Britain’s Hard-Right Reform U.K. Party Wins Over Some Labour Voters
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Britain’s Hard-Right Reform U.K. Party Wins Over Some Labour Voters

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Fewer than 6,000 people live in Trevethin and Penygarn, a gritty, deindustrialized district amid the hills and valleys of South Wales, and not many expected drama when a vote was called to elect a member of the local municipality, one of the lowest…

The British Public Dislikes Elon Musk. He Can Still Sway Politics.
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The British Public Dislikes Elon Musk. He Can Still Sway Politics.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines While many of Mr. Musk’s posts, particularly those on grooming gangs, originated in the ecosystem of far-right bloggers and activists, they are also tempting to mainstream politicians in search of a cudgel to use against their opponents. And they appeal to editors and…

In Reversal, Musk Trashes Farage, U.K.’s Anti-Immigrant Populist
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In Reversal, Musk Trashes Farage, U.K.’s Anti-Immigrant Populist

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines It was an abrupt turnabout, even for the easy-come, easy-go nature of alliances in President-elect Donald J. Trump’s political orbit. For weeks, Elon Musk, Mr. Trump’s billionaire backer, had wrapped his arms around the British populist politician, Nigel Farage, promoting his insurgent, anti-immigrant…