United Kingdom

In a hypothetical forced choice head-to-head, 1 in 3 British adults (33%) would prefer Count Binface to win the Clacton by-election, giving him a 12ppt lead over Farage (21%). 32% say neither. 13% don’t know;

The work and pensions secretary has paved the way for another fight with MPs over Britain’s welfare bill, saying Labour must stop “simply writing a cheque” for benefits claimants and instead provide more job support.

The home secretary has impressed many with her sure footed handling of the immigration crisis

The EU and UK blamed Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) for a cyberattack that threatened to cut heating to half a million people in Poland last winter.

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I’m not surprised at all by folk buying fake or ‘replicas’. The FA and SFA charging upwards of £75 for what is essentially the same thing that you can get for £20 or less, and then crying poverty when people don’t buy enough of them.

• An organised anti-rights movement targeting the rights of women and LGBT+ people is growing in the UK. Over 60% of the organisations mapped have emerged since 2017, the vast majority gender critical organisations.

The Green Party is the movement of choice for voters under 50; the problem is that for voters over 50 it’s Reform UK