Press shift: how the rightwing media are pivoting to Reform It remains to be seen whether any paper will back Farage at next election, but damage may already be done for Tories The Guardian - UK · Jul 25, 2025
UK Fears New Summer Of Unrest, Year After Southport Riots Concern is mounting that recent violent anti-immigrant protests could herald a new summer of unrest, a year after the UK was rocked by its worst riots in decades. International Business Times · Jul 25, 2025
Yvette Cooper condemns Nigel Farage’s criticisms of police Home secretary says Reform UK should back officers’ response to Epping asylum hotel unrest The Guardian - UK · Jul 24, 2025
Jeremy Corbyn rejects criticism of new party launch JEREMY Corbyn has denied the launch of his new party had been “messy” and said it had adopted a “totally coherent approach” The National (Scotland) · Jul 24, 2025
Starmer humiliated Corbyn, but the former Labour leader could have the last laugh NEWS ANALYSIS: The former Labour leader has given his successor a major new problem, threatening to pinch support from the party’s increasingly restless left wing. David Maddox explores the turbulent relationship between Starmer and Corbyn – and what the new party could mean for the future of British politics The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2025
Can Kemi keep the Conservative Party afloat in London? With Reform ahead and members split on Kemi Badenoch as leader, former Tory campaign manager Aaron Newbury still finds many in the party optimistic about a revival in the capital Evening Standard · Jul 24, 2025
Voices: Your move, Jenrick… passed over for promotion, what will Kemi’s biggest rival do next? COMMENT: Whether he turned down the offer of a more substantial position on Badenoch’s front bench, or was simply ignored in her reshuffle, John Rentoul wonders what the shadow justice secretary might be up to – and if a defection to Reform is on the cards The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2025
Reform spent £350 on champagne at luxury lunch, election spending figures show Other expenditures include £989 stay at London hotel but party sources say costs not incurred by Nigel Farage The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2025
Voices: Only Nigel Farage benefits from another ‘summer of riots’ COMMENT: The Reform UK leader’s warning of civil disobedience on a vast scale – following outbreaks of violence over asylum seekers – has hijacked the national conversation. But there are ways the government can take back control, says Andrew Grice The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2025
Row as Reform councillors back spending £150,000 on political advisers The spending plans raised questions about Reform’s vow to cut costs at councils The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2025
Reform councillors criticised after voting to spend £150,000 on political advisers Plan was put forward by 19-year-old leader of Warwickshire council George Finch who also lobbied to remove Pride flag The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2025
Wednesday briefing: The Conservatives reshuffle in an attempt to stay relevant amid poor polling In today’s newsletter: A year into opposition, Kemi Badenoch’s party is still searching for its place in UK politics The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2025
Female officers crucial to policing, says chief after ‘diminishing’ comments by Reform MP Rightwing party’s justice spokesperson had said women should be accompanied by male constables The Guardian - UK · Jul 22, 2025
Sir Jim Dim swaps being a failed grandee for new role as cabinet stooge After a period of well-deserved obscurity following a bungled leadership bid James Cleverly returns to the Tory frontbench The Guardian - UK · Jul 22, 2025
The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2025 How a teenager became council leader just weeks after election IN FULL
The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2025 Grieving families warned they will have to work out inheritance tax on pensions Reforms announced by the Labour chancellor Rachel Reeves
The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2025 Voices: With her Tory reshuffle, what is Kemi Badenoch really up to? COMMENT: To prop up her team, the Conservatives’ vulnerable leader had little choice but to ‘hug’ one of her previous rivals close – and she was right to keep Robert Jenrick at arm’s length, argues John Rentoul
International Business Times UK · Jul 22, 2025 Nigel Farage Wants to Ship Britain's Worst Criminals to El Salvador – Taking a Page from Trump's Playbook? Nigel Farage plans to send 10,000 UK criminals to El Salvador's jails, echoing Trump's tactics. Reform aims to halve crime with 'zero tolerance'.
The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2025 Who is Nigel Farage’s latest Reform recruit? From drink driving conviction to ‘chav shooting’ post Former Conservative politician Laura Anne Jones has joined the ex-Ukip leader’s party
The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2025 Voices: Can no one silence Nigel Farage’s latest populist dog whistle? COMMENT: Nigel Farage’s plan to halve crime – by spending £17bn on building ‘Nightingale prisons’, jailing for life those convicted three times, and sending Britain’s worst offenders to jail in El Salvador – simply doesn’t add up. But should we be worried that neither Labour nor the Tories seem able…
The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2025 Reform council leader: Give police ‘proper backing’ to shoot people IN FULL
The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2025 Reform UK council leader says police should be able to ‘shoot people if necessary’ The Reform council leader said police should have ‘the proper backing’ to shoot people
The Guardian - UK · Jul 22, 2025 Immigration, deprivation and time spent online having ‘profound impact on society’, Rayner says – as it happened Deputy PM urges government to acknowledge people ‘real concerns’ and flagged deprivation where worst riots erupted last summer
The Guardian - UK · Jul 22, 2025 Even the Tories now admit that our electoral system is toxic. When will Labour have the guts to fix it? Giving 16-year-olds the vote is good, not least to stop the rightward lurch, but real change would mean scrapping first past the post, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
The Guardian - UK · Jul 21, 2025 Enter Nige’s fantasy UK, where crims operate with impunity and only the lucky get out alive Don’t believe the stats that show violent crime is going down, says Farage: just turn the graphs the other way up and use your own data