Nigel Farage's march on London: New poll's surprise findings on who the Londoners backing Reform UK really are Reform voters in the capital may not be as old as many people might think Evening Standard · Aug 26
Reform UK pledges to scrap GDPR for ‘light-touch’ laws The party has pledged to axe the General Data Protection Regulation and expand a venture capital scheme offering tax relief to investors. Evening Standard · Aug 25
Why do some Labour MPs want electoral reform and will it happen? Despite the policy not being included in the party’s 2024 manifesto, Andy Burnham is under pressure to act The Guardian - UK · Aug 25
Reform’s path to No 10 is being overhyped, says former Downing Street adviser IN THE ROOM: Peter Hill says Labour still holds the advantage despite Nigel Farage’s rise in the polls, reports Maja Anushka The Independent UK · Aug 25
MPs Push Back After Richard Tice Says Married Couples Should Get Housing Priority Over Single Mothers Reform UK's Richard Tice faces backlash for suggesting married couples should be prioritised in housing programmes, sparking criticism from MPs who highlight the impact on single and same-sex parents. International Business Times UK · Aug 25
Khan v Cunningham: Shock poll shows Reform in pole position to challenge Labour in London mayor race Nigel Farage’s party may beat the Conservatives in the battle for second place after first choice votes are counted in the next London mayoral contest Evening Standard · Aug 25
Reform to prioritise young married couples for social housing in ‘unserious and unworkable’ plans Under-35s will be given priority under the plans, while veterans and those in work will also be pushed up the waiting list The Independent UK · Aug 23
Reform says it would put foreign-born UK citizens lower on social housing list UK-born married couples under 35 with children would get priority under proposals to be outlined by Farage’s party The Guardian - UK · Aug 23
Kemi Badenoch rules out ‘monstrous’ pact with Reform UK: ‘They’re all over the place’ The Conservative leader dismissed Reform UK as ‘people fighting all the time’ as she insisted voters would not back a ‘monstrous Reform-Conservative hybrid’ The Independent UK · Aug 23
Walking the Peak District, I discovered a wonderful rejection of the right’s monotone vision of England The landscape was striking, but so was the diversity of the hikers. We can make this the new normal – and we should, says Guardian columnist John Harris The Guardian - UK · Aug 23
Dining across the divide: ‘I thought he was going to be quite “stop the boats, bring up the drawbridge”’ A Green party member and a Labour-voting Brexiter didn’t agree on the EU, but what about renewable energy and the NHS? The Guardian - UK · Aug 23
Drill, Burnham, drill? The oil basin that is a totem for Trump – and a headache for Britain’s new PM North Sea oil, once the driving force of the UK economy, may be dwindling but it remains a symbol of prestige and a rich resource for political debate The Guardian - UK · Aug 23
Reform’s millions from crypto interests raise doubts about Nigel Farage’s judgement The Independent’s research shows that 60 per cent of the party’s funding comes from rich individuals associated with digital currencies The Independent UK · Aug 22
Revealed: Reform rakes in £20m in donations from crypto investors Exclusive: Crypto has become a major source of funding for Nigel Farage’s party, accounting for nearly 60 per cent of its total donations since 2024 The Independent UK · Aug 22
The Guardian - UK · Aug 22 Badenoch says Reform defectors ‘some of the most dishonest people I have met’ Tory leader rules out coalition with Farage’s party and says ‘drama queens’ who left will not be welcomed back
Evening Standard · Aug 22 Kemi Badenoch rules out deals with Reform as she blasts ‘dishonest’ defectors The Tory leader some those who had left her party for Reform UK were ‘some of the most dishonest people’ she has met.
The National (Scotland) · Aug 21 John Curtis says Reform has acted as 'midwife' for pro-independence Holyrood majority NIGEL Farage is the “midwife” of Holyrood’s current pro-independence majority, polling expert John Curtice has told an Edinburgh Book Festival…
The Independent UK · Aug 21 Farage is ‘midwife’ of Holyrood pro-indy majority, Sir John Curtice says A panel of experts spoke about the recent Scottish Parliament elections at the Edinburgh Book Festival on Friday.
The Independent UK · Aug 21 Ofcom to investigate Sky over ‘haranguing’ of Farage’s daughter Last month, Mr Farage said he had ‘never been angrier in my life’ as he complained about media treatment of his family
Evening Standard · Aug 21 Ofcom investigating Sky News over ‘harassment’ of daughter, Nigel Farage says The Reform UK leader said on Facebook that he was ‘appalled’ by the way members of his family were treated.
The Conversation · Aug 21 Why the probe into Nigel Farage’s finances didn’t hurt him at the ballot box Nigel Farage is the latest in a long line of politicians to face questions about his financial affairs. Despite this, the Reform UK leader comfortably avoided a binning by his constituents in the Clacton byelection – albeit in the absence of the main parties.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 21 When TV turns sour: the shows we simply can’t stomach any more They were once the hottest shows on television – gripping, sexy, hilarious, zeitgeisty. But for our writers, the likes of America’s Next Top Model, House of Cards and The Office are now part of their viewing history they feel tainted by
The Guardian - UK · Aug 20 Reform’s new economic adviser has called for end of pensioners’ triple lock Exclusive: Mitchell Palmer has also argued for privatising the NHS and immigration as way of cutting poverty
Evening Standard · Aug 20 Reform leader in Scotland had cancer diagnosed on day of Holyrood election Malcolm Offord said he had surgery to remove his prostate last week.