Exclusive: Nigel Farage was given undisclosed £5m by crypto billionaire in 2024 Reform leader changed his mind about standing as MP after gift from Thai-based crypto tycoon Christopher Harborne The Guardian - UK · Apr 29
‘Young people should be represented by someone their own age’: Meet the youngsters vying for local council seats Young people lacking representation in local government are fighting to be recognised. Harriette Boucher spoke to young candidates running in the May elections about why their voices are needed in politics The Independent UK · Apr 29
What If Reform Wins by Peter Chappell review – a massive wake-up call This ‘nonfiction thriller’ takes us through exactly what would happen if Nigel Farage won his dreamed-of majority The Guardian - UK · Apr 29
Trump’s US ratings are near a record low after dropping further last week US President Donald Trump’s net approval is near a record low after a further dip, despite a surging US stock market. In Australia, there are federal Essential and Morgan polls and a Queensland Resolve poll. The Conversation · Apr 29
Reform have ‘poisoned’ campaign, claims Swinney as Offord urged to apologise The leaders of the six largest parties in Scotland clashed in an STV debate on Tuesday. The Independent UK · Apr 28
Starmer survives crucial vote – but at a cost to his MPs and parliament NEWS ANALYSIS: Political editor David Maddox explains that while the prime minister may have escaped a sleaze inquiry, the impact of what happened in the Commons today will be felt for a long time to come The Independent UK · Apr 28
Man who heckled Shabana Mahmood dismisses ‘laughable’ white liberal claim Protester says he migrated from Malaysia as a child and describes home secretary’s immigration policies as cruel The Guardian - UK · Apr 28
Local elections 2026: When will results be announced in your London borough? Polls have suggested that Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour party will suffer big losses in the capital Evening Standard · Apr 28
Welsh Labour faces ‘existential’ change as party braces for May election defeat ‘Critical debate’ about party’s identity and direction looms if it loses control of Senedd next month after 27 years in power The Guardian - UK · Apr 28
SNP on course to be largest party but short of a majority, poll finds Reform would replace the Tories as the opposition, the survey found, and force Labour into third place at Holyrood. Evening Standard · Apr 27
What the parties promise Welsh voters on the NHS, schools, childcare and tax Labour, Plaid Cymru, Reform, the Greens, the Tories and the Lib Dems set out competing plans but offer little detail on how they would pay for them The Guardian - UK · Apr 27
Reform UK’s ‘national fuel tax protest’ in Whitehall stalls as barely anyone turns up The protest was a far cry from the tractors, lorries, and vans expected to swarm Westminster in protest at Rachel Reeves’ fuel duty tax increases Evening Standard · Apr 27
Reform UK bus and taxi the only vehicles at Jenrick’s ‘national fuel protest’ as march called off Billed as ‘national fuel protest’, the demonstration was shared on senior Reform UK members’ social media The Independent UK · Apr 27
Local elections mapped: Where Labour is facing a ‘calamity’ and the key seats to watch The governing party could see its worst-ever results on 7 May, experts have warned The Independent UK · Apr 27
Evening Standard · Apr 27 Minimal support for Reform UK fuel tax protests The only vehicles which attended the demonstration were a double-decker bus and a taxi, both of which featured the party’s branding.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 27 Police assess evidence on £40,000 donation to Robert Jenrick’s campaign Exclusive: Some donations to 2024 Tory leadership campaign allegedly originated from US businessman in breach of electoral rules
The Guardian - UK · Apr 27 Free bus travel to first-homes fund: what Scottish parties are promising on the campaign trail Advent of Reform has radically altered the dynamics of the campaign and parties are responding accordingly
Evening Standard · Apr 27 Paddington Bear and Sir David Attenborough among public’s banknote design ideas Sir Winston Churchill, who currently features on the £5 note, was the fourth most commonly suggested idea..
The Guardian - UK · Apr 27 Zombie politics is the new norm and Starmer’s dying premiership is the latest instalment Distracted, listless and unambitious – the PM’s true form has finally emerged. But whatever comes next must end this ruinous cycle, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
The Guardian - UK · Apr 26 Royal Mail investigating claims that postal worker ‘binned Reform UK election leaflets’ Message on private Facebook group for staff said: ‘I dumped them all in a bin. They can sack me!’
Evening Standard · Apr 26 Royal Mail investigating claims postman said he binned Reform UK leaflets A postman is said to have made the claim in a Facebook group for Royal Mail staff.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 26 Voters contend with ‘dodgy’ data in party leaflets for English local elections Exclusive: Investigation into campaigning materials for local polls in May challenges tactical voting claims
Evening Standard · Apr 25 Fuel protesters set to descend on London in major national demonstration Monday's rally is dubbed the ‘National Fuel Tax Protest’ and has been arranged by Reform UK
The Independent UK · Apr 25 Unpopular Starmer a negative on the doorstep, Labour mayors warn as they fear local elections wipeout Exclusive: Labour mayors say repeated U-turns, failure to communicate successes, and the Peter Mandelson scandal are pushing voters away
The Independent UK · Apr 25 Tories’ political domination in Sussex set for its biggest test in decades LOCAL ELECTIONS: Most Sussex residents haven’t voted for their county councillors since Boris Johnson was prime minister. With Nigel Farage’s Reform soaring in the polls, Harry Cockburn speaks to voters across the county – where the political future looks more alien than it has for years