Nigel Farage on UK crime: how do his statements stack up? From crime rises threatening ‘societal collapse’ to rampant phone theft, we fact-check the Reform leader’s claims The Guardian - UK · Jul 21, 2025
Campaigners vow to fight far-right extremists over 'vile' abuse and 'racist' banners A TRADE union group have vowed to stand-up to far-right extremists who have attempted to take over their local campaigning spot with “racist”… The National (Scotland) · Jul 21, 2025
Nigel Farage says Reform would spend over £17bn to halve UK crime Party leader says plans, including deportations and new prisons, would be paid for by scrapping HS2 and net zero The Guardian - UK · Jul 21, 2025
Nigel Farage apes Donald Trump with vow to send UK prisoners to El Salvador NIGEL Farage has said he would seek to send prisoners to El Salvador if he became prime minister. The National (Scotland) · Jul 21, 2025
Miliband says Farage trying to ‘airbrush history’ over UK’s fossil fuel reliance The Energy Secretary also accused Richard Tice of ‘deliberately putting at risk’ British jobs. Evening Standard · Jul 21, 2025
Farage pledges target to halve crime if Reform enters government Proposals to recruit more police officers and create new prison places contribute to the estimated £3.48 billion annual bill for the party’s plans. Evening Standard · Jul 21, 2025
Reform UK candidate in court battle after losing election in bizarre ‘name out of the hat’ draw A rural Worcestershire election was decided at random after recounts left two candidates tied on 889 votes in May The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2025
Nigel Farage lays out Reform plans to deport criminals to tough foreign prisons In a speech in London, the Reform UK leader unveiled plans to rent jail space in other countries Evening Standard · Jul 21, 2025
Labour to review state pension age as Kendall says triple lock commitment ‘out of scope’ of commission - as it happened Work and pensions secretary announces next statutory government review into retirement age The Guardian - UK · Jul 21, 2025
The Tories are on the brink of annihilation in Wales – and it holds a lesson for Westminster politicians Here, the party has preferred Nigel Farage cosplay to genuine – and much-needed – opposition. Look where it’s got them, says Guardian columnist Will Hayward The Guardian - UK · Jul 21, 2025
Reform will be ‘toughest’ party on crime ever, Farage to say The Reform leader is expected to use a speech in London to pledge to cut crime in half. Evening Standard · Jul 20, 2025
Government minister explains why he thinks Reform UK is leading polls IN FULL The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2025
Labour minister says he is ‘not at all surprised’ by Reform’s lead in the polls Steve Reed said the success of Nigel Farage’s party is a sign of the public’s ‘disenchantment with politics’ The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2025
Farage wrecked Britain and risks Aberdeen’s future, Flynn warns STEPHEN Flynn has accused Nigel Farage of wrecking the UK’s economy with Brexit and now threatening tens of thousands of Scottish jobs in the… The National (Scotland) · Jul 20, 2025
The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2025 Farage repeats ‘no idea’ six times over Reform mayor’s 600% allowance hike Nigel Farage has responded that he has “no idea” six times in an interview with the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 20, 2025 Suella, Jacob, even Liz? Inside Reform’s unofficial plan to bag a Tory big beast Officially, the party says there is no mission to court Conservative defectors, but insiders suggest otherwise, and warn against the dangers of doing so
The Guardian - UK · Jul 19, 2025 ‘Green shoots’ or coalmining past? Welsh town reacts to Labour and Reform’s visions for future In the final part of a series, we look at the political battle for Bridgend after the closure of its Ford plant
Evening Standard · Jul 18, 2025 Ministers to pledge ‘root and branch reform’ of water industry Water bills rose by an average of 26% in April, with the cost of repairing long-neglected infrastructure said to be a significant factor.
The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2025 Reform’s war on net zero plans will cost one million jobs, Labour say Energy minister Michael Shanks said Reform’s plans are ‘anti-jobs’ and ‘anti-growth’
Evening Standard · Jul 18, 2025 Labour accuses Reform of threatening almost one million jobs with net zero plans Reform deputy leader Richard Tice wrote to energy companies urging them not to invest in the latest round of green energy contracts.
The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2025 Reform UK’s Zia Yusuf blames team for ‘like’ on anti-semitic post Nigel Farage is facing calls to sack the former Reform UK chair – now head of its ‘Doge unit’
The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2025 Robert Jenrick accuses Zia Yusuf in antisemitic tweet row The shadow justice secretary said that Nigel Farage’s party should give ex-chairman Mr Yusuf ‘the boot’.
Evening Standard · Jul 18, 2025 Reform UK loses another by-election called after councillor quit days into role Despite the loss, Nigel Farage’s party was able to add three new councillors to its ranks in elections held in Kent and Essex
The Guardian - UK · Jul 18, 2025 Labour MPs challenge Richard Tice over Reform UK’s plan to scrap green projects Exclusive: Letter signed by 59 MPs criticises party’s deputy leader after his warned energy firms over new contracts