The Latest Breaking News from Reform UK

COMMENT: Protesters outside a hotel housing asylum seekers have accused the local force of ‘bussing in’ anti-racism campaigners, a fallacy repeated by Reform UK leader Nigel Farage and which has taken hold on social media. But it’s not the police stirring up trouble, says Sean O’Grady

Does Kemi Badenoch’s reshuffle mean the Reform-lite strategy is over? I don’t know and I’m not sure she does either, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

Essex force describes allegation, repeated by Reform UK leader Nigel Farage and others, as ‘categorically wrong’

Other expenditures include £989 stay at London hotel but party sources say costs not incurred by Nigel Farage

COMMENT: The Reform UK leader’s warning of civil disobedience on a vast scale – following outbreaks of violence over asylum seekers – has hijacked the national conversation. But there are ways the government can take back control, says Andrew Grice

Rightwing party’s justice spokesperson had said women should be accompanied by male constables

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Nigel Farage plans to send 10,000 UK criminals to El Salvador's jails, echoing Trump's tactics. Reform aims to halve crime with 'zero tolerance'.

Populist Sanseito’s rise is eroding the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s dominance and reshaping Japan’s traditionally staid political landscape, as Maroosha Muzaffar reports

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The Reform council leader said police should have ‘the proper backing’ to shoot people