Foreign Office denies minister’s claim the Chagos Islands deal has been paused – as it happened Minister told MPs the deal had been been paused, but that was immediately denied by the Foreign Office The Guardian - UK · Feb 25
Starmer takes aim at rivals in final PMQs before Gorton and Denton by-election Labour faces an uphill fight to retain Gorton and Denton, which is due to go to the polls on Thursday. Evening Standard · Feb 25
Reform UK’s Matt Goodwin will not face sanctions over byelection leaflet error High court judge accepts material distributed without legally required imprint due to inadvertent printing mistake The Guardian - UK · Feb 25
How is Reform’s charmless candidate still a contender in Gorton and Denton? Ask Labour This byelection should have been a stroll for Keir Starmer’s party. Instead, all hope of defeating Matt Goodwin now seems to lie with the Greens, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot The Guardian - UK · Feb 25
Fewer maximum hikes in council tax but most areas face sharp rises Analysis showed some authorities have sought to limit the impact on household bills ahead of big increases expected in the coming years. Evening Standard · Feb 25
From Trump’s Maga to Farage’s Reform, they’re all following Putin’s nationalism playbook Reform is promising a ‘patriotic school curriculum’ – but what does that mean? In the end it comes down to submission to the leader, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr The Guardian - UK · Feb 25
Reform UK promises to scrap flagship Labour worker and renters’ protections Richard Tice echoes Donald Trump with pledge of ‘great repeal act’ and ‘tight quotas and significant tariffs’ The Guardian - UK · Feb 24
Reform UK suspend Gorton and Denton by-election campaigner after racist and sexist posts Adam Mitula’s suspension comes just days before crucial by-election The Independent UK · Feb 24
Labour overtake Reform in election betting odds Bookies have put Labour ahead in the betting odds after 18 months of trailing Reform UK Evening Standard · Feb 24
Reform UK's New Deportation Agency Mirrors Trump's 'Authoritarian Cruelty,' Plans to Detain 20,000 Migrants Reform UK announces new deportation plans, drawing criticism for their resemblance to Trump's policies and potential impact on UK immigration. International Business Times UK · Feb 24
Reform UK councillor shared Facebook post saying Labour MP ‘should be shot’ Natalie Fleet MP says politicians should not expect ‘death threats as standard’, as Lancashire councillor apologises The Guardian - UK · Feb 24
Reform’s Danny Kruger criticises UK’s ‘totally unregulated sexual economy’ Former Conservative laments divorce changes and says Reform UK will pursue policies to boost birthrate The Guardian - UK · Feb 24
Richard Tice pledges to end net zero ‘madness’ to reindustrialise Britain Reform UK’s business, trade and energy spokesman used a speech at a steel firm to set out plans for a new Government ‘super department’. Evening Standard · Feb 24
Greens leader Polanski hits back at ‘vile’ Labour Zack Polanski defended his party’s drugs policy as campaigning in the Gorton and Denton by-election enters its final 48 hours. Evening Standard · Feb 24
Evening Standard · Feb 24 Starmer and Polanski in furious drugs bust-up as they scrap for votes in 'knife edge' Gorton by-election Both Labour and the Greens argue they are best placed to beat Reform UK in the heated contest
The Independent UK · Feb 24 Starmer makes surprise visit at Gorton and Denton by-election in bid to save his premiership Sir Keir Starmer visited Labour’s by-election campaign in Gorton and Denton with the party in a three-horse race with the Greens and Reform
Evening Standard · Feb 24 Prue Leith on why she feels more sympathetic to Nigel Farage and Reform The 86-year-old chef’s son Danny Kruger is an MP for Reform UK
The Independent UK · Feb 23 Richard Tice to unveil Reform UK plans for business and trade ‘super department’ This initiative follows his recent appointment by Nigel Farage as the party's business, trade, and energy spokesperson
Evening Standard · Feb 23 What would happen if the London borough of Havering voted for independence? A public policy expert breaks down what independence could mean in practice
Evening Standard · Feb 23 Starmer takes aim at rivals in battle for Labour to retain Gorton and Denton The Prime Minister hit out at both the Green Party and Reform UK ahead of Thursday’s by-election.
Evening Standard · Feb 23 Starmer's Gorton by-election visit fuels Labour hopes as Reform's fall after Farage heads to Chagos Islands Labour, the Greens and Reform have been battling it out ahead of the by-election polling day on Thursday
The Independent UK · Feb 23 ‘I’ve been in Britain for my whole adult life. I don’t know what I would do under Reform’s immigration plans’ Kaelynn Narita, an American research manager has built a life in London, but her future could be thrown into jeopardy by Reform’s plans to scrap indefinite leave to remain
The Guardian - UK · Feb 23 Reform UK’s ICE-style deportation plan condemned as ‘sadistic’ Zia Yusuf sets out proposals and calls migration an ‘invasion’, as rights groups decry ‘grotesque’ measures
Evening Standard · Feb 23 Reform UK’s deportation command will not face same issues as Ice in US – Yusuf The party said it would set up a unit to ‘track down, detain and deport’ people in the country illegally.
Evening Standard · Feb 23 What is Reform UK's proposed visa ban for six mostly Muslim countries? Reform UK’s new home affairs spokesman, Zia Yusuf, revealed details of the ‘visa freezes’ during a speech in Dover