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Govt reviewing flagship EV sale quotas after biggest car production fall in 73 years
The UK government is reconsidering its mandatory electric vehicle sales targets following the steepest decline in domestic car production since 1952. The review signals growing pressure on policymakers to balance climate commitments with the economic realities facing an embattled automotive sector. How the government responds could set a defining precedent for green industrial policy across Europe.
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Badenoch criticised for ‘peddling dangerous fantasy’ about North Sea oil drilling
Kemi Badenoch is set to demand the government reverse its ban on new North Sea oil and gas licences, framing the move as a solution to high energy prices. Climate campaigners have hit back hard, branding the push a "dangerous fantasy" that misrepresents how domestic fossil fuel production actually affects consumer bills. The row puts energy policy back at the centre of the political debate as the Conservatives seek to carve out a distinctive stance against Labour.
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Reform insiders fear links to extreme figures such as Andrew Tate will scare off voters
Reform's internal strategists are sounding the alarm over the party's ties to figures like Andrew Tate, fearing the association will repel the mainstream voters needed to mount a credible bid for power. The concern centres on Nigel Farage's reluctance to distance himself from Tate, whom he has praised as an "important voice" for young men despite the influencer's well-documented misogynistic views. As Reform eyes electoral viability, the tension between its online insurgent brand and broader voter appeal is becoming harder to manage.
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Farage no longer wants a deal with the Tories, he wants to destroy them
Nigel Farage has abandoned any pretense of seeking an alliance with the Conservative Party, making clear his ambition is now outright replacement rather than negotiation. The shift marks a significant escalation in British right-wing politics, with Reform UK positioning itself as the permanent home of voters who have lost faith in the Tories. For a Conservative Party already reeling from electoral collapse, the threat from its own flank has never been more existential.
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Disabled benefit claimants face lower payments if conditions not deemed lifelong, charities say
The UK government's forthcoming welfare reforms will slash benefits for severely ill and disabled claimants whose conditions are not deemed "severe and lifelong," charities warn. From April, the health element of universal credit will drop to £50 a week for new claimants whose conditions are considered potentially improvable — a threshold critics say will exclude hundreds of thousands of genuinely debilitated people. Disability organisations argue the strict eligibility criteria fail to account for the unpredictable and fluctuating nature of many serious conditions.
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