‘I’ll believe it when I see it’: People on street that won Farage’s energy bills competition say Reform hasn’t paid Reform’s competition promised to cover the winning street’s energy bills for a year The Independent UK · Apr 19
Labour’s ‘crabwise’ approach to closer EU ties must address damage of Brexit The damage to the economy dwarfs the upsides from the various non-EU trade deals the UK has struck since 2016 The Guardian - UK · Apr 19
How Reform is exposing the reality of Scotland’s views on immigration and identity Once a progressive outlier, Scotland is facing a political reckoning as Reform benefits from growing social division The Guardian - UK · Apr 19
Two more Reform local election candidates accused of offensive posts Labour calls on Nigel Farage to sack candidates and says his party’s checks ‘clearly not fit for purpose’ The Guardian - UK · Apr 18
Even ex-Reform voters are considering backing the Green Party, its newest MP says Hannah Spencer tells Millie Cooke that Reform voters, disappointed by the party’s progress after it vowed to challenge the establishment, are turning to the Greens amid growing disenchantment with politics The Independent UK · Apr 18
Digested week: Hungary’s election result is rare good news in a depressing and surreal world Not least because JD Vance’s show of support for Viktor Orbán appears to have had opposite of desired effect The Guardian - UK · Apr 17
UK Tory MP who defected to Reform advises One Nation in Australian byelection campaign Former MP Tom Hunt has been working for Pauline Hanson’s party in the seat of Farrer, where One Nation hopes for a game-changing breakthrough The Guardian - AU · Apr 17
Badenoch calls Farage an ‘opportunist’ after he urges Scottish nationalists to back Reform Tory leader criticises Farage for saying that holding another independence vote ‘probably quite reasonable’ The Guardian - UK · Apr 16
Scottish Parliament ‘paying lip service’ to oil and gas industry – Kemi Badenoch The Conservative leader made her comments while on a visit to Scotland. Evening Standard · Apr 16
Battle to keep Bromley in London after Nigel Farage suggests three boroughs may leave capital ‘Bromley belongs in London,’ says Labour MP Liam Conlon Evening Standard · Apr 16
Voices: ‘Kemi is on the way up’: Readers react as Conservatives close gap on Reform in latest poll YOUR VIEWS: Our community is divided over signs of Reform UK’s decline, with some seeing a meaningful Conservative recovery under Kemi Badenoch while others view the shift as tentative, fragmented and far from decisive The Independent UK · Apr 16
A decade on from Brexit, Britain still flounders without a place in the world Letters: Raj Parkash and Chris Manners on the lasting impact of the UK’s decision in 2016 to leave the EU The Guardian - UK · Apr 16
Blue Labour gets bluer with MP’s noble quest for a summer of sex Samantha Niblett says her campaign is about ‘taking control of our Britishness’ – bring on the union jack dildos The Guardian - UK · Apr 16
Evening Standard · Apr 16 Britain is ‘defenceless’ without support of the US, says Farage Speaking to reporters on Thursday, the Reform leader stressed the importance of preserving what he described as a ‘crucial’ relationship.
The Times of India · Apr 16 Who is Sajjad Raja? Reform UK candidate under-fire for saying 'from river to the sea A Reform UK candidate for the Leeds local elections is under investigation after a video showed him chanting a controversial slogan at a 2024 protest linked to Gaza, according to The Times (UK).
Evening Standard · Apr 16 Indyref2 ‘reasonable’ if issue becomes ‘relevant’ in future – Farage The Reform UK leader said he cannot predict how people will feel about independence in 20 years’ time.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 16 CEO of bitcoin firm championed by Nigel Farage leaves company Resignation announced of Jai Patel, whose liquidated crypto firm was relaunched as Stack BTC this year
The Independent UK · Apr 15 Almost a quarter of teenagers fear being cancelled over their political views amid voting age change New research has suggested teenagers don’t yet feel politically confident as the voting age is set to be lowered to 16
Evening Standard · Apr 15 Badenoch: Only Tories will stand up against SNP’s ‘divisive’ referendum plans The Conservative leader is expected to address supporters at a rally in Edinburgh on Thursday.
Evening Standard · Apr 15 Polanski's Greens and Farage's Reform to win London councils for first time ever in May elections political earthquake - new poll ‘If Reform and the Greens can win boroughs for the first time then that is momentous’, says pollster
The Guardian - UK · Apr 15 Richard Bingley branches out from Tories, Labour and Ukip to stand for Reform Much travelled councillor who quit Plymouth after cutting down of 110 trees to contest Thurrock in May election
The Guardian - AU · Apr 15 Pauline Hanson’s One Nation banks millions in public funding. Where does all the money go? Exclusive: Former candidates accuse party of enriching itself at their expense, while insiders lift veil on chaos in Brisbane HQ – and staffers’ contempt for rank-and-file members
The Independent UK · Apr 15 Why support for Reform has slumped – and who benefits from it most IN FULL
Evening Standard · Apr 15 Claims of Labour and Reform deal for Holyrood are ‘utter nonsense’ says Sarwar Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar hit back at claims from Reform UK that there could be a deal between the parties to oust the SNP from power.