
Jack Walters
Assistant News Editor, Politics at GB News
Assistant News Editor (Politics) @GBNEWS. Ex-News Reporter and Deputy Overnight Editor @Daily_Express and @expressusnews. Retweets ≠ endorsements. Views my own.
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4 days ago |
gbnews.com | Jack Walters
Pensioner arrested over 'thought crime' tweet as officers examine 'Brexity books and wife's shopping list' - A retired special constable has spoken out about free speech being under attack after he was detained over a social media post warning about anti-Semitism in Britain
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1 week ago |
gbnews.com | Jack Walters
Reform UK has dismissed flag-fuelled outrage after Tory MPs fumed at Zia Yusuf's pledge for all county halls won by Nigel Farage on May 1 to only fly the Union Jack or cross of St George.
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1 week ago |
gbnews.com | Jack Walters
Tory insiders have been left reeling from Reform UK's turquoise tidal wave after putting at least three Conservative MPs on defection watch. Following a battering in the 2025 Local Elections, a high-profile trio are now said to be flirting with crossing the floor to Nigel Farage's populist party. Reform UK has already courted a number of disaffected Conservatives - including now Greater Lincolnshire Mayor Dame Andrea Jenkyns and ex-Dudley MP Marco Longhi.
From Love Island to Olympians: Five famous faces who stood in the Local Elections - How did they do?
1 week ago |
gbnews.com | Jack Walters
There's always been a pipeline between stardom and politics. Ronald Reagan and Volodymyr Zelensky are perhaps the most iconic actors who switched the stage for the debating chamber. But sporting heroes have also managed to cross the divide, with football icon George Weah and ex-Pakistan cricket captain Imran Khan both reaching high office after compiling a litany of accolades on the field. The 2025 Local Elections were no different.
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1 week ago |
gbnews.com | Jack Walters
Ex-Olympic gold medallist boxer Luke Campbell has emerged victorious in Hull & East Yorkshire’s mayoral contest, handing Reform UK yet another victory after Dame Andrea Jenkyns won on the other side of the Humber in Greater Lincolnshire. Campbell, 37, who joins a star-studded list of Reform UK candidates, sealed Nigel Farage’s second mayoral win after a tough fought campaign against both Labour and the Liberal Democrats.
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RT @GBNEWS: REVEALED: Three top Tories put on Reform ‘defection watch’ as pollster tips one Conservative to take on Nigel Farage https://t.…

RT @GBNEWS: 'Lies!' Reform UK dismisses 'annoyed' Tories after Zia Yusuf's pledge to fly Union Jack and St George's cross sparks flag row h…

RT @GavinBarwell: This isn't perspective, it's delusion. If every council seat had been up for election on Thursday, Reform would be the la…