Labour needs complete ‘reset’ to defeat Reform UK threat, says strategist New Labour advertising guru Chris Powell says urgent plan needed to ‘wage and win the daily war for attention’ The Guardian - UK · Jan 1
Nigel Farage promises Reform UK spending blitz on May’s local elections Reform UK’s election war chest was bolstered by a £9 million donation in August from businessman Christopher Harborne. Evening Standard · Jan 1
Labour Blasted Over 'Utter Disgrace' Plan: Migrants To Reportedly Get New-Build Social Homes Labour's £100 million plan to build social homes for asylum seekers sparks outrage from Conservatives and Reform MPs, who argue British citizens are being sidelined. International Business Times UK · Jan 1
‘They misjudged Caerphilly’: how the Reform juggernaut backfired in Welsh byelection It was assumed that Reform would sweep all before it – but locals rejected the party’s campaign of ‘lies and hate’ The Guardian - UK · Jan 1
Inside the impoverished Welsh communities abandoning Labour and turning to Farage’s Reform IN DEPTH: Reform UK and Plaid Cymru are ramping up their campaigns ahead of May’s Senedd elections, as polls already predict Starmer’s party could face a catastrophic defeat, writes Holly Evans The Independent UK · Jan 1
Keir Starmer vows to ‘stay the course’ in 2026 after Labour leadership speculation In his New Year message, the Labour prime minister, under pressure over faltering economy and with his party trailing Nigel Farage’s Reform UK in the polls, pledges Britain will ‘turn a corner’ in the next 12 months The Independent UK · Dec 31, 2025
PM vows to ‘defeat decline and division’ by ‘staying the course’ in new year Sir Keir Starmer conceded life is still ‘harder than it should be’ for many but said more people will begin to feel ‘a sense of hope’ in 2026. Evening Standard · Dec 31, 2025
Greens’ Polanski prepared to work with Burnham but not Starmer ‘to stop Reform’ Green party leader says he could see potential for political partnership with Labour under Andy Burnham The Guardian - UK · Dec 31, 2025
European human rights court questions UK decision to strip Shamima Begum of citizenship Begum’s lawyers argue she was child trafficking victim when she travelled to live under IS in Syria in 2015 The Guardian - UK · Dec 31, 2025
'Things will get better' in 2026, promises Starmer as he fights to stay PM with Labour facing election blows The Government saw its popularity fall further in 2025 as Nigel Farage’s Reform UK surged Evening Standard · Dec 31, 2025
Keir Starmer Faces Leadership Crisis: Why 2026 Could End His Premiership Early Keir Starmer leadership crisis deepens as 2026 nears, with polls at lows and Labour behind Reform. May elections, internal tensions, and policy hurdles could end his premiership early, amid calls for change International Business Times UK · Dec 31, 2025
Zack Polanski offering voters fantasy solutions, says head of Fabian Society Joe Dromey, head of the Labour thinktank, urges his party to take on the ‘twin populisms’ of Reform UK and the Greens The Guardian - UK · Dec 31, 2025
Even Nigel Farage should welcome fierce scrutiny of his school days THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: An opinion poll for The Independent suggests that the electorate is unmoved by stories from the Reform leader’s school days – but no potential leader of this country should be able to shrug off allegations of this seriousness without a proper defence The Independent UK · Dec 30, 2025
Nigel Farage racism claims have not harmed his reputation, poll finds Exclusive: More than 20 former pupils of Dulwich College have accused the Reform UK leader of holding ‘racist, antisemitic and fascist views’ as a pupil The Independent UK · Dec 30, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Dec 30, 2025 ‘Zack is a phenomenal leader’: Siân Berry on the Green party’s next steps as membership doubles Since Zack Polanski took over as leader, the party has doubled its membership and its four MPs want to take on Reform’s anger and build community spirit
Evening Standard · Dec 29, 2025 Cooper orders Foreign Office review of ‘serious failures’ in El-Fattah case The Foreign Secretary said successive prime ministers were not briefed on tweets dating back as far as 2010 and civil servants were also unaware.
The Independent UK · Dec 29, 2025 Yvette Cooper orders Foreign Office to review ‘serious failures’ in Alaa Abd el-Fattah case The activist, recently released from years of Egyptian detention, had appeared to call for violence against Zionists and police in online comments
The Guardian - UK · Dec 29, 2025 Number of people who say Britons must be ‘born British’ is rising, study shows Exclusive: Research finds ‘worrying’ surge in support for hard-right narratives on national identity
Evening Standard · Dec 29, 2025 Tories repeat calls to strip activist of UK citizenship amid ‘insincere’ apology Shadow home secretary Chris Philp said that if he were in government, he would be ‘making sure’ Alaa Abd El-Fattah was deported.
Evening Standard · Dec 29, 2025 Nigel Farage targeting six London council wins for Reform in elections as he says capital 'in big trouble' Reform UK leader says his party has ‘very real chance’ of winning in London in May elections
The Guardian - UK · Dec 29, 2025 Third of Reform UK’s council leaders have expressed vaccine-sceptic views Health minister decries criticism of vaccinations by heads of four authorities as ‘dangerous and utterly irresponsible’
The Guardian - UK · Dec 28, 2025 ‘Of course he abused pupils’: ex-Dulwich teacher speaks out about Farage racism claims Exclusive: Chloë Deakin tells how she wrote to Dulwich college master to argue against Farage’s nomination as prefect
The Independent UK · Dec 27, 2025 Farage’s conditional pledge to remove child benefit cap ‘would plunge 450,000 into poverty’ Exclusive: New analysis by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has led charities to warn about the impact of Farage’s plans on the two child benefit cap
The Independent UK · Dec 27, 2025 Trade union members turning to Farage because of failure to tackle cost of living, Starmer warned The warning from TUC general secretary Paul Nowak comes as new polling shows one in five adults are skipping meals because of financial problems
The Independent UK · Dec 27, 2025 The key moments that could ‘decide fate of Keir Starmer’ next year Lord Robert Hayward has warned of a number of heavy Labour defeats in 2026