Nigel Farage apologises for 17 breaches of MPs’ code of conduct Reform UK leader, who failed to declare £380,000 on time, says he is computer-illiterate ‘oddball’ The Guardian - UK · Jan 21
Nigel Farage failed to declare ‘£380,000 external earnings’ on time The Reform leader blamed the 17 errors on an aide, claiming he relied on others to register his outside earnings because: ‘I don’t do computers’ The Independent UK · Jan 21
Iran’s central bank using vast quantities of cryptocurrency championed by Farage, says report Regime appears to have turned to digital currency issued by Tether in the face of sanctions The Guardian - UK · Jan 21
Badenoch more popular than Farage for first time in a year after handling of Jenrick’s Reform defection, poll shows Almost half (45 per cent) of Reform voters say Tory leader handled Jenrick saga well The Independent UK · Jan 20
Ahead of seismic local elections, what we know about Reform’s ability to put boots on the ground for the campaign What we used to think of as Britain’s two main parties, Labour and the Conservatives, seem more than happy to postpone as many of this year’s upcoming local elections as possible. The Conversation · Jan 20
Triumphant Tories might miss Robert Jenrick more than they think – they need the voters he represents Kemi Badenoch may look like a stronger leader now, but Jenrick is a dangerous rival – he knows where the Conservatives have been going wrong, says Henry Hill, deputy editor of ConservativeHome The Guardian - UK · Jan 20
Robert Jenrick says MPs wanting to follow him to Reform UK should ‘make their minds up soon’ Mr Jenrick said of his defection: “I have never felt stronger and more certain about anything I have done in my life” The Independent UK · Jan 19
MPs following Robert Jenrick to Reform should ‘make minds up soon’ Mr Jenrick joined Nigel Farage at a rally in Nottinghamshire where he said he has never felt ‘more certain’ after defecting to Reform UK. Evening Standard · Jan 19
Robert Jenrick boasts that Reform is for the workers, but it’s a class war trap – and Labour shouldn’t fall for it Though Labour's voters are more likely to be the educated middle-classes, its focus must be fighting inequality. We know Farage’s party will only enrich the wealthy, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee The Guardian - UK · Jan 19
Voices: ‘Voting Reform is now like voting Conservative’: Readers slam Tory defectors joining Nigel Farage YOUR VIEWS: Our community criticised Reform UK as little more than a refuge for ex-Tories, arguing that defectors prioritise personal ambition over public service and that the party offers few new policies beyond a continuation of Conservative failings The Independent UK · Jan 19
Swinney: Holyrood’s days are numbered if Farage becomes prime minister The First Minister accused the Reform UK leader of holding Holyrood in contempt. Evening Standard · Jan 19
Who said it: the Robert Jenrick memo or David Brent? Memo on how ex-Tory should act after Reform defection seems to channel Ricky Gervais character from The Office The Guardian - UK · Jan 19
Nigel Farage Prepares to Unveil 'Former Labour MP' as Reform UK's Newest Defector Nigel Farage is preparing to unveil a former Labour MP as Reform UK's latest high-profile defector, intensifying pressure on both Keir Starmer and the Conservatives as the insurgent party surges in the polls and redraws Westminster's political fault lines. International Business Times UK · Jan 19
Evening Standard · Jan 19 Jenrick: Badenoch’s reluctance to kick out Truss shows Tories have not changed Mr Jenrick wrote in The Times that Britain is ‘broken today as never before in my lifetime’.
The Independent UK · Jan 19 Steve Coogan says Reform UK threaten human rights in stark political message The Alan Partridge actor says Nigel Farage’s party are ‘anti-human rights because they think it’s some red tape bureaucracy’
Evening Standard · Jan 19 Exclusive: Labour facing 'fierce battles' to keep hold of at least 12 London boroughs in May local elections Sir Keir Starmer’s party faces a ‘torrid time’ as it seeks to defend more than 1,150 seats ‘on five fronts’ against the Tories, Reform UK, Liberal Democrats, Greens and pro-Gaza independents, says leading pollster
Evening Standard · Jan 19 Alan Partridge star Steve Coogan says Reform UK is ‘anti-human rights’ The 60-year-old is starring as Mick McCarthy in the film Saipan.
Evening Standard · Jan 18 Who has defected to Reform UK from the Conservatives and why? Andrew Rosindell has become the second Tory MP to defect to Reform in a week.
The Independent UK · Jan 18 Andrew Rosindell becomes second Tory MP to defect to Reform in a week He said he spoke to Nigel Farage on Sunday evening and agreed to join his party.
Evening Standard · Jan 18 London gets first Reform MP as Andrew Rosindell becomes second Tory to defect in a week The Romford MP said he spoke to Nigel Farage on Sunday evening and agreed to join his party
The Independent UK · Jan 18 Right-wing Tory MP who admired South American dictator defects to Nigel Farage’s Reform It comes days after Robert Jenrick quit the Tories
The Guardian - UK · Jan 18 After years of criticising Davos, Nigel Farage heads to Davos Reform UK leader has decried ‘globalist’ event but this year hopes to meet Donald Trump for Greenland talks
Evening Standard · Jan 18 Reform leader in Scotland says independence vote should be postponed for 10 years Speaking to the BBC Scotland Sunday Show, Lord Offord said that Nigel Farage ‘would not be dictating the policies’.
Evening Standard · Jan 18 More likely we win next general election with Jenrick at Reform – Zia Yusuf Zia Yusuf said Robert Jenrick is ‘thoughtful’ and ‘clear eyed about all of the different ways the Tories betrayed this country’.