Reform UK council removes St George and union flags over safety fears Durham council says strong rope on bunting was found to be a risk, amid controversy over flag-flying across England The Guardian - UK · Aug 29, 2025
Former Scottish Tory and Labour candidate joins Reform UK A FORMER Scottish Labour and Tory candidate has joined Reform UK, The National can reveal. The National (Scotland) · Aug 29, 2025
The most radical part of Reform’s deportation plans Speaking to the press in an airport hangar near Oxford on August 26, the leader of Reform UK, Nigel Farage, unveiled his party’s new policy on mass deportations. The Conversation · Aug 29, 2025
Ex-Reform MP reported over 'role in N-word social media row' A TORY MP has said he has reported a suspended Reform parliamentarian to the Westminster authorities, claiming he played a role in calling a… The National (Scotland) · Aug 29, 2025
Voices: Getting rid of the ECHR won’t stop a single boat of migrants COMMENT: As New Labour grandees unite with Red Wall Labour MPs to call for the European Court of Human Rights to be reformed – legislation that Nigel Farage wants to scrap – Sean O’Grady says the mainstreaming of the view that it is no longer workable or needed is deeply… The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2025
Treaties like the ECHR protect everyone in the UK, not just migrants Reform UK has laid out plans for an “emergency programme” to address illegal immigration. The party argues its plans, which include expanding immigration detention capacity from the current roughly 2,200 places to 24,000, would enable the deportation of up to 600,000 people over a parliamentary term. The Conversation · Aug 29, 2025
Reform UK conference attracting more interest from lobbyists this year – survey A survey for the Chartered Institute of Public Relations found 20% of lobbying firms plan to attend Reform UK’s annual conference this September. Evening Standard · Aug 29, 2025
Police warn protesters not to travel to Epping after asylum hotel ruling – as it happened Home Office and Bell hotel owner challenged injunction granted to council that would have stopped dozens of asylum seekers being housed there The Guardian - UK · Aug 29, 2025
'All of us have a responsibility to debunk misinformation targeting refugees' "ALL of us" have a responsibility to "debunk myths and misinformation" targeting refugees and asylum seekers, Scotland’s… The National (Scotland) · Aug 29, 2025
Police chief attacks Reform UK promise to scrap equality policies as ‘ludicrous’ Merseyside chief constable, who is retiring, also dismisses claims asylum seekers are to blame for a crime wave The Guardian - UK · Aug 28, 2025
Nigel Farage’s mass deportation plans are ‘beneath us as a nation’, UK’s top bishop says Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell argues Reform UK leader’s radical proposals to ‘send them all back’ go against the British way The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2025
The Guardian view on Reform UK v the Nottingham Post: a council’s boycott of its local paper is both petty and alarming Editorial: Elected politicians should expect to be scrutinised. This attack on journalists is an attack on democracy too The Guardian - UK · Aug 28, 2025
Labour sinks to lowest poll rating since election as party trails behind Reform UK with voters Just 20% of voters said they would back Sir Keir Starmer’s party at a general election - the party’s lowest approval rating in six years Evening Standard · Aug 28, 2025
John Swinney says new Reform MSP should quit Holyrood The Reform MSP who defected from the Tories this week should stand down, First Minister John Swinney has said ... The National (Scotland) · Aug 28, 2025
The National (Scotland) · Aug 28, 2025 Reform MSP left red-faced as past comments on immigration resurface REFORM UK’S newest MSP has been left red-faced after past comments resurfaced which appeared to put him at odds with the party line.
Evening Standard · Aug 28, 2025 MSP should stand down after defection to Reform, says Swinney Graham Simpson announced he was leaving the Scottish Conservatives to join Nigel Farage’s party on Wednesday.
Evening Standard · Aug 28, 2025 Immigration minister dismisses Reform immigration plans as ‘gimmicks’ Seema Malhotra says Government’s plans to speed up asylum applications will reduce need for hotels.
The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2025 Once is unlucky, three times is a pattern: Departures from Starmer’s top team reflect dysfunction in No 10 NEWS ANALYSIS: The departure of Nin Pandit, the third senior figure from Downing Street to quit in 10 months, reflects a government struggling to keep on top of the agenda, says political editor David Maddox
Evening Standard · Aug 28, 2025 Two 'Afghan asylum seekers' deny charges over alleged rape and abduction of girl, 12, in Nuneaton Ahmad Mulakhil, 23, and Mohammad Kabir, 23, appeared in the dock charged over the abduction and rape of the girl
The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2025 Reform council accused of ‘massive attack on local democracy’ after Nottingham Post ban The editor of the Nottingham Post said the move was a ‘worrying sign of potentially things to come if Reform wins the next election’
The National (Scotland) · Aug 28, 2025 Councillor who quit Scottish Labour in 'racism' row joins Reform UK A FORMER Scottish Labour councillor who quit the party amid a row over “racist” comments has joined Reform UK ...
The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2025 Rylan Clark issues statement after controversial immigration remarks on This Morning ‘You can be pro immigration and against illegal routes,’ presenter said
The Guardian - UK · Aug 28, 2025 The Farage season: with its rivals away, Reform basks in summer headlines Government silence and a light news agenda has created the conditions for a seemingly well-funded Farage barrage
The Guardian - UK · Aug 28, 2025 Judges to rule on Epping hotel injunction on Friday – as it happened Home Office and Bell Hotel owner are challenging high court injunction granted last week to Epping council