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August 29, 2025
UK

Farage Is Most Recognized Political Leader in Britain—Including the Prime Minister.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Research from pollster YouGov revealed that Reform Party leader Nigel Farage has better recognition than any other British party leader, including Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Nigel Farage, Keir Starmer, other party leaders, and British voters.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Recent polling conducted in the United Kingdom by YouGov.

💬KEY QUOTE: “An overwhelming majority of 89 per cent of Britons correctly identify Nigel Farage by name when shown a photograph of him.” – YouGov poll

🎯IMPACT: The findings highlight Farage’s enduring popularity and high profile, and the lack of recognition for other party leaders, including among those party’s supporters.

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Reform Party leader and Brexit champion Nigel Farage enjoys greater name recognition than any other British political party leader, including Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. Some leaders of major parties are relatively unknown even to those parties’ supporters.

According to YouGov, 89 per cent of Britons can correctly identify Nigel Farage by name when shown his photograph, just surpassing the recognition of Prime Minister Starmer, who is named correctly by 87 per cent. No other party leaders in the poll received this reaction, likely because they were largely unrecognizable.

Nigeria-raised Olukemi Olufunto Adegoke “Kemi” Badenoch, leader of the Conservative (Tory) Party, which governed Britain for 14 years before Starmer’s Labour Party regained office in mid-2024, was recognized by 62 percent of respondents. Only 37 per cent of Britons could correctly identify Sir Ed Davey, the Liberal Democrat leader.

Despite Ed Davey’s long tenure and stint as a minister in former Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government, a third of his own party’s supporters failed to recognize him. The Green Party fared even worse, with co-leaders Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsey recognized by just nine percent and two percent of Britons, respectively. Even among Green voters, Ramsey’s recognition only reached nine percent.

Recent polling has been unkind to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. Beyond dissatisfaction with his handling of key issues like border control and the economy, public opinion of him personally has been unfavorable. Earlier this month, polls indicated that U.S. President Donald J. Trump is viewed more positively in the United Kingdom than Starmer, despite a media environment almost universally hostile to the American leader.

Image by Gage Skidmore.

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August 28, 2025
TECH
UK

Even Grok Says Elon Musk’s New Pet Party Has ZERO Chance.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Advance UK, an Elon Musk-backed British political party formed by disaffected former members of Nigel Farage’s Reform Party, has an “effectively 0 out of 100” chance of winning Britain’s next general election, according to Musk’s Grok AI.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Advance UK, Elon Musk.

📍WHEN & WHERE: August 28, 2025, on Musk’s X platform (formerly Twitter).

💬KEY QUOTE: “Their odds of winning the next election are effectively 0 out of 100.” – Grok

🎯IMPACT: Advance UK is unlikely to influence the British political landscape.

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Advance UK, a British political party launched in June 2025 by disaffected former members of Nigel Farage’s Reform Party embraced by Elon Musk, has “zero” chance of winning Britain’s next general election, according to the tech mogul’s Grok AI.

Asked by a user on Musk’s X platform (formerly Twitter), “[What are] the odds of Advance UK winning the next general election,” Grok was blunt: “Based on current polls and analysis, Advance UK, a new party launched in June 2025, isn’t registering in major surveys (e.g., YouGov, Ipsos). With no seats or established support, their odds of winning the next election (by 2029) are effectively 0 out of 100.”

Musk was initially friendly with Farage, whose Reform Party is currently polling far ahead of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour Party and the formerly governing Conservative (Tory) Party. However, following a seemingly productive meeting between the tech mogul and the Brexit champion at President Donald J. Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate at the end of 2024, Musk picked the side of now-former Reform politician Rupert Lowe in an internal party feud.

Lowe has formed the breakaway Restore Britain party, but Musk has instead backed Advance UK, founded by Ben Habib—who left Reform after he failed to win a seat in Parliament at the last British election and was replaced as deputy leader—as his preferred alternative to Reform.

Neither minor party has any traction with the British public compared to Reform, however, with commentator and political scientist Matthew Goodwin noting on Wednesday, “No disrespect to the people involved but if you think Ben Habib, a person 99 percent of Britain have never heard of, and his party, which 99 percent of the country have never heard of, is the way forward then you really don’t know all that much about British politics.”

Notably, Musk appears to have given up his ambition to establish a third party in the United States, instead attempting to reconcile with President Trump and position himself as an ally of Vice President J.D. Vance ahead of a possible Vance presidency after 2028.

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August 27, 2025
Christopher Tomlinson
UK

‘Defending Myself’ — Tommy Robinson Will Not Be Charged for London Knockout.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: British anti-grooming gang activist Tommy Robinson says he will not be charged for knocking a man out at a London railway station last month.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Tommy Robinson, British police, and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).

📍WHEN & WHERE: Robinson announced the charges were dropped on August 27.

💬KEY QUOTE: “Breaking news, St Pancras No case to answer, after police investigated it has been proven I was the victim & I was within the law to defend myself. Why was I arrested at all?” – Tommy Robinson

🎯IMPACT: The dropping of the case allows Robinson to operate freely without bail conditions ahead of his major planned event next month.

IN FULL

British anti-grooming gang activist Tommy Robinson says he will not face criminal charges for knocking a man out at London’s St Pancras International railway station. Robinson was arrested on August 4 after returning to the United Kingdom from a short trip abroad. The arrest stemmed from an incident on July 28 involving a physical confrontation with a man who ended up being hospitalized with a head injury.

Video of the aftermath of the incident circulated online, showing Robinson standing over the man, seen lying prone on the ground. In the footage, Robinson is heard telling onlookers, “He come at me, bruv.” He also tells nearby witnesses, “You saw what happened… He come at me.”

Left-leaning journalists accused Robinson of fleeing the country after the incident, though his supporters argued he left for a pre-planned trip and returned voluntarily. Upon his return, Robinson was taken into custody at Luton Airport and questioned on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm (GBH), but later released on bail.

After reviewing surveillance camera footage, taking witness statements, and collecting other evidence, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) reportedly found no realistic prospect of conviction.

Robinson addressed the outcome in a video posted to social media, thanking his supporters and reiterating that he acted in self-defense. “Breaking news, St Pancras No case to answer, after police investigated it has been proven I was the victim & I was within the law to defend myself. Why was I arrested at all? You had the footage you knew I was the victim [Metropolitan Police],” he said.

The 41-year-old has long been a prominent figure in the United Kingdom for his outspoken activism against grooming gangs and the failure of the British authorities to prosecute primarily Muslim, Pakistani-heritage predators. He has himself been prosecuted numerous times, sometimes on highly dubious charges.

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August 26, 2025
Immigration
UK

Farage Targets 600,000 Deportations to Beat ‘Scourge’ of Illegal Immigration.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Reform Party leader Nigel Farage unveiled new plans to tackle illegal immigration if he becomes Prime Minister, including leaving the European Court of Human Rights, banning asylum claims for illegal entrants, and deporting 600,000 migrants.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Nigel Farage, Reform, Labour Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, and other Labour Party officials.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Plans outlined on Tuesday in Oxfordshire, England.

💬KEY QUOTE: “Under these new plans, if you come to the UK illegally you will be ineligible for asylum. No ifs, no buts.” – Nigel Farage

🎯IMPACT: The proposals aim to address the “national emergency” of illegal immigration, which has worsened steadily under both the incumbent Labour Party and the previously governing Conservative Party.

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Nigel Farage, leader of Britain’s populist Reform Party, has unveiled a set of policies to tackle illegal immigration, which he calls a “scourge” that has grown to a “historic and unprecedented” level under Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and his Labour Party. Farage’s plan includes withdrawing from the European Court of Human Rights—an institution technically separate from the European Union (EU) to which Britain remains subject despite Brexit—scrapping the British Human Rights Act, which is often cited by activist judges blocking deportations, and suspending outdated international agreements like the Refugee Convention.

Outlining “Operation Restoring Justice” at a speech in Oxfordshire, England, Farage declared, “Under these new plans, if you come to the UK illegally you will be ineligible for asylum. No ifs, no buts.” He also pushed for a legal requirement forcing Starmer’s Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper—roughly equivalent to the U.S. Homeland Security Secretary—to deport migrants for illegal entry, which is rarely prosecuted at present.

Reform wants a permanent ban on asylum claims for anyone entering the country illegally. Officials from Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour Party have dismissed the plans as poorly thought out and lacking depth. Still, Starmer’s own efforts to “smash the gangs” behind people-smuggling have proved farcical, with illegal immigration up significantly and smuggling arrests down rather than up.

“The scourge of illegal migration that we have seen in this country over the last five years is historic and unprecedented,” Farage stressed. Tens of thousands of migrants now cross the English Channel in small boats every year from France—a safe country—with the French authorities doing little to stop them, despite the British government paying them hundreds of millions of pounds to do so. Migrants also continue to enter Britain stowed away in trucks and other vehicles passing through the Channel Tunnel, albeit in lower numbers. Meanwhile, the number of visa-overstay illegals is unknown because the British government stopped releasing them after 2020.

Currently, Reform is polling ahead of Labour and substantially ahead of the notionally right-wing Conservative Party, which governed from 2010 to mid-2024. Reform winning office in 2029—the latest the next British general election can be held—would be seismic, with the country not having had a Prime Minister who was not from Labour or the Conservatives since 1922.

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August 25, 2025
Crime
Culture
UK

140 Arrests on Day One of London’s Annual Afro-Caribbean Carnival.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: London’s Metropolitan Police made at least 140 arrests on the first day of the annual Notting Hill Carnival, for crimes including assaults on officers, sexual offences, drug dealing, robbery, and possession of weapons.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Metropolitan Police officers, Carnival attendees, and people on criminal watch lists.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The arrests occurred on Sunday during the Notting Hill Carnival’s “family day” in London, England.

💬KEY QUOTE: The family of Cher Maximen, murdered at last year’s Carnival violence in front of her young daughter, described it as an “unimaginable event” and suggested it should be moved to a park.

🎯IMPACT: Arrests were up by 40 percent compared to last year’s first day, despite pre-emptive measures and the use of facial recognition technology.

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London’s Metropolitan Police reported 140 arrests on the first day of the Notting Hill Carnival, held on Sunday. The arrests involved offenses such as assaults on police officers, sexual crimes, drug dealing, robbery, and weapon possession. Arrests are up 40 percent compared to the 104 arrests recorded on the first day of the previous year’s Carnival, despite preemptive arrests, the use of facial recognition technology, and other measures designed to tamp down lawlessness.

The Notting Hill Carnival, a multi-day street festival celebrating Afro-Caribbean culture since 1966, draws approximately one million visitors each year. However, it has faced growing scrutiny due to its endemic violence. Calls to relocate or cancel the event have intensified following incidents like the murders of chef Mussie Imnetu and mother Cher Maximen at last year’s Carnival.

Police data from Sunday detailed 15 arrests for assaults on officers, including one officer hospitalized, 21 for possessing offensive weapons, 25 for cannabis possession, 19 for intent to supply drugs, and four for sexual offenses. While police leaders often defend the Carnival festival, the Met’s rank and file members are known to despise it, with the police union-like Metropolitan Police Federation long calling for its cancellation.

In a proactive move, the Metropolitan Police arrested over 100 high-risk individuals before the Carnival started this year. Additionally, 21 people were recalled to prison, and 266 others were barred from attending through bail or probation orders.

The family of Cher Maximen, fatally stabbed in front of her daughter at last year’s Carnival, proposed moving the event to a park to curb violence.

Image by Adrian Scottow.

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August 25, 2025
UK

Englishman Arrested for Patriotic Painting Spree, Shouting at a Muslim.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Police in Essex, England, arrested a man on suspicion of a racially aggravated public order offence and conspiracy to commit criminal damage after a video showed people painting St. George’s crosses on a building and shouting at a Muslim woman.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: A 33-year-old man from Basildon, Essex Police, and a Muslim woman.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The incident occurred in Basildon, Essex, and came to public attention after a video circulated online.

💬KEY QUOTE: “I’m an Englishman, I’ll do it till I die, sweetheart!” – Unidentified man

🎯IMPACT: The arrest highlights Britain’s strict speech restrictions.

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Police in Essex, England, have confirmed the arrest of a 33-year-old man from Basildon on suspicion of a racially aggravated public order offence and conspiracy to commit criminal damage. The arrest followed the circulation of a video online showing two shirtless white men painting large St. George’s crosses on a building, and a cameraman saying “Look at the raghead there, boy” as a Muslim woman passes by.

The footage shows the men painting the walls above a row of stores and restaurants with England’s national symbol while a third person films and a young girl looks on. “You guys are crazy. How long have you been doing this for?” the young girl asks. The man painting the crosses shouts down, “I’m an Englishman. I’ll do it till I die, sweetheart!”

He later adds, “It’s for the country, for your future, sweetheart.” The cameraman then notices a Muslim woman walking by, calling out, “Look at the raghead there, boy!”

The incident comes as “Operation Raise the Colours”—a grassroots campaign to hang English and British flags on lampposts and paint the St. George’s cross on white roundabouts and zebra crossings—is spreading across the country. The initiative has been driven by public anger over masses of boat migrants being moved into hotels in the middle of local communities, irritation with the proliferation of Palestinian flags in English streets, and a desire to assert English identity in areas such as the London borough of Tower Hamlets, where ethnic minorities now outnumber English natives.

According to police, the “raghead” comment is being treated as a racially aggravated offence, which carries harsh penalties under British law.

Basildon Council’s leader, Gavin Callaghan—of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s far-left Labour Party—commented, “This week we’ve seen a large number of England and British flags put up across our borough. I think it’s fantastic to see our flag flying proudly. It shows the pride that so many people feel in our country and our community.” However, he added that “Painting on people’s shops or council buildings isn’t patriotism, it’s criminal damage.”

Callaghan’s conciliatory language on the flags stands in stark contrast with that of municipal leaders in areas where English natives are fewer in numbers, with Tower Hamlets having the St. George’s cross torn down at speed wherever it appears.

Chief Inspector Paul Hogben also addressed the incident, saying, “Regardless of anyone’s thoughts or views, causing damage by applying paint to people’s properties is clearly a criminal offence. Aside from that simple fact, some of the language directed towards a member of the public in this incident was disgraceful.”

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August 25, 2025
Immigration
UK

London’s Streets Are Covered in Red Spit Stains, Here’s Why:

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Viral videos from Harrow, London, showcased widespread paan and gutkha stains across public areas, sparking outrage among locals.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Local residents, Harrow Council, and suspected individuals from South Asian communities, including Indian, Pakistani, and Bangladeshi immigrants.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The incidents occurred in Rayner’s Lane and North Harrow, London, with fines issued as recently as July 2025.

💬KEY QUOTE: “Our Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) prohibits spitting in public and fines of £100 are issued to anyone caught.” – Harrow Council spokesman

🎯IMPACT: The issue has drawn attention to the cultural habits of some immigrants and the challenges of maintaining public cleanliness in diverse communities.

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A string of viral videos emerging from Harrow, a district in northwest London, England, show unsightly red stains on public trash cans, sidewalks, and walls. They are believed to be caused by people spitting paan and gutkha, two chewing tobacco-like products widely consumed in South Asia, now becoming more prevalent in Britain as it becomes increasingly diverse.

Paan is a preparation made by wrapping areca nut, slaked lime, and various spices or sweeteners in a betel leaf, often chewed with tobacco. Gutkha is a commercial form of chewing tobacco mixed with similar ingredients, banned in several Indian states due to its harmful health effects.

Both substances are popular across India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, but are associated with significant public health and sanitation concerns, particularly due to the red stains caused when users spit out the residue, which are expensive to clean.

Harrow’s municipal government is stressing both the health implications and the financial burden of cleaning up the mess. A council spokesman stated, “Our Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) prohibits spitting in public and fines of £100 ($135) are issued to anyone caught.” The council also reported that 33 such fines were issued in July 2025 alone.

The appearance of paan stores across various parts of the United Kingdom has raised alarms that such spitting incidents may become more frequent unless stricter regulation is enforced. Other English cities home to large South Asian populations, such as Leicester, have already put up signs in foreign languages like Gujarati, threatening hefty fines for spitting paan on the street.

The social media posts come at the same time as Bangladesh’s High Commissioner (Ambassador) to the United Kingdom, Abida Islam, is boasting that much of Britain’s capital city feels like being back in Bangladesh.

Image by David Holt.

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August 22, 2025
Christopher Tomlinson
Immigration
UK

Britain Set for Nationwide Anti-Migration Protests This Weekend.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Multiple anti-migration protests are expected across Britain this weekend, as police also have to contend with the notoriously violent Afro-Caribbean Notting Hill Carnival in London.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Anti-migration protesters, British police, Reform Party leader Nigel Farage, the Labour Party government, and asylum seekers living in taxpayer-funded hotels.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The protests are scheduled to take place this weekend across Britain.

💬KEY QUOTE: “Our streets are becoming more dangerous, yet this disaster only gets worse. The public are right to be very angry with this government.” – Nigel Farage.

🎯IMPACT: The timing of the protests alongside the Notting Hill Carnival could stretch British police resources to their limit.

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The United Kingdom is heading for a turbulent weekend, with demonstrations against mass migration set in numerous cities, including Aberdeen, Bournemouth, Leeds, and Perth. Anti-mass migration demonstrators and far-left pro-migration activists are expected to face off over the government’s ongoing use of taxpayer-funded hotels to house poorly vetted asylum seekers,  putting public safety at risk.

The wave of protests stems from a High Court injunction halting the use of a hotel in Epping Forest, England, to house migrants, which had also attracted protests after residents were accused of sexually assaulting local children. Further legal challenges against migrant hotels are now expected elsewhere in the country, as the government mounts its own legal efforts to overturn the Epping ruling.

The number of asylum seekers housed in hotels is estimated at over 32,000, an increase of eight percent during Labour Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s first year in office. “New figures out today show record numbers claiming asylum under Labour. Our streets are becoming more dangerous, yet this disaster only gets worse,” commented Reform Party leader Nigel Farage, adding: “The public are right to be very angry with this government.”

Notably, the protests are expected to coincide with London’s Notting Hill Carnival, a massive annual cultural event drawing over a million attendees. While championed by London Mayor Sadiq Khan and other diversity advocates, the Afro-Caribbean carnival always places significant pressure on police force. Last year’s carnival was marked by serious safety concerns: ten people were stabbed, two of them fatally, with police making at least 349 arrests during the event for offences ranging from drug possession to assaults on emergency workers. Sixty-one police officers were also assaulted.

The combined polcing demands of the protests, counter-protests, and carnival are raising concerns that law enforcement may struggle to maintain order this weekend.

Image by Bob Bob.

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August 21, 2025
1A
UK

Woman Imprisoned for Anti-Immigration Social Media Post Released.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: A woman convicted of “inciting racial hatred” via a social media post following the mass murder of young girls in Southport, England, by a teen of migrant background has been released from prison after serving 40 percent of her sentence.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Lucy Connolly, 42, a mother and wife of a Northampton town councillor, and various legal and political figures, including Judge Melbourne Inman and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Connolly posted to X (formerly Twitter) on July 29, 2024, and she was arrested on August 6, 2024. She was released from His Majesty’s Prison (HMP) Peterborough in August 2025.

🎯IMPACT: The case has reignited debates over free speech and two-tier justice in the United Kingdom.

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A British woman who was imprisoned for a social media post calling for mass deportations has been released early, with her case having ignited fierce debate over what critics are calling the UK’s two-tier justice system.

Lucy Connolly, 42, was freed from HMP Peterborough after serving roughly 13 months of a 31-month sentence for “inciting racial hatred.” Connolly was convicted over a tweet posted after the Southport stabbing attack in 2024, where three young girls were brutally killed by the son of two Rwandan asylum seekers.

The post read: “Mass deportation now, set fire to all the f**king hotels full of the bastards for all I care, while you’re at it take the treacherous government and politicians with them. I feel physically sick knowing what these families will now have to endure. If that makes me racist so be it.”

The post was deleted a few hours later, but it triggered swift police action. Connolly was arrested just days later, on August 6, 2024. Connolly, who is married to a local councillor for the Conservative Party in Northampton, pleaded guilty, in large part because she was refused bail—despite being a nonviolent first-time offender—and faced a lengthy spell in jail ahead of her trial, possibly as long as a reduced sentence for pleading guilty.

Many have noted that the draconian length of her sentence—31 months—was far longer than many sentences handed to pedophiles and violent criminals. Notably, Salman Iftikhar, a Pakistani businessman with the British equivalent of a green card, in recent weeks received only 15 months for physically accosting an air stewardess, calling her a “white sheep-shagging bitch,” and threatening that she would be “gang raped and set on fire” after the hotel she was staying at was “blown up.”

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, of the far-left Labour Party, defended the conviction during Prime Minister’s Questions, stating, “I am strongly in favor of free speech… but I am equally against incitement to violence against other people. I will always support the action taken by our police and courts to keep our streets and people safe.”

The Trump administration in the United States takes the view that you cannot claim to be in favor of free speech while imprisoning people for social media commentary, with a recent State Department human rights report warning of “serious restrictions on freedom of expression” in Britain that have “worsened” under Starmer.

Connolly will complete the remainder of her sentence out on license in the community, with the possibility of being returned to prison if she breaches her license conditions.

Image by Simon Dawson / No 10 Downing Street. 

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August 20, 2025
Immigration
UK

Farage’s Reform Party Wants to Shut Down Migrant Hotels Nationwide After Court Ruling.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: British municipal governments are considering legal action to stop the central government from filling local hotels with asylum seekers after a successful court challenge in Epping, England, with Nigel Farage’s Reform Party pledging that every council it controls will mount lawsuits.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Epping Forest District Council, Nigel Farage, migrants.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Discussions and legal actions have occurred throughout August 2025, with key events in Epping.

💬KEY QUOTE: “Reform councils will be progressing these legal avenues on an urgent basis,” said Reform deputy leader Richard Tice MP.

🎯IMPACT: The High Court’s decision in Epping has set a precedent, with other councils considering legal action.

IN FULL

Municipal governments across the United Kingdom are stepping up legal efforts to block local hotels from being used to house asylum seekers en masse, as public unrest grows over the danger and disruption migrants are causing in communities.

In Essex, Epping Forest District Council recently secured a High Court injunction to prevent migrants from being placed at The Bell Hotel, citing community protests and safety concerns. The protests in Epping erupted in the area after an asylum seeker living at the hotel was arrested for sexually abusing a local girl. The ruling came despite attempts by Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour Party, to keep the migrants at the hotel.

The landmark ruling is now being closely examined by other councils. Richard Tice MP, deputy leader of Nigel Farage’s Reform Party, has said “Reform councils will be progressing these legal avenues on an urgent basis.”

Farage called the Epping legal case a victory for the “good people of Epping” who have been protesting, saying they “must inspire similar protests around Britain”—despite the efforts of establishment politicians and media outlets to portray them as “far right.”

There is rising frustration from residents who say their communities are being overwhelmed and their voices are being ignored. Many argue that the central government’s current strategy of meeting boat migrants at sea, bringing them ashore, and housing them in hotels free of charge with little to no restrictions on their movements is failing to deter illegal immigration while placing an unfair burden on local services, housing, and law enforcement, and endangering British citizens.

Despite these concerns, London alone continues to house over 12,000 asylum seekers in hotels.

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