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‘Despair and anger’: minority groups in Reform seats adjust to life after its election success

Some Muslim and LGBTQ+ constituents say they would feel uneasy approaching their new MPs including Nigel Farage

The Guardian - UK · Jul 19, 2024

Where do the Tories go after the election disaster? What the leadership contenders tell us about the party’s future

The Conservative party is reeling from one of the biggest blows in its history after returning just 121 MPs in the recent election – a loss of 251 seats in the House of Commons.

The Conversation · Jul 18, 2024

Nigel Farage defends flying to America to support Donald Trump as MPs debated King's Speech in Parliament

The Reform UK leader was in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where the Republican National Convention is being held

Evening Standard · Jul 18, 2024

Voters of all parties back Labour’s plans to boost workers’ rights, poll shows

Policies popular even among Tory and Reform voters as unions say pledges must be honoured in king’s speech

The Guardian - UK · Jul 15, 2024

Hidden behind the celebration of Labour’s ‘landslide’ win is a depressing disfranchisement

The gulf in voter turnout between haves and have-nots has widened. The result is no politics for those who can’t afford it, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

The Guardian - UK · Jul 15, 2024

Reform UK set to pocket £160k from voters after fielding 'ghost' candidates

NIGEL Farage’s party are set to pocket more than £160,000 from fielding ‘ghost’ candidates in Scotland in the General Election.

The National (Scotland) · Jul 14, 2024

Meet the young Tories fighting to change their old party: ‘Where do we go now?’

As the Conservatives lick their wounds, a new generation of activists fear an extended period in the political wilderness

The Guardian - UK · Jul 13, 2024

We almost went on hunt for Reform ghost candidate with viral Scottish comedian

MANY people, when describing what they love about their job, explain that “every day is different”.

The National (Scotland) · Jul 12, 2024

Young people led surge for smaller parties but no Reform ‘youthquake’, says UK election survey

One of the defining features of contemporary electoral politics in Britain is the age divide. Young people are far more likely to support Labour, and older people to support the Conservatives. This divide is still apparent following the 2024 election – but it hides the complexity of how young people…

The Conversation · Jul 12, 2024

Election 2024 polls were wide of the mark on Labour’s margin of victory – this is what may have happened

The 2024 UK election campaign was dominated by discussion of the polls, from start to finish. This was partially because of the sheer volume of polls being published. We had more MRP (multi-level regression post-stratification) polls than ever before, many giving quite different pictures of the size of Labour’s lead.

The Conversation · Jul 12, 2024