban fracking, labels Reform ‘ideological extremists’ and tells Musk to ‘get the hell out of our politics’ – live

Environmental groups have welcomed the energy secretary’s fracking announcement

5 days ago

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Ed Miliband to announce total ban on fracking – UK politics live

There is not currently a permanent ban in law, just a temporary moratorium

5 days ago

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PM brands Channel crossings ‘Farage boats’ because Brexit has hampered returns – UK politics live

PM also says he does not believe Nigel Farage or Reform voters are racist

5 days ago

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Nigel Farage ‘doesn’t like Britain’, Starmer tells Labour conference – as it happened

PM says Reform’s migration plan makes it ‘enemy of national renewal’, while Farage accuses Labour of endangering his party’s politicians and activists with its language

6 days ago