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'Responsible leaders deal in facts, accountability and restraint - not turning public anger into political petrol'

Refuelling the flames

Nigel Farage insists he is merely asking difficult questions. Yet every time tensions rise, the Reform UK leader appears standing beside the petrol can with a box of matches in his hand.

On Tuesday, he urged Britain to respond to Henry Nowak’s murder with “pure cold rage”. By nightfall Southampton had descended into violence, with police attacked in the street.

Yesterday, instead of calming the situation, he arrived at PMQs pushing claims of “two-tier policing” and suggesting white Britons are treated as lesser citizens by authorities.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer – as well as MPs across all other parties – was right to call it out for what it is: an attempt to turn a family’s heartbreak into grievance and division.

There must be answers over appalling police failures surrounding Henry’s final moments. But responsible leaders deal in facts, accountability and restraint – not turning public anger into political petrol.

We need shops

High streets are dying in plain sight. More than 120,000 shops have gone in a decade, with communities hollowed out.

Boarded-up stores, banks and units have left town centres feeling abandoned and forgotten. Of course, shopping habits have changed.

Online giants have transformed retail, and soaring business costs and economic pressure have pushed many stores over the edge. When shops vanish, so do jobs, along with local pride, community spirit and convenience for many elderly and vulnerable people. Britain urgently needs thriving town centres again before more communities are left with nothing but empty windows and memories.

Magic Millie

Brave Millie Blair has already beaten cancer, learned to walk again and found the strength to get back on the football pitch – all before her 13th birthday. Her courage is extraordinary. And the new women’s amputee team shows the power of football to heal and inspire.

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