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Nigel Farage’s man in Gorton and Denton has a huge public platform, and a taste for culture war. What happens when he concerns himself with bin collections?

As Reform UK surges in the polls and attempts to get its top team ready to fight an election, The Independent has taken a look at exactly what key figures in the party have said about marriage, women, abortion and fertility – and what it might mean for policy

A by-election in Gorton and Denton on Thursday could see a new frontier emerge in British politics, as Dan Haygarth finds out

Exclusive: Nigel Farage understood to have known of grievance against byelection candidate, whose lawyer described it as resolved ‘minor workplace matter’ of miscommunication

Nigel Farage, Green leader Zack Polanski and Sir Keir Starmer’s party are battling it out in a heated contest

Matt Goodwin, the Reform UK candidate for the Gorton and Denton byelection, is just one of the rightwing politicians to recently question the “Englishness” of people who aren’t white and born in England. The claim is clearly out of step with reality. Exclusivist views are certainly out there, but in…

With Gorton split between Labour and Greens, division creates opportunity for Farage’s party in other side of constituency facing byelection

The three parties are ramping up their campaigns ahead of polling day on February 26

Reform UK leader snaps at reporters as he tries to maintain control over announcement of shadow cabinet

As voters prepare to cast their ballots on Thursday, The Independent looks at who the options are

Members of Gorton byelection candidate’s team reported to have expressed support for far-right groups