Racist and homophobic statements have been caught on film during a campaign meeting for the right-wing populist British Reform Party. Leader Nigel Farage says he is "appalled". Strong condemnations are also heard from the Prime Minister's side.
WorldThe Conservative Party in the UK is withdrawing its support for two candidates. Both are being investigated for having placed bets on the date of the British election. At the same time, a Labour candidate has also been accused of another betting scandal.
World politicsThat individuals close to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak are suspected of having bet on the British election is a scandal comparable to "partygate" – the parties during the coronavirus pandemic whose aftermath brought down Boris Johnson. This is the opinion of the country's Planning and Communities Minister Michael Gove.
World politicsNigel Farage has faced strong criticism following a television interview on Friday evening. However, despite the storm he has created, the British right-wing populist is standing by his claim that the EU and Nato provoked the war in Ukraine.
WorldThe British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says he is "extremely, extremely angry". The anger concerns the suspicions that high-ranking representatives of his own party, the Conservative Party (Tories), have engaged in unauthorised betting on the date of the British election before he himself announced it.
WorldSuspicions that individuals close to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak bet on when the British election would be held continue to shake up British politics. Now, the campaign chief for the ruling Conservative Party has stepped down after he too is being investigated for criminal offences.
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