Harry Cole

1 week ago | thesun.co.uk | Harry Cole

“I WANT to respond by saying I get it,” mewed Sir Keir Starmer after the mauling voters gave his government given their first opportunity. But does he really understand? The Prime Minister insists: “We must deliver that change even more quickly, we must go even further . . . ”Which sounds a lot like more of the same, chalking up the extraordinary breakthrough of Reform as a mere protest vote that will melt away.

1 week ago | thesun.co.uk | Harry Cole

Well, Nigel Farage promised a political earthquake and it looks like he's finally delivering, hitting Sir Keir Starmer literally for six in one of Labour's safest seats. The Runcorn by-election saw the insurgent Reform overturn a 15,000 majority and win by just half a dozen votes. Remember that next time someone tells you your vote doesn't count. Across swathes of England, Reform are storming in local council elections, on course to hit the upper end of expectations for a good result.

2 weeks ago | thesun.co.uk | Harry Cole

SIR Keir Starmer turned his fire on Nigel Farage last night as Labour braced itself for a local elections pummelling and humiliating by-election defeat. In a Commons attack on surging Reform UK, the PM accused its leader of being on the side of Russian despot Vladimir Putin. He also claimed Reform wants to charge for the NHS and block plans to boost workers’ rights. Sir Keir said: “Let’s be clear what a vote for his party means.

2 weeks ago | thesun.co.uk | Harry Cole |Jack Elsom

HE is promising a political earthquake when polls shut at 10pm tonight – but will Nigel Farage’s big talk meet reality in the local elections? It is the first time any voters have been to the ballot box since Sir Keir Starmer took office last July, and Labour are braced for a bloody nose. Not least in Runcorn, in a tight by- election battle triggered after one of Starmer’s MPs literally thumped someone.

2 weeks ago | thesun.co.uk | Harry Cole

CHANCELLOR Rachel Reeves is considering a betting tax rise — placing the struggling racing industry at fresh risk of ruin. The Treasury wants to lift the levy for punts on the gee-gees from 15 to 21 per cent to put in on a par with online gaming, slot machines and casinos. Critics argue the move would see less sponsorship, prize money and support from the betting giants that keep the racing industry alive. Any new rate would be announced in a Budget.