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Lisa Nandy has publicly reversed her stance on the monarchy after previously voicing her desire to vote to abolish the institution.During her 2020 Labour leadership campaign, she stated being a Democrat, she’d vote to abolish the monarchy. However, speaking on Wednesday’s (9 April) Good Morning Britain, the senior Labour minister cited her collaborative work with the royal family on initiatives like tackling knife crime and the UK Soft Power Council as influencing her shift.Ms Nandy said the nation needs a royal family “who are able to help us to deliver the benefits to Britain” due to the ongoing turmoil in the world. More

Nigel Farage has claimed that his friendship with Donald Trump could be useful to the UK government as it navigates the fallout from the US president’s global tariffs.The Reform UK leader, who has long supported the US president, has previously said he thought the tariffs were “a bit excessive”.Speaking to BBC Breakfast on Wednesday, 9 April, the Reform UK leader hailed his relationship “Not just with President Trump, but half of the cabinet.”It came as UK stocks fell sharply again on Wednesday morning as Mr Trump’s worldwide tariffs came into effect. More

This is the moment Boris Johnson was attacked by an ostrich while visiting a wildlife park in Texas with his family.The video was uploaded by his wife Carrie Johnson to her Instagram account with the caption “Too funny not to share.”In the clip, the former Prime Minister can be seen in a vehicle with his four-year-old son Wilfred on his lap. As he slows down the car to get a better look at the flightless bird, it leans in and nips his hand.The former Tory leader quickly pulls his hand away with a yelp of pain and exclaims “Oh cripes, f***ing hell!”The couple, who share three children together – Wilfred, Romy and Frank – are currently on holiday in the United States. More

Sir Keir Starmer has refused to rule out a fresh round of benefit cuts ahead of the autumn Budget, with Donald Trump’s tariffs threatening to blow a hole in the UK’s public finances.To meet her fiscal rules in the spring statement, Rachel Reeves unveiled a swathe of cuts to those claiming benefits, with economists warning 250,000 people would be driven into poverty.Asked by The Independent on Thursday, 3 April, whether he could rule out further benefit cuts to fill any hole in the public finances left by Mr Trump’s trade war, the PM said the Budget was a long way away. More

The UK is entering a difficult period as the country awaits Donald Trump’s tariff announcement on “Liberation Day”, a Labour minister has warned.Bridget Phillipson issued her warning when she appeared on Times Radio on Wednesday (2 April).Speaking to host Kate McCann, the education secretary said: “This is going to be a difficult period and  we’re focused on continuing with the negotiations with our US counterparts.”Trump is set to unveil sweeping tariffs on any country that “treats the US unfairly” today. More

Reform MP Lee Anderson claimed there is “no such thing as Islamophobia” and that it is a “made-up word”.Mr Anderson made his comments during a speech at a Reform rally in Birmingham on Friday evening (28 March), at the launch of the party’s local election campaign.Prior to the event, the party claimed it would be “the biggest ever launch rally in modern British political history”, with 10,000 tickets said to have been sold.Mr Anderson told the rally that deputy prime minister Angela Rayner “keeps banging on about Islamophobia”.He went on: “There’s no such thing as Islamophobia, it’s a made-up word.” More