
Politics
Share
Published 12:17 17 Dec 2025 GMT
Updated 12:31 17 Dec 2025 GMT

Sir Keir Starmer delivered one last zinger in the direction of Reform UK at the final Prime Minister's Questions of 2025.
In his opening address to the house at Westminster, the prime minister took the opportunity to wish a happy Christmas to all of parliament.
He then delivered a "little festive advice to those in Reform."
Starmer quipped: "If mysterious men from the east appear bearing gifts, this time, report it to the police!"
The joke prompted laughter from across the house, including from the Reform MPs in attendance, with Richard Tice in particular seeming to have enjoyed the gag.
The joke was of course a reference to the Nathan Gill controversy that has engulfed Reform in recent weeks.
Gill, who was the party's former leader in Wales, was found guilty of accepting bribes to make pro-Russian statements during his time as a member of the European Parliament.
He was sentenced to ten and a half years behind bars for his crimes.
This week, the government announced they would be launching an independent review into foreign interference in politics in the wake of Gill's conviction.
Explore more on these topics:
The BBC has given the world a masterclass in standing up to Trump’s bullying
Trump threatened the BBC with a $10 billion lawsuit. Now Trump is having to be ‘dragged kicking and screaming’ to testify. The BBC has seemingly called Donald Trump’s bluff in his defamation lawsuit against the broadcaster, as the president has backed out of a deposition. As part of the US president’s ludicrous $10bn claim against […]
Politics
2 days ago
Chernobyl repairs get £17m UK funding after drone strike
Britain vows continued support for Ukraine during Zelensky’s A damaged nuclear site in Ukraine is to receive £17 million in British funding to help prevent lasting safety problems, as the UK reaffirmed its support for Kyiv during a visit by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The money will be used to fix Chernobyl’s protective shelter and ventilation […]
Politics
3 days ago
Politics
Politics