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2026-09-14 · Daily Mail

Only one in seven think Labour care about the countryside, poll reveals

🔮 The survey by ORB International for the Countryside Alliance also revealed that one in four rural residents (28 per cent) would be more likely to vote Labour if it reset its relationship with them. assertive

2026-09-14 · Daily Mail

'Whitewash' as elections watchdog brushes aside family voting evidence: No reference to claims first raised by the Mail

🔮 I hope sooner or later it will wake up and admit that there is a problem.' assertive

2026-09-14 · Daily Mail

Reform rules out abolishing inheritance tax as party brands Tories 'out of touch' for considering it

🔮 He said Reform would not match a plan being considered by the Tories to scrap it, calling it 'morally wrong' to prioritise cutting taxes for the 'super-rich' in a cost-of-living crisis. assertive

2026-09-22 · Daily Mail

Disability benefit claims are rising fastest among the young in the Home Counties

🔮 Labour adopted the proposal of Sir Charlie Mayfield, former chairman of John Lewis, who is leading a Keep Britain Working review on the impact of long-term sickness. mixed

2026-09-23 · Daily Mail

Andy Burnham wobbles on Chagos as Trump hits out at 'terrible deal' during their first-ever meeting

🔮 He said he would 'work towards a resolution' with the President, whose agreement is needed. assertive

2026-09-29 · Daily Mail

ANALYSIS: The PM had plenty to say about his family… but said little on welfare reform or raising defence spending

🔮 Mr Burnham said his plans for a national care service would be 'in memory' of his father Roy, who passed away this month at 85 after a battle with Alzheimer's. assertive

2026-10-01 · Daily Mail

Nigel Farage thanks Andy Burnham for gifting Reform UK leader 'biggest boost in my career' by reopening Pandora's box of Brexit, telling the PM: 'Bring it on'

🔮 Mr Burnham claimed Brexit had done ‘more harm than good’ and said he would unveil a series of ‘options’ for Britain’s future relationship with Brussels, including embracing the single market and customs union, and even rejoining the EU. assertive

2026-10-04 · Daily Mail

Clueless! Minister admits he has no idea how many freed inmates are tagged

🔮 Mr Norris said the proposals would have slowed down justice reforms and insisted the backlog will still fall despite the U-turn. assertive

2026-10-05 · Daily Mail

Tories vow to scrap Labour's 'vindictive' mansion tax if they win the next general election

🔮 Shadow Chancellor Andrew Griffith branded the looming charge – which will cost up to £7,500 a year for owners of properties valued at more than £2million – 'vindictive'. In his keynote speech to the Conservative conference in Birmingham, Mr Griffith warned the tax – due to take effect in April 2028 – would be 'simply unaffordable' for retired people in houses bought decades ago that have since soared in value, and that it would also hit commuters living in 'ordinary homes'. assertive

2026-10-06 · Daily Mail

Kemi Badenoch blames US Fairford bomber pullout on UK's lack of missile and drone defences as she vows to spend £10bn on 'Britannia Shield'

🔮 The Tories say it is needed because Labour – which has still not set out how it will reach its target of spending 3 per cent of GDP on defence by 2030 – is failing to do enough to guarantee the security of the UK, its overseas territories and bases in an increasingly hostile world. assertive

2026-10-11 · Daily Mail

Whitehall 'is spending £5million of taxpayers' money on visas for foreign workers'

🔮 Ministers were forced to exempt hundreds of West African prison officers from immigration rules last year so they could stay in Britain and avoid a staffing crisis. assertive

2026-10-14 · Daily Mail

Almost 2million foreign nationals now get benefits or the state pension in Britain

🔮 In total, the support cost taxpayers £23billion last year and is forecast to reach £27bn by the end of the decade. assertive

2026-10-15 · Daily Mail

Farage is hit by fresh questions over candidate vetting after politicians demanded King's execution and made sickening racist and sexist jokes

🔮 The new revelations, broadcast last night, came just hours after party leader Nigel Farage denied Reform had a problem with vetting, despite three councillors leaving over racist, sexist and violent language exposed in the first excerpts from the documentary, set to air in full on Sunday. assertive

2026-10-16 · Daily Mail

Jenrick likens shocking racism and sexism in Reform to BBC paedo scandals claiming all parties have 'bad apples' after TV probe

🔮 A senior Reform MP today likened the furore over racism and sexism displayed by some of its elected politicians to the BBC's paedophile presenter scandals, saying the party could only do so much to root out 'bad apples'. assertive

2026-10-18 · Daily Mail

Healey is urged by Labour's favourite think tank to hit motorists at the pumps

🔮 A 16-year freeze in the levy is also scheduled to end next year, which would add 1p more in April. mixed

2026-10-18 · Daily Mail

The true cost of Labour's migration dithering: At least 200,000 are given the right to remain since crackdown promise, official figures show

🔮 More than 200,000 people have been granted indefinite leave to remain – entitling them to lifetime benefits, NHS care and social housing – since ministers proposed tough restrictions last year. Yet the plan is still up in the air following a backlash led by Angela Rayner and trade unions, with Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood recently signalling that she may have to water it down. assertive

2026-10-19 · Daily Mail

This Budget could be even worse than the two bloodbaths delivered by Reeves, Kemi Badenoch warns

🔮 John Healey's maiden Budget risks being even worse than the two delivered by Rachel Reeves, Kemi Badenoch will warn on Tuesday. assertive

2026-10-19 · Daily Mail

Skills crisis could see the UK fall behind EU and China, says Sir James Dyson

🔮 The post-16 journey is vital for the needs of both SMEs [small and medium-sized enterprises] and the large infrastructure programmes, which will be the driving force of substantial economic growth.' assertive

2026-10-20 · Daily Mail

Expect a Budget for backbenchers, not business or bond markets, Burnham's old aide warns

🔮 John Healey's Budget will aim to please Labour backbenchers rather than businesses or the bond markets, an ex-adviser to the Prime Minister has said. assertive

2026-10-21 · Daily Mail

Drivers are warned of an 'SUV tax' as Chancellor takes aim at family cars

🔮 Families with large cars could be hit with a new tax at the Budget, it is feared. mixed

2026-10-22 · Daily Mail

Nanny Burnham won't spend more on defence but is wasting a fortune lecturing us on stockpiling tins, water, loo roll and a wind up radio in case of a national emergency

🔮 Defence Secretary Wes Streeting said the public needed to think about what they would do if a natural disaster struck, if hackers attacked businesses or terrorists disrupted supply chains. assertive

2026-10-22 · Daily Mail

Tories urge Healey to hit defence spending targets

🔮 John Healey is under pressure to meet the military spending target that sparked his resignation as Defence Secretary, amid reports that only a 'down-payment' will be given at the Budget. assertive

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