Mauritius BRAGS of using British taxpayers' cash to pay off debts in fresh blow to 'sell-out' deal

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Reform UK handed hammer polling blow BEFORE Zia Yusuf exit - as Tories surge again

Reform UK has been handed a hammer polling blow, sinking by three percentage points to nearly halve its lead over Labour.

A new survey by Survation, carried out before May 30 and June 2, saw Nigel Farage's party drop to a potential 27 per cent vote share - still the largest in the country.

Labour ranked in second place on 24 per cent after dropping by one percentage point.

And Kemi Badenoch's third-place Conservatives jumped by two points to 20 per cent - the greatest surge of any party in the poll.

GRAPHED: As Kemi Badenoch wages war on the ECHR... Over half of British public say UK should REMAIN a member

RECAP: The 'totally unforgivable' real reason behind Keir Starmer's Chagos 'sell-out' REVEALED

Just weeks ago, Sir Keir Starmer confirmed that Britain had agreed a deal to hand over the British Indian Ocean Territory - the Chagos Archipelago - to Mauritius.

The deal, dubbed by furious critics a "surrender", will soon see Mauritius fulfil its decades-long goal to take hold of the islands, which Britain carved away from its former Crown Colony of Mauritius back in the 1960s to secure a military stronghold in the Indian Ocean.

Labour has hailed the deal as a victory for international law - but former Home Secretary Suella Braverman has pointed to what she labelled the "unforgivable" real reason behind the handover.

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RECAP: Nigel Farage’s popularity SURGES among Gen Z women and almost doubles in a MONTH as Reform UK leader praised for his social media skills

Nigel Farage's popularity has surged among Gen Z women and has almost doubled in the last month, a new poll has found.

The Reform UK leader announced several policies that are thought to have appealed to women aged 18 to 26, according to the figures shared with Politico by the More in Common think tank.

These include his pledge to scrap the two-child benefit cap and introduce a tax break for married couples, both considered by political commentators as left-wing policies.

Farage’s share of support doubled among this demographic, from 12 per cent to 21 per cent in May, despite trends that suggest right-wing parties are less appealing to the young female electorate.

Social media has also been credited for this surge, with the MP for Clacton amassing over one million followers and 21 million likes on TikTok.

The trend is also believed to have been affected by defections from the Conservatives, with the party failing to attract voters in recent by-elections.

Reform UK welcomed their first female MP after a dramatic victory in Runcorn and Helsby last month.

She claimed that immigration was a top priority on women’s agendas.

She told Politico: "Once those illegal immigrants are in the community, that’s when women’s safety becomes a real issue.

"That’s when women feel that they can’t let their children play out on the streets."

Liberal Democrats gain control of another council in major blow to Conservatives

The Liberal Democrats are celebrating after taking control of another council in another blow to Kemi Badenoch's Conservatives.

Sir Ed Davey's party have now taken control of Wokingham Borough Council for the first time since 1997 after a key by-election.

The council had been under Conservative control for 20 years from 2002 to 2022 before a series of elections left it with no one party leading the local authority in Berkshire.

However, Mike Smith's victory in the Maiden Erlegh and Whitegates ward took the number of Liberal Democrat councillors to 28, giving them control of Wokingham Borough Council.

Reform-led council threatens to scrap English classes for migrants

Linden Kemkaran, the leader of Kent County Council, has suggested they could abolish English language classes for immigrants.

The Maidstone South East councillor wanted to find out if the classes were "value for money" and suggested using language apps like Duolingo to cut costs.

Reform UK councils claim they want to emulate the US Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) to save money.

Councillor Kemkaran said the idea came about after speaking to her cabinet member for education and skills, Beverley Fordham.

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Kemi Badenoch hints at Rwanda plan revival and refuses to rule out Trump-style migration bans

The leader of the opposition, Kemi Badenoch, said she thinks the Rwanda plan should never have been scrapped.

Badenoch also suggested the Government should implement "travel bans on a country-specific basis", referring to US President Donald Trump's recent full restrictions on citizens of 12 countries.

She said that does not mean she is endorsing the Trump proposal.

The Conservative leader claimed she has not reviewed the list of countries he has banned.

'He knows something' Kemi Badenoch takes aim at Nigel Farage's party following Zia Yusuf's resignation

Zia Yusuf's resignation shows Reform "is not a serious political party", Kemi Badenoch has claimed.

The Tory MP said: "He knows something that the rest of us do not. I think we should be paying attention to that. Rather than talking up a party that’s losing as many people as quickly as they are coming in, we need to start getting serious and stop treating politics like show business."

Yusuf, who only joined as chairman of the party 11 months ago, just ahead of the 2024 General Election, announced he would step away yesterday.

The Conservative Party leader rejected that it is too late for the Tories following Reform UK's recent growth in the polls.

Responding to a question from GB News, she said: "What I want us to do is something serious and proper. Just going on TV and making noise is not governing. And quite frankly, I’m tired of hearing politicians make promises that they don’t know how to deliver."

'We have to be different!' Kemi Badenoch down plays significance of Tories 6% vote in Hamilton by-election

Conservative Party leader, Kemi Badenoch, claimed that the by-election in Hamilton is "not the place where the Conservative party fight back starts".

The Tories gained just six per cent of the vote, a 11.5 per cent decrease from 2021, coming in fourth place behind Labour, the SNP and Reform UK.

Badenoch highlighted the competitive nature of the UK political system.

She said: "We have made it very clear that the situation has changed and we have to be different, and that is what my job is right now - to change the Conservative party to make sure we can fight in an era of multi-party politics."

'Scotland has rejected the politics of Nigel Farage and Reform' Anas Sarwar speaks directly to GB News viewers following Labour's by-election Victory

The leader of the Scottish Labour Party, Anas Sarwar, told GB News that Scotland has "rejected the politics of Nigel Farage and Reform."

Directly addressing GB News viewers, he said: "If you want to get rid of the SNP, if you want a change of Government, if you want a different direction, whatever your views on a multitude of issues next year, the choice is this.

"A third decade of the SNP with John Swinney in charge, or a new direction for Scotland with a Scottish Labour government. So if you want to beat them, you've got to vote Scottish Labour."

He added: "There is not a single constituency in the country that Reform can win. And in the vast majority of constituencies, it is a straight choice between Labour and the SNP. So if you want to get rid of the SNP, you need to support Scottish Labour."

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John Swinney says SNP has 'work to do' following unexpected Hamilton by-election result

The SNP leader and first minister, John Swinney, said his party has not made enough progress since last year's general election after losing the Hamilton seat to Labour.

Highlighting Scottish concerns on the cost of living and NHS waiting times, the first minister vowed to do more to address the people's priorities.

This is the second by-election in recent years that SNP candidate Katy Loudon has lost, receiving less than 30 per cent of the vote.

'Unfair' bonuses BANNED for water company bosses that fail standards

Senior executives at Thames Water, Yorkshire Water, Anglian Water, Wessex Water, United Utilities, and Southern Water all face restrictions on performance-related pay.

All six companies committed the most serious "Category 1" pollution breaches, which are deemed to have a serious, extensive, or persistent impact on the environment, people or property.

Steve Reed, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Secretary, told GB News: "I think what we are doing is right. I think it's justified."

Reed claimed that water bosses paid out over £100million in bonuses over the last decade while overseeing record levels of sewage pollution into British rivers, lakes and the sea.

'Stretched beyond recognition!' Chris Philip SLAMS judges for the interpretation of the ECHR in Britain

Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philip has criticised judges for a "stretched" interpretation of the ECHR in Britain and told GB News that the Conservative Party believes an exit from the convention might be necessary.

Philip said: "We have increasingly come to the view that we do need to leave the ECHR in order to allow our democratically elected Parliament to implement the will of the people in a whole range of different areas... We think every single foreign criminal, not some but all foreign criminals, should be kicked out and returned to their country of origin.

"We think everybody who comes into this country illegally, for example, by small boat, should be removed to some location outside of Europe.

"The way that judges both in the Strasbourg court and in our domestic UK courts interpret the ECHR, which they've stretched and stretched and stretched beyond recognition, makes it, in our view, now very difficult for our democratically elected Parliament to do what the British public wants in those areas."

'Only just getting started!' Nigel Farage reacts to Reform UK's 'huge advance' in Scotland

Nigel Farage has expressed his "delight" after Reform UK came third in the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election last night.

Despite Labour securing a victory in the Scottish constituency, the Reform UK candidate Ross Lambie made significant gains, coming in third place.

Taking to X, the MP for Clacton wrote: "Reform UK are delighted with our progress in Scotland. The Hamilton result marks a huge advance for the party.

"We are only just getting started in Scotland."

Labour wins Hamilton by-election as Reform UK finish third in surprise victory for Sir Keir Starmer

Scottish Labour has secured a significant victory in the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election, with candidate Davy Russell defeating the SNP to claim the seat.

Russell won with 8,539 votes, which marked 31.57 per cent of the vote.

On the other hand, the SNP's candidate Katy Loudon received 7,957 votes - 29.35 per cent of the vote.

Meanwhile, Reform came in third with 7,088 votes - 26.15 per cent of the vote.

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