Farage has had politicians tying themselves in knots to get immigration numbers down, but here's the truth: Low immigration, especially if combined with relatively high emigration, spells death for the economy.

Starmer: "We are not the Britain of the Brexit years any more." But sadly, the "Brexit years" are not over... until we rejoin the EU. So instead of these endless talks about talks about piecemeal increased cooperation with Europe, let's rejoin!

Sometimes it really is right there in plain sight.

It's being pointed out today that the last UK prime minister to last more than three years was David Cameron. That's no coincidence. Brexit destabilised Britain. It makes our economy unfixable – until it is confronted and reversed. That is the underlying reason why we can't keep a PM any more.

They're threatening us with a good time...

Does the EU want the UK to rejoin? Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez was asked the question, and here is his answer: "Absolutely."

Several European lawmakers have urged the EU to impose restrictive measures on ICE, arguing that the agency should not operate in Europe due to concerns over democratic oversight and human rights. www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...

"If the question at the centre of British politics is “who broke Britain?”, let’s be clear and unequivocal. The four horsemen of Britain’s apocalypse are deindustrialisation, privatisation, austerity and Brexit." - Andy Burnham

Now this is excellent. Well done

Amazingly, Zahawi only got round to deleting the below after the press conference announcing his defection to Reform.

Never forget...

As Bulgaria prepares to join the euro, Russia is spreading anti-EU disinformation in the country. Isn't it lucky for us in the UK that our politics doesn't include a major anti-EU, pro-Russian party? Oh wait... hang on a sec...

Challenge for Keir Starmer: Will he say this? Or at least say the headline here, which is that Trump's US cannot annex Greenland.

Rejoining Erasmus is great news. But it must be only the beginning. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c4...

Great news! (But next time stop after the fourth word...) www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

"Urgent review into foreign financial interference in UK politics" Are we one step closer to the day when they finally admit that Russian funding for Brexit was an act of hybrid warfare?

The Government launches an urgent review into 'foreign financial interference' in UK politics following Nathan Gill's conviction. I hear the Gill case and Reform's £9 million donation from a Thailand-based crypto investor have woken ministers up to the potential threat

The Labour government's refusal to tackle Brexit is a tragedy. They staked everything on a return to economic growth, but they won't do anything serious about the biggest obstacle to growth. All we have seen are tiny tweaks at the edge. It's not a side issue – it's the whole economic story.

Bad economic news again this morning. The fundamental problem in the UK economy is that we are running a marathon with our shoelaces untied. Running faster doesn't get the results you'd expect, because Brexit trips us up at every step.

Don't get too excited, it's symbolic. (This vote doesn't mean that it will actually happen.) BUT – it is good that this is being raised so clearly as a step back towards fixing the economy.

A former Dulwich college pupil who claims a teenage Nigel Farage told him “that’s the way back to Africa” has said he felt compelled to speak out after the Reform leader’s attempt at “denying or dismissing” the hurt of his alleged targets.

It's Farage at his absolute weakest - thin-skinned, easy to offend, and nurturing a persecution complex. He’s a vile man, no intellectual ability, just attacks anyone who disagrees with him. A Trumpian drip.

Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, you have heard from the 28 people my client definitely burgled, but in mitigation I have a letter from one person my client DIDN'T burgle. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

It was entirely malice-free racism. Of course.

Here's UKIP's former Scottish leader David Coburn, who has denied taking Russian bribes after being named in Whatsapp messages between Nathan Gill and a pawn of the Putin administration, being applauded by Gill for arguing against Ukraine's entry to the EU

'This isn't an opinion. This is counting.'

Migration numbers have cratered – yet still Reform and much of the media act every day like migration is a huge "crisis". The reality, if you look at OBR figures, is that migration brings measurable economic growth – and the lack of it brings economic stagnation.

🚨The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 65,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 70,000 tonight. If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done! petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...

If you need proof that when Reform UK politicians wave the 🇬🇧Union Flag🇬🇧, it's not patriotism, it's just manipulation. The Reform Party leader, waving the Union Jack in this photo was literally a Russian Spy.

Rachel Reeves: “We are freezing Russian assets and let me be clear I don’t actually mean the honorable member for Clacton.”

Brexit is the black hole. The latest estimate of the cost of Brexit is up to £240 billion, 8% of GDP. This is massive even compared to the amounts that will be raised in the budget today. If we scrapped Brexit, the government wouldn't be constantly struggling to balance the books.

🔥 Highly recommended that you all sign and share. Link to the petition—> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...

"I had thought that I’d never again have to think about the antisemitic taunts I suffered from Nigel Farage at school. "Then, at some point in the late 2000s, a friend sent me a YouTube video of him haranguing EU commissioners. "The instant I saw Farage, my blood froze."

"Twenty people allege he has a racist past. He denies it. Who’s telling the truth about Farage’s schooldays?" You don't need to be Sherlock Holmes to figure this one out.

He doesn't need to "demand" anything – he can set up a public inquiry tomorrow. And, while there's plenty to examine in Reform, it should look at Russian meddling in UK politics beyond just Reform and its predecessors.

If they "root out" links to Russia... And then they "root out" racism... What will be left?

Nathan Gill – the former Reform Wales leader – was convicted of taking bribes to ask pro-Russian questions. Relatively easy to prove. But what if others like him took cash to do something less *obviously* pro-Russian, but still very much in Russia's interests. Something like... Brexit.

Might be time to revisit this www.opendemocracy.net/en/opendemoc...

Reform politicians have long dismissed accusations that they took Russian cash as just a "conspiracy theory". Now one of their leaders has been jailed for it. As Ed Davey has said, we now need a wider investigation into Russian funding for Reform UK.

If you're disturbed by Nigel Farage's past, wait until you hear about his present

You've probably read a lot about Epstein – but did you know about his connections to Brexit and the murky networks that pushed it through?

The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford

Labour's "Danish strategy" looks like an even worse idea if you know the first thing about Denmark. Exhibit A:

Wonder why not? 🤔

It's always the ones you most suspect...

Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?

This is heroic rail worker Samir Zitouni, who tackled the Cambridgeshire train attacker and is still in hospital. Thank you Samir.

Gotta love Private Eye. Always cuts through the crap.