Future of world-renowned children’s centre in hands of Reform UK Pen Green, a model for Labour’s Sure Start, could face closure if Reform-led North Northamptonshire council fails to act The Guardian - UK · May 30, 2025
The Guardian view on Labour’s fiscal caution: rethink the offer. Or risk losing voters to a broken settlement Editorial: Sir Keir Starmer may want to reassure markets, but neglecting everyday hardship risks alienating an insecure electorate that looks elsewhere The Guardian - UK · May 30, 2025
Voices: Oh dear, m’lud: It’s never a good idea to call people Nazis if they are not Nazis COMMENT: The attorney general Lord Harmer has compared the rise of Reform to 1930s Germany – and it’s not only a mistake but a sign that Labour may be losing its battle with Nigel Farage, writes John Rentoul The Independent UK · May 30, 2025
Pollster warns of ‘political earthquake in UK’ after polls show Farage could be PM The latest Electoral Calculus forecast shows Nigel Farage would have a 74-seat majority if an election were held tomorrow The Independent UK · May 30, 2025
Reform’s threat to the mainstream parties is unique in UK political history Labour’s former shadow chancellor John McDonnell has declared that Keir Starmer’s government has driven “a knife into the heart of what I believed Labour stood for” and called for party members, unions and MPs to take back control. The Conversation · May 30, 2025
Warning of 'unlimited anonymous donations' as Reform UK accept crypto donors TRANSPARENCY campaigners have warned that “unlimited anonymous donations” could flow into UK politics as cryptocurrency adoption grows ... The National (Scotland) · May 30, 2025
All aboard! Congressman pushes lawmaker to rename DC Metro the ‘Trump train’ Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL) introduced the “Make Autorail Great Again Act,” which aims to cut WMATA’s federal funding unless it rebrands as the ‘WMAGA’ The Independent UK · May 30, 2025
Attorney general apologises for comparing Tories and Reform to Nazis Badenoch and Farage seize on Richard Hermer’s ‘clumsy’ remark in speech made in defence of international law The Guardian - UK · May 30, 2025
BBC ‘cowardice’ drove me out, says Jon Sopel Sopel quit in 2022 after nearly 40 years with the broadcaster The Independent UK · May 30, 2025
Revealed: How Farage’s £80bn tax cuts would benefit the richest most Exclusive: Calculations for The Independent reveal the richest tenth of the population would gain almost four times as much as the poorest 10 per cent from Reform’s tax plans The Independent UK · May 30, 2025
Everything you need to know about this weekend's 'Stop Reform' Glasgow summit A SUMMIT to stop Reform UK in the 2026 Holyrood elections is being held in Glasgow this weekend.... The National (Scotland) · May 30, 2025
Digested week: Mum, Dad, Barry and Herbie the dog – the list of talking dead grows ever longer I’ve found myself petless for the first time in decades and the house feels empty – a sandwich-eating lion may not be the answer The Guardian - UK · May 30, 2025
Bombshell new poll predicts Nigel Farage on course to win next general election Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party is on course to win a stunning majority in the next general election, according to a new bombshell poll by Electoral Calculus. The Fashion Central · May 30, 2025
Evening Standard · May 30, 2025 Reform backs cryptocurrency tax cut as party receives first Bitcoin donations Party chairman Zia Yusuf suggested the cut could generate up to £1 billion for the Treasury over a decade.
The Guardian - UK · May 30, 2025 Rachel Reeves set to confirm extra money to spend on areas outside south-east – as it happened The chancellor will announce billions in regional spending after rewriting Treasury investment rules
The Guardian - UK · May 30, 2025 Rachel Reeves to announce billions in regional spending after Treasury rule changes Extra investment lined up for schemes such as energy projects, roads and rails outside London and south-east
The Independent UK · May 30, 2025 Reeves to plough tens of billions into red wall seats as Labour seeks to fend off Farage The chancellor is expected to change how the government assesses spending plans to benefit the north and Midlands
The Guardian - UK · May 30, 2025 Friday briefing: The inequality in disability support: what my son gets, and what others can’t afford In today’s newsletter: Finding – and funding – the support Max needs reveals how care varies wildly depending on where families live and how much they can pay
The Guardian - UK · May 30, 2025 Prime Minister Farage? He’s serious about that – it’s time the country was too His tax-and-spending maths may be bonkers, but while Labour dithers, the Reform leader knows just what his voters want, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
The Guardian - UK · May 30, 2025 ‘The ultimate liberty’: how Nigel Farage became a cryptocurrency convert Reform leader aims to make London a ‘crypto powerhouse’ and has previously hailed an ‘economic insurgency’
The Guardian - UK · May 29, 2025 Reform UK to accept donations via bitcoin, Nigel Farage says Party leader says he wants UK to be a ‘crypto powerhouse’ during speech at Las Vegas conference
The National (Scotland) · May 29, 2025 Nigel Farage to visit Aberdeen to campaign ahead of Hamilton by-election NIGEL Farage is set to visit Aberdeen as part of his campaign ahead of a key by-election in central Scotland
The Guardian - UK · May 29, 2025 Farage says Sarwar is ‘obsessed’ by race as Hamilton byelection row escalates Reform posts second attack video on Scottish Labour leader after Facebook ad that received cross-party condemnation
The Guardian - UK · May 29, 2025 ‘The brand is broken’: is there any way back from abyss for Tories? Conservative party has repeatedly proved able to adapt and reinvent itself – but this time might be different