Reform UK Scotland to launch ‘unashamedly ambitious’ Holyrood manifesto The party’s plan is to reintroduce North Sea oil and gas as Scotland’s primary energy source. Evening Standard · Mar 19
Fact check: Renewables Obligation already set to be reduced for three years Reform UK has pledged cuts to household energy bills. Evening Standard · Mar 18
Starmer wavers over Mahmood’s immigration reforms after Rayner brands them ‘un-British’ The row, sparked by Angela Rayner’s comments on Tuesday night, has already seen major divisions within the Labour Party The Independent UK · Mar 18
Revealed: a crypto billionaire’s political base hosting ‘anti-woke’ and rightwing activists in Westminster Pardoned by Trump after violating US banking law, Ben Delo provides funding, networking, and podcasting space for a range of groups, including those with hardline views on migration and abortion The Guardian - UK · Mar 18
Wednesday briefing: Inside the Guardian’s investigation into Nigel Farage’s custom video clips In today’s newsletter: Henry Dyer on what we learned from uncovering the Reform leader’s Cameo recordings The Guardian - UK · Mar 18
Energy bills: UK government urged to launch ‘social tariff’ to help vulnerable households As Iran war drives up cost concerns, thinktank says £3.7bn discount system should be developed before next winter The Guardian - UK · Mar 18
Reform UK may breach data laws with free energy bills competition Experts say Nigel Farage’s party is not being transparent about how it will use data it collects on people’s voting habits The Guardian - UK · Mar 17
Watchdog urged to investigate Reform’s ‘data harvesting’ energy bills competition Reform UK says it will pay one British street’s energy bills for a year but campaigners fear it could breach data protection laws The Independent UK · Mar 17
Newly unearthed Nigel Farage videos reveal support for rioter, neo-Nazi event and far-right slogans Exclusive: Analysis of more than 4,000 of Reform UK leader’s paid-for Cameo videos also shows they contain misogynistic remarks and antisemitic conspiracies The Guardian - UK · Mar 17
Nigel Farage to pay annual energy bill for entire UK street in controversial Reform giveaway Reform’s Treasury spokesman Robert Jenrick said the public could enter the contest on a website where the party has set out its plans to cut fuel payments Evening Standard · Mar 17
Zelenskyy says Europe is a ‘global force’ that can stand against any other power in address to MPs – as it happened Keir Starmer previously reassured that the war in Iran would not distract the UK from supporting Ukraine The Guardian - UK · Mar 17
Experts say claims drilling in North Sea will reduce UK energy bills are ‘sheer fantasy’ The analysis comes amid soaring energy prices as a result of the US-Israeli war on Iran which has closed the Strait of Hormuz – a key shipping route for oil and gas supplies The Independent UK · Mar 16
‘There is no obligation to pay more tax’: Richard Tice hits back as Labour calls for probe over £600k tax row Richard Tice has strongly defended his tax affairs after reports claimed his property company avoided nearly £600,000 in corporation tax. The Reform UK deputy leader said his firm, Quidnet REIT Ltd, followed all UK tax laws and accused critics of pushing a “new moral code” that pressures people to pay… The Times of India · Mar 16
The Independent UK · Mar 16 Farage’s immigration plans will spark an EU trade war ‘worse than Trump tariffs’, warns minister Exclusive: European affairs minister delivers warning ahead of a major speech by Rachel Reeves on resetting the UK’s relationship with the EU
Evening Standard · Mar 16 Richard Tice defends tax record as he questions Labour’s contributions The Reform UK deputy leader said there was no ‘obligation’ to pay the maximum tax required.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 16 Trump says he is ‘not happy’ with UK as he criticises Starmer for being overly reliant on advisers – as it happened President says PM should be more supportive over strait of Hormuz
The Guardian - UK · Mar 14 Reform UK government would replace top civil servants with those ‘more likely to implement party’s priorities’ Exclusive: Senior party figures conclude outsiders or existing senior staff deemed more suitable should take over from current permanent secretaries
The Guardian - UK · Mar 12 The Mandelson papers reveal a prime minister who would rather not hear from dissenting voices Warnings were ignored because No 10 had already made up its mind to let Peter Mandelson sail through, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
The Guardian - UK · Mar 12 Several Labour MPs in talks with Greens about defecting to the party, sources say Exclusive: none of the MPs are yet near point of crossing the floor and want guarantees they would be reselected for their seat at next election
The Conversation · Mar 12 Why the rise of multi-party politics is good for democracy If a general election were held today, many British voters would notice something that has been quietly changing for years. They have more choice on the ballot than they used to. The dominance of Labour and the Conservatives is being eroded by multi-party politics. The recent Gorton and Denton byelection…
The Guardian - UK · Mar 12 Palantir’s NHS England contract ‘opens door to government abuse of power’, health bosses told Health justice charity Medact says data-sharing potential could be used for UK version of US immigration raids
The Guardian - UK · Mar 11 The Guardian view on Kemi Badenoch and the Iran war: confusion reveals a lack of serious thinking Editorial: The Tories and Reform UK have abandoned British interests to become ideological satellites of radical US conservatism
International Business Times UK · Mar 11 'We Should Not Join War on Iran' – Farage's Sudden U-Turn Post-Mar-a-Lago Snub Farage Iran U-turn sees Reform UK leader urge Britain to avoid war on Iran, citing military limits, days after Florida snub. Amid fuel price hikes, polling shows public opposition to involvement
The Independent UK · Mar 10 Farage U-turns again on Iran war as Reform’s policy descends into ‘chaos’ IN FULL