The Latest Breaking News on UK Politics

Reform’s Scottish leader defends candidates after ‘fruity’ comments emerge

One candidate reportedly previously said on social media that Muslims should be deported.

Evening Standard · Mar 20

Labour dismisses Reform UK MSP candidates as ‘hopeless Tory rejects and oddballs’ as one is suspended – as it happened

Stuart Niven suspended after revelations he was struck off as company director, while other candidates have been accused of extremist statements including describing Humza Yousaf as ‘not British’

The Guardian - UK · Mar 20

Zack Polanski: 40 Green MPs target for next election would be 'under ambitious'

Zack Polanski is rethinking his target for the number of Green candidates winning seats at the next election, saying his previous aim of “30 to 40” MPs now feels “under ambitious”.

Evening Standard · Mar 20

Harry Barnes obituary

Independent-minded Labour MP, admired for his balance of principles and pragmatism, who opposed the Gulf war and worked for peace in Northern Ireland

The Guardian - UK · Mar 19

Nigel Farage calls for ban on mass religious observances after criticism of Islamic prayer in Trafalgar Square

Sir Sadiq Khan was among worshippers at a Ramadan event in Trafalgar Square, which Tory shadow minister Nick Timothy as an ‘act of domination and division’

Evening Standard · Mar 19

Scotland at a crossroads ahead of ‘critical’ election, says Reform’s Offord

Party members met on Thursday as Reform’s candidates were announced and the policy platform was launched.

Evening Standard · Mar 19

Kemi Badenoch channels her fantasies as she launches the Tories’ local election campaign

This wasn’t just a mean-spirited version of Britain, it was also positively deranged

The Guardian - UK · Mar 19

Nigel Farage says all mass religious observances should be banned

He said the Open Iftar in Trafalgar Square on Monday was an ‘attempt to overtake, intimidate and dominate our way of life’.

Evening Standard · Mar 19

Crime in Croydon put centre stage of Tory local election campaign for England by Kemi Badenoch

The Tory leader told how local businesses in south London are being plagued by shoplifting

Evening Standard · Mar 19

Kemi Badenoch backs Nick Timothy after he calls Islamic public prayers ‘act of domination’

Conservative leader says debate not about freedom of religion, but its expression in shared public space

The Guardian - UK · Mar 19