Explained: Why Nigel Farage was pictured at Ipswich Town The Reform Party leader posted pictures on social media of himself at Portman Road - but why? FourFourTwo · Mar 24
Reform mayoral candidate suspended after likening Jewish group to ‘Islamists on horseback’ Chris Parry is being investigated for his online remarks about Shomrim, a voluntary Jewish patrol service The Independent UK · Mar 24
Reform UK suspends mayoral candidate over comments on Jewish group Chris Parry referred to members of neighbourhood watch group as ‘cosplayers’ after ambulance arson attack The Guardian - UK · Mar 24
Ipswich fans criticise club for ‘shameful and embarrassing’ Nigel Farage visit Ipswich fans have said they are ‘disgusted and ashamed’ after the Reform Party leader Nigel Farage was able to stage a photo opportunity at Portman Road on Monday The Guardian - UK · Mar 24
Ipswich Town ‘did not invite Farage to club for photo opp’ The club was not aware of the extent of the event until social media posts emerged, it is understood The Independent UK · Mar 24
Voices: How Farage and Cameo showed British politics is up for sale COMMENT: From personalised videos to crypto ventures, the UK’s politicians are increasingly turning influence into income – and blurring the line between public service and private gain, says Cleo Watson The Independent UK · Mar 24
Reform politician Matt Goodwin forced to defend his new book after using AI to help write it Former candidate for Nigel Farage’s party lost the Gorton and Denton by-election last month The Independent UK · Mar 23
‘Anyone but Labour’ or ‘anyone but Reform’? Clash of animosities likely to define May local elections While Labour braces for a rout that could see off Starmer, a rising drive to keep out Farage is complicating expectations The Guardian - UK · Mar 23
‘Unprecedented territory’: are UK polls as volatile as they seem? – in charts In what is beginning to look like a fragmented five-party system, small swings carry outsized political consequences The Guardian - UK · Mar 23
Funding for populist-right ‘media-political complex’ exceeded £170m in five years, research finds Handful of billionaires gave huge sums in particular to media organisations that boosted rightwing politicians, says Liam Byrne MP The Guardian - UK · Mar 23
Reform stands by candidate who called for deportation of British Muslims and endorsed Tommy Robinson Reform UK’s Scottish leader Malcolm Offord suggested people should ‘take less offence’ The Independent UK · Mar 22
‘Big Chungus’ and racist meme coins: Nigel Farage’s Cameos are rife with the language of the online far right The Reform UK leader uses the energy of memes to fuel his popularity, but this should not distract us from the seriousness of his purpose, says digital media academic Robert Topinka The Guardian - UK · Mar 22
Reform treasurer ‘met sanctioned individuals on Nicaragua trip’ Nick Candy is a high-profile figures within Reform UK. Evening Standard · Mar 21
The Independent UK · Mar 21 Reform UK treasurer Nick Candy ‘met sanctioned individuals’ on Nicaragua trip Billionaire property tycoon Nick Candy visited the central American country last week
The Guardian - UK · Mar 20 Attacks on synagogues and Jewish shops in the UK, Europe and the US don’t hurt Netanyahu. They just hurt ordinary Jews Too many want to cast acts of violence and antisemitism as blows against Israel’s government. But the fear and terror land on real people, thousands of miles away, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
The Independent UK · Mar 20 ‘I don’t want Nigel Farage to come to my house’: Unpacking Reform’s energy bills draw “Do you want Nigel Farage to come to your house?” This is the question posed by Reform’s shadow (shadow... shadow) secretary Robert Jenrick in a video announcing a website called ‘Nigel cut my bills’, which offers to pay off the energy costs of an entire street for a year.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 20 Reform UK suspends Scottish candidate less than a day after announcing him Stuart Niven found to have diverted Covid grants to personal account as party faces criticism for candidates’ Islamophobic remarks
The Independent UK · Mar 20 In The Room | Energy crisis: Is Nigel Farage really going to pay your bills? As the war in the Middle East escalates, energy prices are soaring and the government is scrambling to provide emergency support.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 20 The greatest challenge Farage has ever faced – convincing the world he was never besties with Donald Trump The Reform UK leader has belatedly clocked that most British people really don’t like the US president on whose coat-tails he has spent the past decade riding, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
The Independent UK · Mar 20 Nigel Farage halts Cameo appearances after making ‘racist and sexist’ videos for money Reform UK leader used or alluded to far-right slogan ‘if in doubt, kick them out’ more than 20 times, investigation into videos found, as MP brands outrage ‘ludicrous’
Evening Standard · Mar 20 Religious diversity is welcome and mass observances are permitted, says minister It came after Nigel Farage criticised an Open Iftar in Trafalgar Square earlier this week and called for such events to be banned.
The Independent UK · Mar 20 Government to keep mass religious observances after Farage calls to ban them “We have freedom of worship in this country and we have religious diversity in this country,” Scotland Office minister Kirsty McNeill said
The Independent UK · Mar 20 Attorney general challenges Badenoch on whether she would object to Jewish prayer in public after Muslim row Labour cabinet minster, who is close to prime minister Keir Starmer, piles pressure on Conservative leader