Reform UK backs candidates who promoted online conspiracy theories Party stands by members set to contest key seats who have claimed climate crisis does not exist and Islamophobia is ‘made up’ The Guardian - UK · May 1, 2024
Reform UK hoping to inflict damage on Tories in Blackpool and beyond Polls suggest party could eat into Tory vote in Lancashire town’s Westminster byelection as well as in mayoral and local elections The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2024
Tory rebels to launch 100-day policy blitz with aim of pressuring Rishi Sunak out of No 10 PM faces tough week after MP defects to Labour Evening Standard · Apr 28, 2024
Is Reform UK on the rise? Blackpool’s soup kitchen candidate will find out Chris Webb is expected to win Blackpool South for Labour but eyes are on the fortunes of Mark Butcher, who works with the poor and insists he is ‘not a politician’ The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2024
Red walls and green dreams: what are the key battlegrounds in England’s local elections? From Hartlepool to Bristol, successes in 2 May’s polls will set the tone for the impending Westminster race The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2024
Children left to drown in the Channel – is this where Britain’s drift to the right is taking us? Criticism of the comments made by Ben Habib of Reform UK died down very quickly. And that’s terrifying, says Guardian columnist John Harris The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2024
For migrants, ‘deterrence’ doesn’t deter. It’s cruelty, not compassion, Mr Sunak Supporters of the Rwanda deportation scheme fail to understand the lessons of Australia The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2024
Jacob Rees-Mogg is just posing as a GB News anchor, but Ofcom doesn’t care if we’re confused Thanks to the watchdog’s liberal pre-election advice, drawling condescension will pass as impartiality The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2024
Tories have always had a fear of political extinction. After the next election, they could be right Even grandees are bracing for the worst. But such apocalyptic language around the party is nothing new, says author Samuel Earle The Guardian - UK · Apr 27, 2024
Reform UK’s Blackpool byelection candidate denies wrongdoing amid charity probe Charity Commission opens ‘compliance case’ into soup kitchen founded by Mark Butcher after allegations about use during campaign The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2024
Don’t rescue people who scupper their Channel boats, says Reform UK deputy Ben Habib says navy or Border Force should not save people who throw themselves into sea if they have refused other vessels The Guardian - UK · Apr 24, 2024
Charli D'Amelio Says Kim Kardashian "Inspired" Her to Work on Prison Reform The social media star has partnered with REFORM Alliance. Marie Claire · Apr 17, 2024
Reform UK’s rise may tempt Sunak into moving further right. Let the Netherlands be a cautionary tale Across Europe, the mainstream right is being eclipsed by more extreme rivals. The same fate could await the Tories, say academics Tarik Abou-Chadi and Simon van Teutem The Guardian - UK · Apr 15, 2024
Sunak rejects calls to remove whip from Tory MP over Lee Anderson support Nick Fletcher criticised for calling Tory defector and Reform party’s only MP ‘Ashfield’s greatest champion’ The Guardian - UK · Apr 11, 2024
Evening Standard · Apr 11, 2024 Lee Anderson backer Nick Fletcher insists he's still a loyal Tory MP amid calls to oust him Nick Fletcher insists he remains loyal to the party after appearing to endorse serial rebel Lee Anderson
Evening Standard · Apr 10, 2024 Rishi Sunak appeals to Reform UK defectors to stick by the Conservatives over immigration and net zero PM says he still plans to call election ‘in the second half of this year’
The Guardian - UK · Apr 8, 2024 Reform UK criticised for claiming funding NHS and reaching net zero are at odds Campaigners say party is trying to ‘weaponise’ climate crisis with claim scrapping targets could fund NHS
The Guardian - UK · Apr 8, 2024 Reform UK says it published candidates list early so media could help vet it Leader Richard Tice says process ‘like an MOT’ after 10 dropped so far for offensive online comments
The Guardian - UK · Apr 6, 2024 Only four in 10 Tory voters from 2019 back Sunak – poll Opinium’s latest research for Observer finds voters deserting the Conservatives for Reform and Labour in equal numbers
Evening Standard · Apr 4, 2024 Donald Trump delivers a message at Nigel Farage's birthday party Former prime minister Liz Truss also made an appearance
The Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2024 Latest election poll projection makes even worse reading for Tory MPs Breakdown of which 250 would lose seats in election scenario will only add to mutinous mood but there is little consensus on what to do
Evening Standard · Mar 30, 2024 Tories set for worst election result, major poll suggests Rishi Sunak’s party could be reduced to just 98 MPs, according to a seat-by-seat analysis by Survation
The Guardian - UK · Mar 29, 2024 California, here he comes! Think of Sunak’s honours list as an open job application Meanwhile spring has sprung, and in keeping with their traditions, Tory MPs are plotting regicide yet again, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
The Guardian - UK · Mar 29, 2024 Conservatives rule out pre-election pact with Nigel Farage Some Tory MPs had reportedly called for Farage to be made ambassador to US in exchange for him not standing for Reform UK
The Guardian - UK · Mar 28, 2024 Sporting leaders, racing waiters and lots of rescued cats – take the Thursday quiz Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?