<p>Labour chair accuses Reform of making ‘grubby pacts’ after contradictory reports emerge on timeline of events</p><p>Reform UK is operating under a “stench of sleaze” Labour have said, after reports that Nigel Farage struck a secret deal to return as leader of Reform UK months before the general election.</p><p>Farage was in discussions about a return to the political frontline from as early as March 2024, despite claiming that he had no intention of returning to politics until June 20

<p>Labour veteran is said to relish role that requires careful negotiation of Trump and impending G20 leadership</p><p>Extraordinarily, given the importance of geopolitics, the office of foreign secretary has sometimes appeared a consolation prize in British politics, perhaps reflecting the transfer of responsibility to Downing Street or the Cabinet Office.</p><p>That is not how Ed Miliband views the job. His allies say suggestions that he nurses resentment after he was deprived of the chance to

GENEVA (AP) — Successfully stopping Gianni Infantino’s FIFA plan to sell World Cup profits to private investors was the first half of a high-stakes game in global soccer politics. The second ha...

<p>Bev Craig succeeds Andy Burnham and wins back support in areas where Reform made gains in May</p><p>Labour has stormed to a decisive victory in the Greater Manchester mayoral byelection, seizing back areas that recently fell to Reform UK and the Greens.</p><p>Labour’s Bev Craig, the Manchester city council leader, will now succeed Andy Burnham and hold one of the most powerful political positions outside Westminster.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/31/labour-wins-

The migrant surge into Ceuta is escalating into a geopolitical flashpoint. President Trump is using the crisis to reinforce his border security message. This event is also fueling online conspiracy theories linking it to wider international disputes. US officials have intervened in Spain's domestic politics regarding immigration policies. The situation highlights strained US-Spain relations and territorial claims over Ceuta.

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<p>Richard Tice had been referred to standards commissioner over undeclared sum from Farage aide George Cottrell</p><p>Parliament’s standards watchdog has declined to investigate a complaint made against Richard Tice over an undeclared loan of nearly £80,000 from Nigel Farage’s aide <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/09/fraudster-cottrell-was-introduced-as-farage-chief-of-staff-says-ex-reform-candidate">George Cottrell</a>.</p><p>The Liberal Democrats had referred Reform

<p>Adviser to Trump and Biden for pandemic says Republican senator has ‘unhinged obsession’ with him</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/jul/29/donald-trump-anthony-fauci-rand-paul-covid-lab-leak-theory-iran-tariffs-latest-news-updates">US politics – live updates</a></p></li></ul><p>Dr Anthony Fauci refused to answer questions at a high-profile Senate committee hearing on the origins of Covid-19 and accused the Republican senator leading questioning of havi

<p>Prime minister invites Badenoch and Davey – but not Farage – to discuss how to fix decades-old funding crisis</p><p>Andy Burnham has promised “problem-solving, not point-scoring” before a speech on social care in which he will set out his strategy for resolving one of the most intractable problems in British politics.</p><p>The prime minister has invited Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative leader, and Ed Davey, the Liberal Democrat leader, to discuss how to enact urgent reform on social c