Kemi Badenoch pledges to raise defence spending by £10bn by cutting welfare bill – UK politics live

The Labour party says the Conservatives have used ‘dodgy’ costings, which are not credible The Electoral Commission has released political donation figures for the second quarter of 2026. They show that Reform UK continues to rake in far more than other parties. Nigel Farage’’s party had declared donations worth £5.3m. Labour got £3.6m, and the Conservatives £2.8m. Most of Reform UK’s money came from Ben Delo, who gave £4m. As Rowena Mason reported earlier this year, Delo is a British…