Sarwar labels Farage ‘a pathetic little man’ amid row over Reform ad The Scottish Labour leader said the Reform UK leader ‘thinks Hamilton is some kind of show on the West End of London’. Evening Standard · May 28, 2025
‘Pathetic’ Nigel Farage is ‘Margaret Thatcher tribute act’, Scottish Labour leader says amid row over Reform ad The Scottish Labour leader said the Reform UK leader ‘thinks Hamilton is some kind of show on the West End of London’ The Independent UK · May 28, 2025
Voices: The UK should be taking the lead on international aid – not abandoning women and girls around the world COMMENT: With aid budgets slashed and progress on gender equality under threat, the UK needs to continue support for sexual and reproductive rights, writes International Development Committee chair Sarah Champion The Independent UK · May 28, 2025
'That shouldn’t be happening': Inside a chaotic Hamilton by-election hustings South Lanarkshire Council leader Joe Fagan certainly drew the short straw last night The National (Scotland) · May 28, 2025
Ash Sarkar: ‘Keir Starmer has all of Blair’s weaknesses and none of his strengths’ Writer and political commentator described the prime minister as ‘terrible at politics’ compared to Nigel Farage The Independent UK · May 28, 2025
Anas Sarwar gets Scottish Labour candidate's name wrong in car-crash BBC interview SCOTTISH Labour leader Anas Sarwar has called the party’s Hamilton by-election candidate by the wrong name while trying to defend him for ducking… The National (Scotland) · May 28, 2025
Sarwar ready to challenge Farage ‘anytime, any place’ amid row over Reform ad The Scottish Labour leader hit back after the Reform UK leader accused him of having ‘introduced sectarianism into Scottish politics’. Evening Standard · May 28, 2025
Dominic Cummings predicts Kemi Badenoch’s downfall as Tory leader: ‘She’s a goner’ Dominic Cummings described the Conservative Party leader as a ‘goner’ The Independent UK · May 28, 2025
Badenoch to go ‘probably this year’, says former No 10 adviser Dominic Cummings Boris Johnson’s former aide described Nigel Farage’s Reform UK as a ‘vehicle’ for voters to say they ‘despise’ Westminster. Evening Standard · May 28, 2025
Nigel Farage could 'definitely' become Prime Minister in 2029 in Reform UK surge, says Dominic Cummings But the mastermind behind the Brexit campaign says Reform must become more than ‘Nigel and an iPhone’ Evening Standard · May 28, 2025
Wednesday briefing: How police got ahead of disinformation in Liverpool In today’s newsletter: A former Met superintendent on what a change in response following the 2024 UK riots may mean for police, the media and communities themselves The Guardian - UK · May 28, 2025
Nigel Farage has reminded Labour what voters want THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The Reform UK leader’s attempt to formulate a serious policy platform barely camouflages his party’s distasteful populism. It will fall to the prime minister to balance the public’s desire to maintain a fair welfare state with sustainable public finances The Independent UK · May 27, 2025
The Guardian view on Farage’s cynical pitch: Labour must be bolder to see off the threat Editorial: The Reform UK leader spies a route to power through appealing to blue collar voters. His speech is another wake-up call for Sir Keir Starmer’s government The Guardian - UK · May 27, 2025
Farage compliments Rayner as he looks left to mop up disaffected Labour voters ‘At least she’s real,’ says the Reform UK leader in a speech in which he promised to lift the two-child benefit cap The Guardian - UK · May 27, 2025
The National (Scotland) · May 27, 2025 Experts debunk Nigel Farage's claim scrapping net zero would save £40bn a year NIGEL Farage’s claims that scrapping net zero policies would save taxpayers more than £40 billion per year have been questioned by experts.
The National (Scotland) · May 27, 2025 'The mask is slipping': Nigel Farage takes aim at UK abortion rules NIGEL Farage has said it is "utterly ludicrous" to allow abortion up to 24 weeks with the law "totally out of date"
The National (Scotland) · May 27, 2025 Nigel Farage sees route to power in squeezing Labour from the left NIGEL Farage knows how to craft a moment.
The Guardian - UK · May 27, 2025 How voter dissatisfaction could give Reform a Holyrood byelection boost Farage’s party anticipating a ‘tartan bounce’ in Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse seat amid unhappiness at SNP and Scottish Labour
The Independent UK · May 27, 2025 Experts warn Farage’s Reform tax plan would cost UK tens of billions of pounds IN FULL
The Independent UK · May 27, 2025 DWP reveals the 700,000 people who will avoid Starmer’s PIP benefits changes Minister for social security and disability Sir Stephen Timms confirmed which group will be unaffected by PIP changes
The Guardian - UK · May 27, 2025 Nigel Farage accused of ‘fantasy promises’ with expensive policy pledges Reform UK leader unveils plans to reverse benefit cuts and bring in tax breaks without explaining how they would be funded
The Independent UK · May 27, 2025 Farage’s pledges to slash taxes don’t add up, top economists warn Nigel Farage has pledged billions of pounds of tax cuts and painted Reform UK as the true ‘party of workers’
The Independent UK · May 27, 2025 Voices: There’s now a surefire way to defeat ‘left-wing’ Nigel Farage COMMENT: As the Reform UK leader declares that his is the party of the working class, Labour has a prime opportunity to expose the privately educated stockbroker’s Thatcherite beliefs… but to go hard on his ‘poshness’ would be fatal, says John Rentoul
Evening Standard · May 27, 2025 Farage fails to guarantee pensions triple lock but vows to axe benefits cap Nigel Farage says Reform UK will scrap the two-child benefit cap and reverse fuel cuts but refuses to commit to maintaining the pension triple lock.
Evening Standard · May 27, 2025 Which Reform UK policies did Nigel Farage confirm in his speech? The Reform leader’s wide-ranging speech attacking Sir Keir Starmer’s Government came after the party secured widespread support in local elections.