Elon Musk backs Tommy Robinson and blasts Nigel Farage as Reform pledges to deport 600,000 migrants The SpaceX billionaire branded Farage ‘weak sauce who will do nothing’ in a scathing attack Evening Standard · Aug 27, 2025
BBC host 'sorry' as SNP MP calls out use of far-right rhetoric live on air A BBC Scotland host was forced to apologise after being called out by an SNP MP for echoing far-right rhetoric ... The National (Scotland) · Aug 27, 2025
Farage producing policies on the back of a fag packet, says Home Office minister Nigel Farage is producing policies on the “back of a fag packet”, a Home Office minister has claimed. The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2025
Farage branded ‘disastrous’ and ‘damaging’ by SNP over immigration plans Stephen Gethins hit out after the Reform UK leader unveiled plans to deport up to 600,000 asylum seekers in a year. Evening Standard · Aug 27, 2025
Cheese, olives and sausages could become cheaper for British shoppers under EU deal The government is attempting to strike a permanent deal with the EU on food and drink The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2025
Tories would ‘potentially’ strike returns deal with Taliban, says party chairman Kevin Hollinrake’s comments come after Nigel Farage raised the possibility of Reform UK negotiating a returns agreement with the Afghan government. Evening Standard · Aug 27, 2025
Taliban 'ready' to work with Labour or Reform to deport Afghan asylum seekers THE Taliban are “ready and willing” to work with Nigel Farage or “anyone else” to take asylum seekers who have fled their brutal regime back… The National (Scotland) · Aug 27, 2025
UK politics: Tories and Reform offer only ‘easy answers and snake oil’ on UK-EU relationship, minister warns – as it happened Nick Thomas-Symonds also accused Farage of ‘dividing communities and stoking anger’ The Guardian - UK · Aug 27, 2025
Plan to intercept small boats threatened by potential collapse of French government The French interior ministry has said it would implement the law change ‘this summer’ but concerns of delays have been raised Evening Standard · Aug 27, 2025
There’s an obvious way to challenge Nigel Farage. But Keir Starmer won’t do it Labour’s reluctance to name Brexit as the cause of so many problems hasn’t stopped Reform’s rise. It’s time to try the truth, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr The Guardian - UK · Aug 27, 2025
Wednesday briefing: How Britain’s asylum debate is shifting further to the right In today’s newsletter: With ‘Operation Restoring Justice’, Nigel Farage has set the political agenda with a maximalist vision on migration. The bigger question is how far mainstream parties will follow his lead The Guardian - UK · Aug 27, 2025
Nigel Farage's bid to scrap human rights law could 'accelerate the end of the Union' NIGEL Farage’s plan to scrap human rights protections could “accelerate the end of the Union” due to implications for the Good Friday… The National (Scotland) · Aug 27, 2025
The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2025 Elon Musk launches fresh attack on ‘weak’ Nigel Farage Musk’s attack is the latest saga in his deteriorating relationship with Reform UK’s Farage
The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2025 Farage wants UK businesses to fail, minister says as Labour reopens Brexit wounds European affairs minister Nick Thomas-Symonds is to open a new front for Labour in the fight against Reform with a warning over Brexit
The Guardian - UK · Aug 26, 2025 Post-Brexit licences for exporting food to EU cost UK firms up to £65m last year Government to promise it will scrap existing scheme by reaching new deal with Brussels in next 18 months
Evening Standard · Aug 26, 2025 Government aims for permanent food and drink deal with EU as it attacks Farage It came as Cabinet Office minister Nick Thomas-Symonds is to accuse Reform UK leader Nigel Farage of wanting to see British businesses fail.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 26, 2025 Farage aims for hardline vibes with his mass deportation plan Reform UK leader cuts loose with far-right anti-immigration rhetoric, but still finds little pushback from Labour or Tories
Evening Standard · Aug 26, 2025 Farage ‘hasn’t got the faintest idea’ of consequences of leaving ECHR, says Benn Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn said jeopardising the Good Friday Agreement would be ‘dangerously irresponsible’.
The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2025 Nigel Farage’s ‘fag packet’ asylum plans are a golden opportunity for Labour THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Reform UK’s plan to detain and deport all migrants who arrive in the UK without permission will be popular, but it is unworkable. It will also give the prime minister a winning idea – about how he should now assume a pivotal role in updating international…
The Guardian - UK · Aug 26, 2025 The Guardian view on Nigel Farage’s mass deportation plan: Trumpism in a union jack Editorial: Reform UK’s leader isn’t offering border control. He’s dismantling democratic constraints and replacing them with fear and authoritarian fiction
The Guardian - UK · Aug 26, 2025 The moral and economic costs of Farage’s plan to deport up to 600,000 asylum seekers Key planks of policy include Human Rights Act repeal and potential payments to countries such as Iran and Afghanistan
Evening Standard · Aug 26, 2025 OPINION - Forget small boats, the real problem facing the country is legal migration Don’t just look at the text; look at the coverage. Nigel Farage’s speech about curbing illegal immigration is headline news.
The National (Scotland) · Aug 26, 2025 Keir Starmer refuses to condemn Nigel Farage's mass deportation speech Keir Starmer has refused to criticise Nigel Farage’s speech where he outlined his plans to deport 600,000 asylum seekers which he called a…