Kent ‘down to the bare bones’, says care chief amid council tax rise fears Nigel Farage’s party ousted the Conservatives at Kent County Council (KCC) in May, with a promise to slash ‘wasteful spending’. Evening Standard · Oct 6, 2025
'Hateful': Kemi Badenoch blasted over Reform 'trans Conservatives' jibe KEMI Badenoch has been blasted over a “hateful” joke she made calling Reform “trans Conservatives”. The National (Scotland) · Oct 6, 2025
Russell Findlay: Holyrood list system ‘unfair’ as defecting MSPs keep seats THE Scottish Tory leader has suggested MSPs defecting from his party are motivated by “self-interest” and called for Holyrood’s proportional… The National (Scotland) · Oct 6, 2025
Top Farage aide hints Conservatives could merge with Reform UK post-election if Jenrick becomes Tory leader Gawain Towler also hinted Reform will have an open-door policy to Tory defectors The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2025
Debunked: Did Starmer really call the far-left to ‘take up arms and go for’ Reform UK? Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice accused Labour’s Sir Keir Starmer of urging the far left to “take up arms and go for the enemy.” The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2025
Nearly two thirds of Tory members want pact with Reform, poll suggests, with close to half supporting full merger – as it happened Half of Tory members also want Kemi Badenoch to be replaced as Conservative leader The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2025
Tories ‘up for the fight’, Badenoch tells conference The Conservative leader broke with tradition to deliver a welcome speech at the start of the conference. Evening Standard · Oct 5, 2025
Russell Findlay criticises SNP ‘woke’ policies at UK Tory conference The Scottish Conservative leader gave a speech on the main stage on Sunday. Evening Standard · Oct 5, 2025
Former Badenoch donor backing Reform UK – report The Tories have seen a slew of defections to Reform UK in recent times. Evening Standard · Oct 5, 2025
Donor who funded Kemi Badenoch's leadership campaign defects to Reform Mark Gallagher is now backing Reform UK in blow to Tory leader at the start of her party conference Evening Standard · Oct 5, 2025
‘Difficult times’ for Tories, says Russell Findlay, as he focuses on economy The Scottish Tory Party leader spoke at the Scottish fringe at the UK Conservative conference where he said the party would focus on the economy, Evening Standard · Oct 5, 2025
How Reform ‘misinformation’ campaign sank town’s refugee sanctuary plan Party accused of stoking divisions in Weston-super-Mare over scheme to improve support for asylum seekers The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2025
Badenoch sets out Tory plans for US-style immigration crackdown A Removals Force will be given £1.6 billion and ‘sweeping new powers’ including facial recognition without warning to spot illegal immigrants. The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2025
Kemi Badenoch sets out Tory plans to deport 150,000 migrants a year with Trump-style immigration crackdown A Removals Force modelled on the ICE agency would be given £1.6 billion and ‘sweeping new powers’ including facial recognition without warning to spot illegal immigrants Evening Standard · Oct 4, 2025
The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2025 Conservatives to pledge £1.6 billion ‘Removals Force’ to deport 150,000 a year The Removals Force will aim to deport 150,000 people every year
Evening Standard · Oct 4, 2025 Badenoch insists she can turn Tory fortunes around on eve of conference Kemi Badenoch claimed the Conservatives were ‘the only party with a credible plan to deliver both a stronger economy and stronger borders’.
The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2025 Tories deny mimicking Farage with plan to quit ECHR criticised by rights groups Critics say the move would strip UK citizens of fundamental human rights protections.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2025 Greens ‘on track’ to supplant Labour as favourite party in London, says Zack Polanski Exclusive: poll asked voters to rank parties on how favourably they felt about them, with strong support in capital and among younger voters
The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2025 Family firm of Reform UK council leader threatened with compulsory strike off Mansfield Carpets (Contracts) Limited faced Companies House action over four consecutive years of delayed filings
The Guardian - UK · Oct 3, 2025 Conservatives would take UK out of ECHR, Badenoch confirms Leader says move is is necessary ‘to protect our borders, our veterans and our citizens’
The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2025 Zack Polanski warns Keir Starmer’s Britain is descending into authoritarianism The politician is pitching the Green Party as a left-wing alternative for disgruntled Labour voters
The Guardian - UK · Oct 3, 2025 UK political class ‘poisoned by wealth’, says Zack Polanski as he sets out plan to tax assets of richest 1% – as it happened Polanski earlier called for patriotism debate to go beyond beyond ‘waving flags’
Evening Standard · Oct 3, 2025 Kemi Badenoch ‘staying the course’ to fix Tory party despite ‘tough times’ The Conservative leader said blows traded between Sir Keir Starmer and Nigel Farage were ‘not serious behaviour’.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2025 Reform UK council in Nottinghamshire ends ban on local journalists Shut-out of Nottingham Post and its website reversed after threat of legal action over damaging freedom of expression
The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2025 Our former Welsh leader ‘betrayed us’, says Reform candidate Llyr Powell has come under scrutiny for his links to Nathan Gill, having worked as his constituency caseworker while he was an MEP.