The Latest Breaking News from Reform UK

Green party threat to Labour in London laid bare in Starmer’s own back yard

In inner London boroughs such as Camden, home to PM’s constituency, Greens have capitalised on collapse of Labour support

The Guardian - UK · May 6

Welsh election: why immigration is important to voters in the ‘Nation of Sanctuary’

Immigration is receiving much attention in the run-up to the Welsh election. This might seem odd at first because the Welsh parliament (the Senedd) has no power over immigration. It can’t make laws on who enters the country, how asylum claims are handled or who gets citizenship. All of that…

The Conversation · May 6

Eve-of-election poll suggests SNP’s lead is ‘tightening’

The poll came after elections expert Professor Sir John Curtice said the ‘odds are against’ a majority win for John Swinney’s party.

Evening Standard · May 6

Green vote would force Offord to pay ‘fair share’ towards public services

Ross Greer decried the Reform UK party as ‘toxic’.

Evening Standard · May 6

Reform-led Lancashire county council could quit refugee resettlement scheme

Councillor announces plan to withdraw from government-funded programme on eve of local elections

The Guardian - UK · May 6

‘Need to put British people first’: Row erupts as Shabana Mahmood backs more legal refugee routes to UK

A political row has erupted after UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said she wants to significantly expand safe and legal routes for refugees to enter Britain once the asylum system is “fixed”.

The Times of India · May 6

Reform plans threaten maternity leave and job security for half a million pregnant women, analysis shows

Exclusive: As many as half a million pregnant women could be left without protection each year, new analysis shows

The Independent UK · May 6

Farage under pressure to tackle racist Reform candidates who ‘spew hate online’

Revelations come one day before voters across the UK go to the polls

The Independent UK · May 6

Hard-right Reform UK party eyes huge new gains in local elections on Thursday

Reform UK has surged in polls largely due to its campaign against immigration and has vowed a wave of mass deportations if it wins the next general election in 2029.

Euronews · May 6

Southwark Council election: Who should I vote for?

What the main political parties are promising in the local council election in Southwark on May 7

Evening Standard · May 6