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Reform UK’s election war chest was bolstered by a £9 million donation in August from businessman Christopher Harborne.

I am constantly being asked with disbelief why I voted for Brexit, my answer is inevitably complex

A DNA test showed me that theoretically I have links to a long list of countries – and that the way we look at belonging makes little sense, says Hugh Muir, executive editor, Opinion

The matter was considered – but ultimately rejected – by then first minister Alex Salmond’s cabinet in 2010.

PM to highlight energy bill and interest rate cuts, plus end to two-child benefit cap, and to invite his MPs to Chequers

Sir Keir Starmer conceded life is still ‘harder than it should be’ for many but said more people will begin to feel ‘a sense of hope’ in 2026.

Green party leader says he could see potential for political partnership with Labour under Andy Burnham

Editorial: Over the holiday period, the Guardian leader column is looking ahead at the themes of 2026. Today, the challenges facing the voluntary sector as it attempts to cope with an ongoing funding crisis

The Government saw its popularity fall further in 2025 as Nigel Farage’s Reform UK surged

Joe Dromey, head of the Labour thinktank, urges his party to take on the ‘twin populisms’ of Reform UK and the Greens

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: An opinion poll for The Independent suggests that the electorate is unmoved by stories from the Reform leader’s school days – but no potential leader of this country should be able to shrug off allegations of this seriousness without a proper defence