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Alix Culbertson

Alix Culbertson

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Alix is a political reporter, covering events in British politics from Westminster.
 



Articles by Alix Culbertson  








Pic: PA



Who are all the former Conservative MPs who have defected to Reform?  










What is a digital ID card, will it be mandatory and will it be safe?  






A BNO passport, given to Hong Kongers before the 1997 handover of the city to China. File pic: Reuters



Government urged to exempt Hong Kongers from immigration crackdown  






Christopher Cash (L) and Christopher Berry (R). Pics: Reuters



Damning report finds failures in collapse of China spy trial  






An architect's drawing of what the front of the embassy would look like. Pic: David Chipperfield Architects



Government delays Chinese 'super embassy' decision  






Richard Hughes. Pic: James Veysey/Shutterstock



OBR chief resigns after budget leak investigation  






Farmers defied a tractor ban to protest outside parliament on budget day. Pic: Reuters



'Not luxury homes': Farmers warn Reeves against hitting them with mansion tax  






House prices in Chelsea, London, have increased dramatically in the past 20 years. File pic: Reuters



How much is the mansion tax and who will have to pay it?  










Will you be hit by 'stealth tax' announcement?  










The budget this week - what tax rises could Rachel Reeves announce?  






Nancy Astor, the first woman to sit as an MP, during her 1919 election campaign. File pic



'Wake-up call': The 100-year trend that may be about to break  






UK Armed Forces load humanitarian aid for Gazans onto a plane. Pic: MOD



'Threat' to UK's national security after 'short-sighted' aid cuts  






File pic: iStock



The blame game over China spy trial collapse - who is right and who is wrong?  






Kemi Badenoch arriving at Conservative Party conference on Saturday. Pic: PA



Badenoch arrives at subdued Tory conference - but aims to win back headlines with eye-catching pledges 






Displaced Palestinians, who fled northern Gaza after Israeli forces ordered residents of Gaza City to evacuate to the south. Pic: Reuters



MPs tell Starmer it's 'more urgent than ever' to create Ukraine-style family visa for Gazans  






Sir Menzies Campbell addressing the Lib Dem conference in 2018



Former Lib Dem leader Sir Menzies Campbell dies  










Could Andy Burnham be a serious threat to Starmer?  






Pic: Reuters



Sir Ed Davey brands Elon Musk a criminal and calls for his arrest for 'allowing online harm to children'  






Sir Ed Davey entered conference with a marching band. Pic: PA



Davey attacks Reform and Farage as he pushes for emergency measures to clear asylum backlog  






A dinghy carrying migrants makes its way towards England in the Channel. File pic: Reuters



Lib Dems toughen up immigration rhetoric as Sir Ed Davey pledges to 'stop the boats'  






Bridget Phillipson, Bell Ribeiro-Addy and Lucy Powell



Who is standing to replace Angela Rayner as deputy Labour leader?  






British citizen Jimmy Lai, one of the most prominent critics of the Chinese Communist Party, has been in prison since December 2020



MPs around the world urge leaders to follow Trump's call for Jimmy Lai's release  






Olivia Colman, Javier Bardem and Tilda Swinton. Pic: PA/AP



Olivia Colman, Javier Bardem, Tilda Swinton among 1,300 filmmakers to boycott Israeli film companies  






Cabinet reshuffle: Who's in and who's out?



Cabinet reshuffle: Who's in and who's out?  






Angela Rayner. File pic: PA



Angela Rayner resigns after admitting she did not pay enough tax  






Party leaders will be hoping to use their conferences to galvanise members. Pic: PA



How do you join a political party, why do people do it, and how much does it cost?  










How much does it cost to join a political party?  






(L-R) Zack Polanski, Ellie Chowns and Adrian Ramsay, candidates for the Green Party leadership. Pic: Green Party/PA



Greens to unveil new leadership today - who's in the running?  






Illegal migration has been a contentious subject in the UK for years. Pic: Reuters



What is Labour doing about migration, what did the Tories do and what else is being suggested?  






Pic: PA



What is former minister Tulip Siddiq on trial for in Bangladesh?  






Journalists held up placards with the names of killed Gazan reporters. Pic: Reuters



British journalists demand action from PM over war in Gaza  






Pics: AP/Reuters



How Farage's latest 'leave' plan could work - and impact you  






A hotel in Bournemouth housing asylum seekers



Asylum seekers in hotels rise by 8% under Labour  






JD Vance. Pic: PA



JD Vance: I do not want UK to go down 'dark path' of losing free speech  






Chloe Cheung, 20, fled Hong Kong to live in the UK in 2020 after taking part in protests



Authoritarian states operating with impunity to silence dissidents in UK  






A Palestinian boy waits to receive food from a charity kitchen in Gaza. Pic: Reuters



British Palestinians call UK plan to recognise Palestinian state 'absurd and performative'  






Keir Starmer delivers a speech at the Government's first Civil Society Summit.
Pic: PA



Starmer sends remaining rebel Labour MPs warning  






File pic: iStock



A wealth tax could be coming to the UK - what is it?  






US President Donald Trump has said the UK has until 9 July to negotiate a deal



UK farmers have 'nothing more to give' as they fear govt will compromise welfare in US-UK trade deal  






Sir Keir Starmer. PA file pic



PM faces threat of major rebellion during key vote today  






Dame Judi Dench, Malala Yousafzai and Stanley Tucci. Pic: PA/Reuters



Judi Dench, Malala and Stanley Tucci join call to 'end UK complicity' in Gaza  






Keir Starmer was director of public prosecutions from 2008-2013. Pic: PA



Grooming gangs timeline: What happened, what inquiries there were and how Starmer was involved  






Dua Lipa, Gary Lineker, Benedict Cumberbatch have all signed the open letter. File pics: PA



Dua Lipa, Gary Lineker, and Benedict Cumberbatch join figures urging PM to 'end UK complicity' in Gaza  






Farmers and their tractors at a protest in February on Whitehall. Pic: PA



'Future of food security in Reeves' hands': MPs on farming committee call on govt to delay family farm tax  










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