By Eniola Amadu Coventry South MP, Zarah Sultana has said that her newly formed left wing political party co-founded with Jeremy Corbyn is intending to take control of the government, notwithstanding divisions within the group. In her appearance at the BBC’s Political Thinking with Nick Robinson, the former Labour Party member said she yearns to “change people’s lives for the better”, which needs “winning state power”. She said to the…

An asylum seeker who strangled and sexually assaulted a woman as she walked home from a night out in Cardiff has been jailed for more than three years. Fawaz Alsamaou, 33, from Lockwood, Huddersfield, attacked the 24-year-old under a railway bridge in Cathays in the early hours of 12 May last year. The victim had left Pulse nightclub in the city centre around 4 a.m. when she noticed Alsamaou following…

A new poll has revealed that most Britons do not view immigration as a pressing local concern, despite widespread political and media focus on the issue. According to a YouGov survey commissioned by Best for Britain, only 26% of respondents listed immigration and asylum as one of the top three issues affecting their communities half the 52% who said it was one of the biggest problems facing the UK nationally.…

The head of the UK government’s new partner in tackling Islamophobia has revealed being refused service in a shop because she is Muslim, as the organisation launches a new reporting service to address rising anti-Muslim hate. The chief executive of the British Muslim Trust (BMT), Akeela Ahmed, said the experience reflected the growing problem of insidious micro-aggressions and open hostility faced by Muslims across the country. The BMT was chosen…

UK house price growth eased in October as prospective buyers delayed purchases ahead of the upcoming budget, amid speculation over potential new property taxes. Data from Nationwide Building Society showed that average house prices rose by just 0.3% month-on-month in October, compared with 0.5% in September. The average home now costs £272,226, up slightly from £271,995 the previous month. On an annual basis, prices increased 2.4%, up marginally from 2.2%…

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Writing to Starmer, Reeves confessed that she failed obtain a “selective” rental licence needed to rent out her London home and apologised for what she described as an “inadvertent error.”

Answering a question from Eastwood, veterans minister Alister Carns provided information on the costs of Soldier F.

Britain is facing mounting pressure to suspend arms sales to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) following reports that UK-made military equipment has been found in the hands of Sudanese militias accused of committing genocide in Darfur. According to documents submitted by Sudan’s army to the United Nations Security Council, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a militia backed by the UAE have used British-made small-arms targeting systems and engines from UK…

However, ministers in Cardiff Bay are willing to support certain asylum seekers and refugees.

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Five women who survived grooming gang abuse have demanded an apology from Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, accusing him of making degrading and humiliating comments that questioned their credibility as victims. In a joint statement, the women said Farage’s remarks showed ignorance about grooming and dismissed their lived experiences. “Nigel Farage should apologise. What he said about us is categorically untrue … We are survivors of grooming and grooming gangs,”…