Reform suspends mayoral candidate after ‘Islamists on horseback’ remark IN FULL The Independent UK · 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
Ed Davey accuses Reform UK and Tories of importing ‘Trump-style divisive politics’ Lib Dems will focus on ‘rolling up their sleeves and getting things done’, leader says at launch of local election campaign The Guardian - UK · Mar 24
More London Labour councillors defect to Greens as Keir Starmer’s party faces local elections crisis The move by Lewisham councillors Tauseef Anwar and Rudi Schmidt means more than 50 local Labour representatives have joined the Greens since Sir Keir Starmer became Prime Minister Evening Standard · 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
Offord stands by Reform candidates, saying one will be ‘first-class MSP’ Malcolm Offord suggested people should ‘take less offence’ after candidates’ social media posts drew criticism. Evening Standard · Mar 22
How tacking centre left will help Labour win the next election Tribalism and political ambiguity worked with a less fragmented electorate. The party must reconnect with its base – and be open to work with other progressives, writes Guardian columnist Andy Beckett The Guardian - UK · Mar 22
Reform UK treasurer Nick Candy ‘met sanctioned individuals’ on Nicaragua trip Billionaire property tycoon Nick Candy visited the central American country last week The Independent UK · Mar 21
Reform treasurer ‘met sanctioned individuals on Nicaragua trip’ Nick Candy is a high-profile figures within Reform UK. Evening Standard · Mar 21
Brexit 2.0? Why the UK Is Reaching Breaking Point Amid Immigration, Economic Strain and Political Division Tensions rise in the UK as Angela Rayner criticises immigration plans, a border chief resigns and Keir Starmer faces calls to rethink Brexit-era red lines. International Business Times UK · Mar 21
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 Guardian - UK · Mar 20
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 Reform’s Scottish leader defends candidates after ‘fruity’ comments emerge One candidate reportedly previously said on social media that Muslims should be deported.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 20 Labour dismisses Reform UK MSP candidates as ‘hopeless Tory rejects and oddballs’ as one is suspended – as it happened Stuart Niven suspended after revelations he was struck off as company director, while other candidates have been accused of extremist statements including describing Humza Yousaf as ‘not British’
International Business Times UK · Mar 20 Nigel Farage Criticised Over Trafalgar Square Prayers: Bigotry or Protecting British Culture? Nigel Farage sparks outrage after calling for a ban on public Muslim prayers in Trafalgar Square, drawing criticism from leaders and voters
The Guardian - UK · Mar 20 Attorney general asks if Kemi Badenoch would object to Jewish public prayer Exclusive: Richard Hermer, who is Jewish, says Tory leader and shadow minister seem ‘to only have an issue with Muslim events’
The Guardian - UK · Mar 19 Nigel Farage condemned over call to ban public prayer for Muslims in the UK Reform party leader criticised for making comments after event held in London’s Trafalgar Square this week
Evening Standard · Mar 19 Scotland at a crossroads ahead of ‘critical’ election, says Reform’s Offord Party members met on Thursday as Reform’s candidates were announced and the policy platform was launched.
Evening Standard · Mar 19 Reform vows to cut number of MSPs and quangos in manifesto for Holyrood vote The party outlined its candidates and policy platform at an event in Renfrewshire on Thursday.
Evening Standard · Mar 19 Rise of Reform partly due to racism, says John Swinney Scotland’s First Minister also said some people support Nigel Farage’s party because they are ‘fed up with the state of our society’.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 19 Nigel Farage Cameo videos backed cryptocurrencies that collapsed in value Cameo videos produced by the Reform UK leader were used to drum up interest in obscure memecoins