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Keir Starmer made an immediate attempt to bridge political divides this afternoon and said there is “weariness in the heart of” the UK that requires fixing as he addressed the masses for the first time as Prime Minister. Stood outside the steps of his new 10 Downing Street home after visiting King…

After a historic victory for the Labour Party, attention in the film and TV industries now turns to the future. Following an all-too brief post-Covid boom era, it’s been a particularly tough couple of years for the sector, with the global recession, dual U.S. strikes and market contraction taking…

Donald Trump has been congratulating his old pal Nigel Farage this morning on a good night for Reform UK, while completely ignoring the man who has just led the Labour Party to a landslide. Trump took to his Truth Social platform in the early hours of this morning to wish Farage the best…

Rishi Sunak has handed over the keys to 10 Downing Street, departing with a call for “decency and tolerance” in British politics along with well wishes to new Prime Minister Keir Starmer. The Conservative PM has in the past few minutes officially resigned from his post after a disastrous night for…

Nigel Farage has won a seat in the UK parliament at the eighth attempt on a strong night for his Reform UK party, as he branded the election TV coverage “almost comical.” Donald Trump’s pal won in the seaside constituency of Clacton, which was previously a Conservative majority but had in the past…

The results are in, and Keir Starmer is on track to be Britain’s next Prime Minister. The nationwide exit poll, which is not 100% accurate but rarely far off, has forecast an enormous majority for the Labour Party over the Conservatives of 279 seats, a majority that has been predicted by virtually…

Nigel Farage has ended a bad-tempered weekend on the campaign trail attacking a pair of national broadcasters and saying his party will “campaign vigorously to abolish” the license fee. The Reform UK leader and friend of Donald Trump yesterday said he would boycott the BBC over audience bias on its Qu…

When UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak took to the sodden steps of Downing Street just over a month ago, the world of British TV news was blindsided that a general election would take place in just six weeks time, an election that – scarcely believably – will be the first on these isles for five…

EXCLUSIVE: GB News represents “what Nigel Farage wants the future of the right to be,” according to Channel 4’s lead general election anchor. Farage was one of the right-leaning news network’s starriest presenters but quit several weeks ago in order to run for parliament and lead Reform UK, an…

People Just Do Nothing star Asim Chaudhry has some choice words for the UK’s Conservative government. With less than two weeks to go until the July 4 general election, Chaudhry, aka Asim C, has dropped “Meet the Tories” on YouTube, a version of Kendrick Lamar’s Drake diss “Meet the Grahams” that…

Residuals, royalties and an end to “exploitative practices” should be enshrined into UK law, according to the Writers Guild of Great Britain (WGGB), which has issued a manifesto for the incoming government. Alongside demands around AI and fair treatment, the WGGB’s ‘Putting Writers at the Heart of…

Last night’s first general election debate between Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer was watched by an average of 4.8M viewers, falling more than 2M behind the previous debate in 2019. The Julie Etchingham-hosted ITV ding dong, which was produced by MultiStory Media and lasted just more than an hour…