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Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow
Monday 14 September 2026 · 10:00 BST · 30m · 5 stories · 15 annotated moments · 27 of 30 min on news stories (90%)
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The House of Lords is set to debate proposed changes to overseas political donation rules, after Reform UK received record donations totalling £72 million from two crypto billionaires. The government has defended the reforms, which would cap donations from British voters living abroad at £100,000 and require a 12-month residency period before larger donations, with the rules backdated to March. Richard Tice insisted the donations comply with all existing and proposed legislation, while the TUC's general secretary rejected comparisons to trade union funding, and Unite's Sharon Graham called for a cap on donations. The issue has overshadowed the TUC conference, where speakers are expected to address political funding.
Boris Johnson said Russian President Vladimir Putin is getting desperate after a Russian drone strike hit a train near the one carrying him and other Western officials, which had left a station close to the Polish border early due to threat. Johnson called for a strong joint Western statement on Ukraine's future, while officials described the incident as a significant and possibly deliberate escalation. Separately, the race to develop advanced AI is speeding up, with US President Donald Trump emphasising the need to beat China, while some AI executives warn that systems could take over the internet or threaten humanity within a decade. Calls are growing for regulation, including a proposed AI security bill in the UK.
The first ministers of Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland met to sign an agreement aimed at pressuring Westminster on independence referendums, with Northern Ireland's first minister citing a changing political landscape. A report on the UK housing crisis revealed allegations of corruption, with some council staff accepting payments to fast-track housing applicants, leading to investigations in several London boroughs. One woman paid £1,500 to jump the waiting list, and a housing campaigner's Freedom of Information requests found numerous investigations, while over 1.3 million households remain on waiting lists in England.
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Claim Government considers law change to block 72 million pound Reform UK donation
A donation to a British political party was reported as the largest ever.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 14 September 2026, 1:25-1:36
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Claim Government considers law change to block 72 million pound Reform UK donation
A donation to a British political party was reported as the largest ever.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 14 September 2026, 1:25-1:36
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Claim Government considers law change to block 72 million pound Reform UK donation
The government wants a cap of £100,000 per year for voters living abroad and a ban on cryptocurrency donations.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 14 September 2026, 1:48-2:03
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Claim Government considers law change to block 72 million pound Reform UK donation
The government wants a cap of £100,000 per year for voters living abroad and a ban on cryptocurrency donations.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 14 September 2026, 1:48-2:03
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Claim Government considers law change to block 72 million pound Reform UK donation
Reform UK denied any wrongdoing and said it would cooperate with an investigation.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 14 September 2026, 6:00-6:09
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Contested quote Government considers law change to block 72 million pound Reform UK donation
They comply so maybe the government minister this morning has got it wrong or maybe they're planning to change the rules in a Retrospective very un-british way that I think voters would then see what this dictate dictatorial government is up to which is basically Trying to prevent any competition from any legitimate alternative
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 14 September 2026, 6:10-6:21
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Claim Government considers law change to block 72 million pound Reform UK donation
Christopher Harborne joined the British electoral register again in June this year.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 14 September 2026, 6:28-6:35
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Claim NATO and EU condemn Russian drone strike near Polish border after VIP train narrow miss
A Russian drone struck a train near the Ukraine-Poland border, shortly after Boris Johnson and senior European security advisors had travelled along the same line.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 14 September 2026, 14:00-14:07
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Claim NATO and EU condemn Russian drone strike near Polish border after VIP train narrow miss
The train carrying Boris Johnson left the station early because of the threat of possible Russian attacks.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 14 September 2026, 14:44-15:02
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Charged quote NATO and EU condemn Russian drone strike near Polish border after VIP train narrow miss
We've also heard from the former CIA chief David Petraeus who's on board another train at the station at the time he said the whole thing was terrifying and the act of a Truly barbaric leader that's in reference of course to Vladimir Putin While Kiev has said it is quite possible that the diplomats themselves and officials were the target here from Moscow
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 14 September 2026, 15:18-15:26
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Contested quote NATO and EU condemn Russian drone strike near Polish border after VIP train narrow miss
he said the whole thing was terrifying and the act of a Truly barbaric leader that's in reference of course to Vladimir Putin While Kiev has said it is quite possible that the diplomats themselves and officials were the target here from Moscow All we've heard from Russia is that they were that they struck
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 14 September 2026, 15:26-15:34
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Contested quote NATO and EU condemn Russian drone strike near Polish border after VIP train narrow miss
Very publicly known they'd been posting on social media about the conference And I think they would have known that they had been leaving about this time along that route So I think the West will find it pretty hard not to view this incident as a pretty significant and deliberate escalation by Moscow Ivor Bennett, thank you
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 14 September 2026, 16:05-16:15
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Claim Nationalist leaders sign pact to pursue independence referendums
The nationalist leaders are due to meet to sign an agreement, including a memorandum of understanding.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 14 September 2026, 20:53-21:04
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Claim Nationalist leaders sign pact to pursue independence referendums
The three nationalist leaders come from the SNP, Sinn Fein, and Plaid Cymru.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 14 September 2026, 21:04-21:09
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Claim Nationalist leaders sign pact to pursue independence referendums
The nationalist leaders are due to meet to sign an agreement, including a memorandum of understanding.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 14 September 2026, 22:03-22:07
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