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Nigel Farage assumes Anne Robinson role in political remake of The Weakest Link
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Nigel Farage assumes Anne Robinson role in political remake of The Weakest Link

Reform UK leader snaps at reporters as he tries to maintain control over announcement of shadow cabinet UK politics live – latest updates Meet the Fockers. The shadow cabinet from hell. Rejects, losers and deadbeats. A freak show. A tribute act. Reform have often been called a one-man band. The Nigel Farage party. So to counter this narrative, Nige took over Church House in Westminster and turned it into a tacky gameshow set. A remake of The Weakest Link. All to parade his new top team. The lucky men and women whose one job is to try not to fall out with one another in the next few years. No chance. Continue reading...

The Guardian view on Plaid Cymru’s rise: Welsh politics is on the brink of a revolution | Editorial
PoliticsThe Guardian1d ago

The Guardian view on Plaid Cymru’s rise: Welsh politics is on the brink of a revolution | Editorial

After a century of Labour dominance, disillusionment with both Westminster and Cardiff has given progressive nationalists a historic opportunity Speaking last October at his party’s annual conference, Plaid Cymru’s leader, Rhun ap Iorwerth, raised the biggest cheer when he laid out the stakes in what may be an era-defining Senedd election: “Let’s be clear,” he told his audience: “We’re not here to act as Labour’s conscience. We are not here to repair Labour. We are here to replace them.” For ...