Scotland has suffered nearly 7,000 days of failure under SNP, Findlay says The Scottish Tory leader accused John Swinney’s party of having a ‘reverse Midas touch’. Evening Standard · May 2
Reform frontbench promotes JCB’s pothole machine after firm’s £200,000 donation Nigel Farage, Lee Anderson and Robert Jenrick, among others, have sung the praises of the JCB PotHole Pro The Guardian - UK · May 2
I don’t blame my political opponents for my attack, Reform candidate says Thomas Kerr said he was ‘very shaken up’ after the alleged assault and called for his opponents to ‘tone it down’. Evening Standard · May 2
‘It’s not the old Labour we had’: Voters feel abandoned in red wall town eyed up by Nigel Farage A former industrial powerhouse and part of one of the Labour Party’s most loyal regions, St Helens could be falling into Nigel Farage’s hands, as Dan Haygarth finds out The Independent UK · May 2
Reform candidate ‘attacked’ while campaigning in Glasgow Reform UK Scotland blamed the rhetoric of other parties for the incident The Independent UK · May 2
Local elections 2026: Nigel Farage leads Reform troops in Battle for Essex as Tories defend 'last stronghold' Speaking to The Standard, the Reform leader said: ‘Battle between Reform and Conservatives in Essex is going to be a very big test of who is seen to be the major party on Centre Right of British politics’ Evening Standard · May 2
Man arrested over Nazi salute at Green Party rally in Hastings Exclusive: Address by leader Zack Polanski interrupted by men who used megaphone and unfurled Reform UK and St George's cross flags, while another man gave series of Nazi salutes The Independent UK · May 1
‘No other plan comes close’: how Labour MPs turned to Burnham with Starmer on the brink Greater Manchester mayor’s team have been quietly preparing a manifesto and identifying seats where MPs could step aside to allow a Westminster run The Guardian - UK · May 1
Local elections 2026: What is each party offering voters? More than one million people are eligible to vote on Thursday in the biggest set of elections since 2024 The Independent UK · May 1
Offord: ‘Racist’ used too loosely and is too accusatory The Reform UK Scotland leader said Scots were raising legitimate concerns about fairness. Evening Standard · May 1
Too good to be true: on the road with Nigel Farage – photo essay Guardian photojournalist Sean Smith has been following the Reform UK leader as he criss-crosses the country on a busy schedule of walkabouts and meet-ups with prospective councillors and supporters before the May elections The Guardian - UK · May 1
Watchdog weighs investigation into Farage’s undisclosed £5m gift Electoral Commission considers inquiry after Tories said Reform leader should have declared money from billionaire The Guardian - UK · May 1
'We'll win Havering,' declares Nigel Farage as Reform targets three more London councils in local elections Exclusive: Reform UK leader convinced party will win Havering - and could seize Bexley, Bromley, and Barking and Dagenham Evening Standard · May 1
Nearly twice as many men as women standing in May elections in UK Exclusive: women ‘massively underrepresented’ in next week’s local and devolved elections, campaigners say The Guardian - UK · May 1
The Independent UK · Apr 30 Question Time crowd erupts as Reform spokesperson claims no other party ‘ more successful in fixing potholes’ Reform's Zia Yusuf clashed with Fiona Bruce as he failed to answer a question about potholes five times on Thursday’s (30 April) episode.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 30 ‘I feel betrayed’: Golders Green demands action as politicians visit scene of terror attack Keir Starmer met with boos and jeers as Nigel Farage tells crowds the PM has been ‘weak’ on pro-Palestinian marches
The Guardian - UK · Apr 30 Political donations are poison to our democracy – but there’s an easy antidote to that As revelations about Reform UK’s donors emerge, it’s clear that increasingly complex forms of patronage can’t be regulated effectively. We need a clean sweep, says columnist George Monbiot
The Independent UK · Apr 30 Reform’s Offord says no backlash to debate comments about his success The Reform UK Scottish leader was earlier branded ‘out of touch’ after telling a TV election debate he owns six houses, five cars and six boats.
The Independent UK · Apr 30 Welsh Labour First Minister Eluned Morgan shouts ‘vote Plaid Cymru’ in major campaign gaffe The slip of the tongue was met with amusement
The Conversation · Apr 30 How immigration is playing a role in the Scottish election, even though policy is set in Westminster No single issue has dominated the agenda ahead of the Scottish parliament election in May. But immigration, despite being a matter not devolved to Holyrood, has been part of campaigns. This is because some parties use it to feed wider anxieties about housing, jobs, public services and identity.
Evening Standard · Apr 30 Becoming Scotland’s next first minister is my only focus, says Sarwar He also said he aims to ‘persuade’ more people over the next week to vote Labour with a vow to ‘deliver change’.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 30 ‘They’re as lost and inauthentic as us’: the Oscar winner who made a Farage satire – and released it on WeTransfer In 2022, Aneil Karia won an Academy Award for his short starring Riz Ahmed. Now, he’s skewering Reform-style parliamentary candidates with the help of Jack Lowden and an unlikely online platform
Evening Standard · Apr 30 OPINION - Kemi Badenoch: The Conservatives are the only party that actually stands up to Sadiq Khan All Labour seem to do is spend other people’s hard-earned money on bizarre ideological nonsense, writes Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch
Evening Standard · Apr 30 OPINION - Ed Davey: We listen to local people, put in the hard graft and never take people for granted London is desperate for something different, writes Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey
Evening Standard · Apr 30 OPINION - Nigel Farage: Londoners are fed up with being taken for granted and betrayed by the old political parties Fourteen years of Conservative government broke Britain. Almost two years of this Labour government has only made things worse, writes Reform UK leader Nigel Farage