Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 11/01/2026

Here are all the laws MPs are voting on this week, explained in plain English!

A network of social media accounts posing as Scottish independence supporters has fallen silent once again, closely mirroring a fresh shutdown of internet access inside Iran. | UK Defence Journal (@UKDefJournal) on X

UK to bring into force law this week to tackle Grok AI deepfakes

Nadhim Zahawi once said he would be ‘frightened’ to live in country run by Farage

UK Expands Online Safety Act to Mandate Preemptive Scanning of Digital Communications

Ofcom investigates Elon Musk's X over Grok AI sexual deepfakes

Immigration cannot and should not be the solution to our demographic woes

Norway to reopen ‘dead’ North Sea oil fields as Britain retreats

Sorry, Trump and Farage – London is no lawless ‘warzone’. Violent crime is lower than ever | Sadiq Khan

Nadhim Zahawi: Immigration Is Good For Britain.

Jewish MP banned from school after pro-Palestinian campaign

Chagos Island's First Minister pleads for the Lords to reject Diego Garcia Bill

Step forward, Nadhim Zahawi: the latest, highest-profile rat to flee the Tory ship

[Tony Diver, Associate Political Editor, The Telegraph] Nadhim Zahawi was denied a Conservative peerage weeks before he defected to Reform, Tory sources claim. Zahawi said to have made "multiple approaches" in late 2025, asking to be on the most recent political peerages list.

*Farage announces new defector - former Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi!

Iranian-linked Scottish accounts fall silent again

Leaked memo reveals Labour fears of wipeout by Reform in Rayner's seat

Zack Polanski: You can fly, drive, eat meat and still be green

Nadhim Zahawi defects to Reform UK

Majority of customers want Thames Water to be nationalised, polling finds

‘It’s younger people seeking some sort of spirituality’: UK Bible sales reach record high

London’s homicide rate drops to lowest in more than a decade

Nadhim Zahawi defection shows the line between parties is blurring

Britain has a cunning plan to cut its borrowing costs