Farage says deal with Tories ‘as they are’ would cost Reform UK votes, as he denies election pact – UK politics live

Reform UK leader says report of an election deal with Conservatives is ‘false’, but suggests only under their current leadershipThe public inquiry into the Covid pandemic has cost the government more than £100m to respond to so far, PA Media reports. PA says:Transparency data from the Cabinet Office shows the overall cost for responding to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry, including for legal advice and dedicated staff working on preparing evidence.The cost is on top of the £192m cost of the inquiry itself so far. The inquiry is expected to become the most expensive in British history.With the BMA, certainly.I mean, whether it’s the rhetoric and the behaviour of the BMA around general practice, whether it is yet another round of unnecessary strike action being proposed by resident doctors who’ve had a 28.9% pay rise, we’ve seen an outbreak in the British Medical Association of juvenile delinquency, and it is irresponsible, because we know that the NHS is under real pressure … Continue reading...