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French far right sparks debate with proposal to reopen brothels

RN president Marine Le Pen (left) and RN  MP Jean-Philippe Tanguy, who says he has been working on a Bill that would allow brothels to re-open in France.
RN president Marine Le Pen (left) and RN  MP Jean-Philippe Tanguy, who says he has been working on a Bill that would allow brothels to re-open in France.

Wilders' election losses do not herald decline of European far-right

Party for Freedom (PVV) leader Geert Wilders speaks to members of the media at the Dutch Parliament, after the Dutch parliamentary elections, in The Hague, Netherlands, October 30, 2025. REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw
Party for Freedom (PVV) leader Geert Wilders speaks to members of the media at the Dutch Parliament, after the Dutch parliamentary elections, in The Hague, Netherlands, October 30, 2025. REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw

Britain’s Starmer calls on party to unite and ‘stop navel-gazing’

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer attends the Labour Party's annual conference in Liverpool, Britain, September 28, 2025. REUTERS/Phil Noble
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer attends the Labour Party's annual conference in Liverpool, Britain, September 28, 2025. REUTERS/Phil Noble

Reform’s Farage vows to start preparing for government to make UK ‘great again’

Mr Nigel Farage said British people frequently told him he was “the last chance we’ve got to get this country back on track”.
Mr Nigel Farage said British people frequently told him he was “the last chance we’ve got to get this country back on track”.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.