Trump comes across as a chauvinist but does respect women, says Reform MP Sarah Pochin also said her party leader Nigel Farage was ‘quite right’ to have backed former Reform MP James McMurdock. Evening Standard · Aug 11, 2025
Small boats migrants from Muslim countries pose sexual assault risk – Reform UK The party’s only female MP claims a quarter of sexual assault convictions last year were committed by foreign nationals. Evening Standard · Aug 11, 2025
Russell T Davies blames Reform and Trump for decline in UK gay rights Screenwriter known for reviving Doctor Who and writing Queer As Folk says LGBT community needs to fight back The Guardian - UK · Aug 11, 2025
Dining across the divide: ‘I expected to be portrayed as an old gammon and paired up with some radical with coloured hair’ A software worker and a retired photographer locked horns on criminal justice and illegal immigration. Could they agree on another controversial topic? The Guardian - UK · Aug 10, 2025
Labour should beware Nigel Farage weaponising its part in the cost of living crisis Autumn budget must address pain of high inflation on hard-pressed UK households as food prices rise The Guardian - UK · Aug 10, 2025
Mapped: Where 16 and 17-year-olds could sway the vote in next general election ‘Seismic’ move announced by Labour last month would allow 1.5 million more teenagers to cast a ballot at next election – but leading pollsters suggest Nigel Farage and Corbyn’s parties could be real winners The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2025
How Jeremy Corbyn’s new party plans to take on Starmer’s Labour NEW ANALYSIS: The ex-Labour leader’s new party could contain a number of familiar faces if his plan to target former colleagues is successful, writes Kate Devlin The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2025
Two charts that lay bare the threat posed by radical right parties to western democracies In the 2024 UK general election, Reform came third with a 14% share of the vote, capturing five seats in the House of Commons. This was a breakthrough election for the party. In the previous general election in 2019, when it was known as the Brexit party, it won a… The Conversation · Aug 8, 2025
Rupert Lowe mistakes charity rowing crew for 'illegal migrants' A FORMER Reform UK MP has admitted mistaking a charity rowing crew for “illegal migrants”. The National (Scotland) · Aug 8, 2025
Rupert Lowe reports charity rowers to coastguard as possible ‘illegal migrants’ MP agrees to donate £1,000 to crew’s fundraising effort after alerting authorities to their boat off Great Yarmouth The Guardian - UK · Aug 8, 2025
Ex-Reform MP Rupert Lowe mistakes charity rowers for ‘illegal migrants’ ‘Dinghies coming into Great Yarmouth, RIGHT NOW,’ the former Reform member wrote on social media The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2025
Reform UK-led council claims it has saved millions in first 100 days On Saturday, it will be 100 days since Reform UK won Kent County Council and began its administration labelled ‘clickbait and chaos’ by opposition. Evening Standard · Aug 7, 2025
Calls for clarity over whether UK police can release suspects’ ethnicity and immigration status Warwickshire police and crime commissioner’s call comes after claims of cover-up over details of men accused of child rape The Guardian - UK · Aug 6, 2025
Voices: Labour needs to silence the myths about migrants COMMENT: Tough talk about ‘stopping the boats’ is falling on deaf ears – the government must do more to dispel the misconceptions about asylum-seekers put about by its less responsible opponents, says Andrew Grice The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2025
The National (Scotland) · Aug 6, 2025 John Curtice lays out 'most likely' route to new Scottish independence referendum PROFESSOR John Curtice has laid out the “most likely” way that he believes a second Scottish independence referendum will be held ...
The Guardian - UK · Aug 5, 2025 Disputed or debunked claims about migration and crime in the UK As politicians face criticism for promoting misleading data, here are some claims that do not bear scrutiny
The Guardian - UK · Aug 5, 2025 Tory and Reform politicians endanger trials with immigration ‘hysteria’, say former ministers Former attorney general Dominic Grieve among those criticising politicians for risking contempt of court
The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2025 Former government minister delivers verdict on Nigel Farage as PM IN FULL
The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2025 Farage not ready to be PM, Gove says in withering assessment of Reform’s election chances Exclusive: Michael Gove has said Nigel Farage is not a ‘plausible prime minister’
The National (Scotland) · Aug 5, 2025 John Curtice gives verdict on John Swinney's indyref2 plan and SNP chances in 2026 PROFESSOR John Curtice has weighed in on John Swinney’s plan to win a second Scottish independence referendum ...
The Guardian - UK · Aug 5, 2025 ‘We’re the party of ambition’: Plaid Cymru sets out to topple Labour Leader Rhun ap Iorwerth has begun a tour that will take in every Welsh constituency before May’s Senedd elections
Evening Standard · Aug 4, 2025 Reform UK gets first police and crime commissioner after Tory defection Rupert Matthews has joined Nigel Farage’s party as he says the ‘dark heart of wokeness’ needs removing from the justice system.
The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2025 Voices: Will Labour’s new migrant controls stop the boats… or encourage Nigel Farage? COMMENT: As home secretary Yvette Cooper announces £100m to pay for more border officers and new surveillance technology, among a raft of key measures, Sean O'Grady admits that there is no silver bullet to stop illegal immigration – and that slow, unshowy progress risks playing into Reform UK’s hands
The Guardian - UK · Aug 4, 2025 UK politics: No 10 says Hamas won’t have ‘veto’ over UK recognition of Palestine – as it happened Downing Street indicates that further hostage releases are not required for move to go ahead next month
The Guardian - UK · Aug 4, 2025 The real danger in this permacrisis is not the political drama: it’s the risk that nothing changes It is said the centre cannot hold, but what if it does? That’s a frightening recipe for more stasis and more rage, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik