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Reform’s Operation Fortress is an insult to the intelligence of the British voter

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Immigration is not a defence matter – and Nigel Farage’s vainglorious posturing over the Channel only shows how much trouble he and his party are really in

The Independent UK · Aug 3

France hits out at Reform’s plan to use Navy to stop small boats as former officer says proposal ‘lacks substance’

Retired Royal Navy commander Tom Sharpe said military warships would not be best used for ‘ferrying people around’

Evening Standard · Aug 3

How accurate is Nicola Sturgeon's warning for the SNP?

THE SNP have shifted their position on oil and gas in recent years, calling for the windfall tax – also known as the Energy Profits Levy – to be…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 3

UK constitution 'fundamentally flawed' without exit route from Union, Labour warned

Any UK constitution which does not establish a route out of the Union will be 'fundamentally flawed', Andy Burnham has been warned

The National (Scotland) · Aug 3

France slams hard-right Reform UK party's plan to use navy to stop Channel migrants

The hard-right Reform UK party on Monday revealed plans for "the largest military operation" in the Channel "since World War II", which would deploy Britain's Royal Navy to return small migrant boats to France. France was quick to slam the proposal later on Monday, calling it "a violation of French…

France 24 · Aug 3

Farage admission over timing of Reform leadership talks raises fresh doubts over £5m gift

Nigel Farage admits he discussed returning as Reform leader months before election, appearing to undermine previous claims

The Guardian - UK · Aug 3

Written constitution must include method to leave union, says SNP

The Prime Minister first discussed the idea of a written constitution in 2024.

Evening Standard · Aug 3

Channel military operation to stop migrant boats would be legal, Reform insists

No 10 said border patrol officers were the ‘best-suited candidate’ to deal with such operations.

Evening Standard · Aug 3

Tory London mayor candidate must have no link to previous Conservative government, poll suggests

The poll is bad news for former Home Secretary James Cleverly, who has been tipped as one of the Tory big beasts considering a run for City Hall

Evening Standard · Aug 3

Nicola Sturgeon warns John Swinney SNP policy shift driving voters to Scottish Greens

NICOLA Sturgeon has warned John Swinney that the SNP risk losing more votes to the Scottish Greens under the party’s current policy direction.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 3