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The Independent
20-07-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
Farage repeats ‘no idea' six times over Reform mayor's 600% allowance hike
Nigel Farage has responded that he has 'no idea' six times in an interview with the BBC 's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg. The Reform UK leader was asked about Scarborough Town Council increasing its mayor's allowance by 600 per cent, despite his party promising to cut costs for taxpayers. Asked about the rise, from £500 to £3,500, Mr Farage said: 'I have no idea… whether what you say is true or not, I have no idea.' Asked whether it is the right thing to do, Mr Farage again said he has 'no idea', before saying he has 'no idea' whether Thomas Murray, Reform's mayor of Scarborough Town Council, does the role as a full-time job. He went on to say he has 'no idea' how much humans have contributed towards climate change.


BBC News
13-07-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
Ofcom chief to be questioned about new online safety rules by Laura Kuenssberg
Update: Date: 08:31 BST Title: Changes to online safety top of the agenda on Kuenssberg this week Content: It's Sunday morning - and can only mean one thing. Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg is about to begin. On today's show, Kuenssberg speaks to chief executive of Ofcom Melanie Dawes. It comes as tech platforms will soon be legally obliged to stop children seeing harmful content online, after years of campaigning and political debate. You can read more about this here. Also in the hot seat this week will be Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander and Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp. Analysing this week's headlines on the panel will be Ian Russell from the Molly Rose Foundation, broadcaster Kay Burley and journalist and free speech campaigner Inaya Folarin Iman. A reminder that this page will not contain regular updates, but you can watch the show by ticking watch live above from 09:00 BST.