The Latest Breaking News from Nigel Farage

Keir Starmer told to ‘start listening’ as Reform makes big local election gains

Doncaster mayor warns PM after rightwing party secures wins in Lincolnshire, Runcorn and string of county councils

The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2025

Reform UK win by-election by six votes after recount in major blow to Labour

Nigel Farage’s Reform UK has secured victory by six votes over Labour in Runcorn and Helsby as Sir Keir Starmer failed his first by-election test…

The National (Scotland) · May 2, 2025

Friday briefing: Reform takes Labour scalp in knife-edge Runcorn byelection

In today’s newsletter: Early indications of Conservative collapse in benchmark local elections

The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2025

John Swinney urges politicians to 'recommit' to tackling climate change

SCOTLAND'S First Minister is urging politicians from all parties to “recommit” to tackling climate change – insisting the issue is “one of…

The National (Scotland) · May 2, 2025

Runcorn by-election on a knife-edge as recount takes place

Just four votes are thought to separate Reform and Labour in a seat which Sir Keir Starmer’s party held with a majority of almost 14,700 in 2024.

Evening Standard · May 2, 2025

Votes being counted as Farage seeks to ‘smash the two-party system’

Nigel Farage’s Reform UK hopes to make gains at the expense of Labour and the Tories, with the Liberal Democrats and Greens also expecting successes.

Evening Standard · May 1, 2025

John Swinney urges all parties to ‘recommit’ to action on climate change

The Scottish First Minister condemned ‘anti-science climate denial’ as he said the climate crisis is ‘one of the greatest global issues of our time’.

Evening Standard · May 1, 2025

Polls close in contests which could see Labour and Tories suffer losses

A parliamentary by-election, more than 1,600 council seats across 23 local authorities, four regional mayors and two local mayors are up for grabs.

The Independent UK · May 1, 2025

Local elections scorecard: How to judge a good - and disastrous - night for Labour, Reform and Tories

NEWS ANALYSIS: The Independent’s political editor David Maddox explains how we can judge whether each party has succeeded or failed in the elections on 1 May with help from renowned pollster Lord Hayward

The Independent UK · May 1, 2025

Senior Tories warn against deals with Reform as party braces for local election losses

Exclusive: Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch under growing pressure over her stance towards Nigel Farage’s party

The Independent UK · May 1, 2025