What would UK economic policy look like under Nigel Farage’s Reform? Leader’s speech offered most detailed explanation yet on party’s priorities on tax cuts, benefits, wages and pensions The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2025
Nigel Farage backtracks on Reform UK’s promise to cut £90bn of taxes Party leader says proposal had been an ‘aspiration’ and accuses Tories and Labour of ‘wrecking the public finances’ The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2025
Farage says substantial tax cuts ‘not realistic’ The Reform UK leader used a speech in London on Monday to promise sweeping deregulation, arguing the UK had ‘squandered’ Brexit. The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2025
Reform's substantial tax cuts ‘not realistic’ admits Nigel Farage The Reform UK leader used a speech in London on Monday to promise sweeping deregulation, arguing that the UK had ‘squandered’ Brexit Evening Standard · Nov 3, 2025
Nigel Farage suggests young people on minimum wage earn too much Reform UK leader also predicted a general election within the next two years, as a consequence of Rachel Reeves’s ‘austerity Budget’ The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2025
Farage: Lowest-paid workers ‘better off’ if they claim to have anxiety Nigel Farage has claimed that lower-paid workers are “better off” if they claim that they have anxiety. The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2025
How the European convention on human rights became a battleground between the centre and the right For 20 years, populists have been blaming the ECHR for endangering Britain by offering basic protections to immigrants, says author Daniel Trilling The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2025
UK politics: MPs spar over response to Cambridgeshire train attack – as it happened Lib Dem spokesperson says Reform ‘trying to exploit incident for political gain’ and shadow home secretary’s remarks are ‘beneath contempt’ The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2025
Monday briefing: ‘Heroic’ rail worker fights for life after 15 minutes of horror In today’s newsletter: The attack left nine in life-threatening condition but the police have ruled out any suggestion that it was a terrorist incident The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2025
Farage to row back from tax cuts as he pledges ‘most pro-business’ government Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is expected to use a speech in London to promise sweeping deregulation. Evening Standard · Nov 2, 2025
Nigel Farage to promise business deregulation in economic policy speech Reform UK leader to set out ‘pro-entrepreneurship’ agenda while rowing back on tax cuts pledge The Guardian - UK · Nov 2, 2025
Leaving the ECHR won’t stop the boats, 300 organisations warn in rallying cry to defend human rights Prime minister Keir Starmer urged to make positive case for ECHR after Kemi Badenoch pledged a Tory government would leave the treaty The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2025
Head of UK’s largest union says she doesn’t know if Starmer will remain Labour leader after May Prime minister facing disastrous elections in Scotland, Wales and England next year as his party trails Nigel Farage’s Reform UK in the polls The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2025
Tory patience wears thin as Badenoch’s critics count down to May elections With the party adrift and Reform surging, Jenrick’s allies are sharpening their pitch for a post-election reset The Guardian - UK · Nov 2, 2025
Evening Standard · Nov 2, 2025 Timeline of Kemi Badenoch’s leadership of the Conservative Party Sunday marks a year since Mrs Badenoch became Tory leader.
The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2025 Kemi Badenoch has six months to save the Tories – and her leadership, MPs warn There is consternation among MPs that support for the Conservative Party has dropped seven points in the year since she became leader, with no signs of recovery
The Guardian - UK · Nov 1, 2025 Reform councillor defects to Tories after party’s policies left him ‘uncomfortable’ Dartford representative James Buchan says ‘devastating’ immigration plans had created a lot of fear and anxiety
The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2025 Farage’s plan to scrap indefinite leave to remain would ‘trash UK’s reputation’ and be blocked in court, lawyers say Exclusive: Tory former solicitor general and justice secretary warns plan ‘runs counter to our British values’
Evening Standard · Nov 1, 2025 Four London boroughs among five most 'income-deprived' places in England Several London boroughs have been named as some of the most income deprived areas of England
The Guardian - UK · Nov 1, 2025 Reform UK, the Russian spy and rolls of Kremlin cash: the inside story of Nathan Gill How did a former Mormon bishop end up pleading guilty to taking bribes to make statements in favour of Russia in the European parliament?
The Guardian - UK · Oct 31, 2025 ‘Young Tories are fed up’: the students switching to Reform in big numbers A ‘nasty split’ is emerging on campus with one Conservative society opting to merge with their rightwing rivals
International Business Times UK · Oct 31, 2025 Reform UK Vows to Purge 'Woke Whitehall' in Trump-Style Shake-Up — 140,000 Civil Service Roles at Risk Reform UK's new plan could cut up to 140,000 civil service jobs and rewrite neutrality rules in a Trump-style bid to reshape Whitehall.
International Business Times UK · Oct 30, 2025 Nigel Farage Slammed for Calling East London Protest a 'Foreign Invasion' — Locals Say He's 'Completely Wrong' A first-hand account from the Tower Hamlets protest disputes Nigel Farage's claim of an 'invading army', revealing peaceful community action driven by protection and solidarity rather than aggression.
International Business Times UK · Oct 30, 2025 Survivors Urge Nigel Farage to Apologise for Downplaying Grooming-Gang Abuse Survivors of grooming-gang abuse urge Nigel Farage to apologise, saying his remarks downplayed their trauma and misrepresented their experiences.
Evening Standard · Oct 30, 2025 Reform council leader has ‘no regrets’ after leaked video meeting A leaked video of a Reform member meeting saw Kent County Council leader Linden Kemkaran telling members to ‘suck it up’ when they disagreed with her.