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Kevin Schofield

London

Political Editor at HuffPost UK

Journalist. Been around a bit. Now political editor of HuffPost UK. Sometimes on the telly and wireless. Husband and dad-of-two. Celtic & Liverpool.

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  • Reform UK Accused Of 'Sucking Up To Moscow' Over Ukrainian Flag Ban

    1 week ago | huffingtonpost.co.uk | Kevin Schofield

    A Labour MP has launched a furious attack on Reform UK after it announced that Ukraine flags will be among those banned from flying on council buildings run by the party. Reform chairman Zia Yusuf said only Union Jacks and St. George's Crosses will be flown from now on. The party later clarified that Reform-run councils will also be allowed to fly their local county flags.

  • A Reform UK Councillor Has Been Suspended By The Party 3 Days After Being Elected

    1 week ago | huffingtonpost.co.uk | Kevin Schofield

    A Reform UK councillor has been suspended by the party just three days after being elected. Donna Edmunds faces an investigation after it emerged she had previously vowed to defect to another right-wing party in the future. She became one of Reform's 677 new councillors when she was elected in Hodnet, Shropshire, on Thursday.

  • Here's Why Lucy Powell's Comments On Grooming Gangs Really Matter

    1 week ago | huffingtonpost.co.uk | Kevin Schofield

    Timing, as in good comedy, is vital in politics. That's why Lucy Powell's comments on Friday night about the child grooming gangs scandal really matter. The House of Commons leader lost her composure during an appearance on Radio Four's political debate programme Any Questions. It came after Reform UK campaigner Tim Montgomerie mentioned a Channel 4 documentary on the abduction and rape of vulnerable young girls by groups of men of mainly British-Pakistani backgrounds.

  • 'We All Make Mistakes': Wes Streeting Backs Lucy Powell Over Grooming Gangs Row

    1 week ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Kevin Schofield

    Wes Streeting has defended Lucy Powell as she fights to keep her job after she appeared to downplay the child grooming gangs scandal. The health secretary said “we all make mistakes” and that people should accept her apology. Thousands of vulnerable girls were abducted and raped by gangs of men from mainly British-Pakistani backgrounds. On Radio Four’s Any Questions programme, Reform UK campaigner Tim Montgmeries mentioned a Channel 4 documentary on the issue.

  • Senior Tory Calls On Kemi Badenoch To Quit After Local Election Drubbing

    1 week ago | huffingtonpost.co.uk | Kevin Schofield

    A senior Tory has become the first to break ranks and call for Kemi Badenoch to resign following the Tories' drubbing in the local elections. The party lost 674 seats and control of all 15 councils that it ran in the leader's first ballot box test. One of those was North Northamptonshire Council, where the Conservatives' former leader, Jason Smithers, said it was time for Badenoch to go just six months after she succeeded Rishi Sunak.

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13 May 25

RT @HuffPostPol: "Do you ever have pangs of conscience that you are so utterly and completely biased?" Sebastian Gorka asked BBC journalist…

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13 May 25

Sarah Montague deserves some sort of journalistic award for keeping her cool during this ... https://t.co/faeOWzFPgd

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13 May 25

BREAKING: Tory MP Patrick Spencer Charged With Sexual Assault https://t.co/w5x3iLdjmZ