Politics

Published: 07 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Nigel Farage’s Reform Party is riding high in the polls, appearing unstoppable as disillusionment with Britain’s traditional political parties deepens. Yet one question looms large: does the party have the substance to address the country’s most persistent problems, or will it falter under the weight of expectation, leaving the same old platitudes in its wake? The answer may...

Published: 07 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Labour has plummeted to fourth place in a new nationwide opinion poll, raising concerns that the party is on course for its worst general election result in over a century. The survey, conducted among 2,717 adults, indicates that support for Sir Keir Starmer’s party has fallen to just 15 per cent, trailing behind Reform UK, the Green Party,...

Published: 07 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. At least eleven people were arrested following a pro-Palestine protest outside Villa Park during Aston Villa’s controversial Europa League fixture against Israeli side Maccabi Tel Aviv. The incident highlighted tensions surrounding politics, sports, and fan safety, as authorities sought to maintain order while protests escalated prior to the match. Hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside the Trinity Road Stand...

Published: 07 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Labour’s deputy leader, Lucy Powell, has called on the party to uphold its manifesto commitment not to raise income tax, national insurance, or VAT, directly challenging the Treasury and putting pressure on Chancellor Rachel Reeves ahead of the next budget. Powell’s intervention comes amid intense speculation that the government may consider tax increases to bridge a £30 billion...

Published: 07 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has been found to have breached ethics rules after failing to declare that the man she appointed as chair of the Independent Football Regulator had previously donated to her leadership campaign, an investigation by the Commissioner for Public Appointments has revealed. Sir William Shawcross, the Commissioner, concluded that Nandy violated the “integrity” principle of...

Published: 07 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has urged the Scottish National Party (SNP) to take a firm stand against the development of new North Sea oil and gas fields, calling on party leader John Swinney to “pick a side” and formalise a presumption against new drilling projects. In a debate at Holyrood, Sturgeon said Swinney should confirm the party’s...

Published: 07 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. An internal review of the Metropolitan Police has found that racial harm inflicted on Black communities is not accidental but “institutionally defended,” revealing deep-rooted cultural and structural barriers that protect the force from meaningful reform. The report, authored by Dr. Shereen Daniels and published on Friday, provides one of the most damning indictments yet of Britain’s largest police...

Published: 07 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. MPs on the Treasury select committee have called on Chancellor Rachel Reeves to raise taxes on the UK’s £11bn gambling sector, urging her to ignore what they describe as “scaremongering” by betting firms determined to protect their profits. The committee’s report, released as the Treasury finalises Reeves’s second budget, delivers one of the most direct challenges yet to...

Published: 06 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Labour’s immigration crackdown could leave the UK economy up to £4.4bn worse off, according to an internal Home Office assessment of Sir Keir Starmer’s sweeping reforms. The prime minister unveiled plans in May aimed at significantly reducing immigration, particularly targeting foreign students and skilled workers, asserting that settlement in the UK is a “privilege that must be earned,...

Published: 06 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Scotland is set to witness a profound shake-up in land ownership after the Scottish Parliament approved controversial legislation granting SNP ministers sweeping powers to divide up large estates when they are sold. The Land Reform (Scotland) Bill passed overwhelmingly, with 85 votes in favour, 28 against, and nine abstentions. The legislation has sparked fierce debate over property rights,...