Reform urged to ditch London council candidate who shared vile Islamophobic posts A post from Howard Raymond Dini’s account made reference to celebrating ‘when every f***ing Palestinian is dead’ Evening Standard · Apr 15
Reeves tells Americans she does not know why they launched Iran war – as it happened Chancellor tells US audience she is ‘not convinced that this conflict has made the world a safer place’ The Guardian - UK · Apr 15
How a £2m bitcoin order made Nigel Farage the political face of UK crypto Promotion of ‘bitcoin treasury’ firm with Kwasi Kwarteng draws new attention to Reform leader’s relations with industry The Guardian - UK · Apr 15
Reform claims of deal to ‘remove SNP’ are a ‘lie’, Scottish Labour’s Sarwar says Anas Sarwar hit back at claims he had sought a deal with Nigel Farage’s party in a bid to defeat the SNP in May’s Holyrood election. Evening Standard · Apr 14
Labour slips to fourth in poll as pressure mounts on Starmer ahead of local elections Labour trail Reform, the Conservatives and the Green party ahead of the local elections on May 7, new poll shows Evening Standard · Apr 14
Labour falls to fourth place in YouGov poll weeks before crunch local elections The YouGov poll puts Reform at the top on 24 per cent, with the Greens in third place just behind the Tories The Independent UK · Apr 14
Scottish Greens pledge free bus travel and basic income in election manifesto Party says plan for ‘radical change’ will be funded in part through higher taxes on aviation, gambling and landlords The Guardian - UK · Apr 14
Rachel Reeves ‘betraying’ drivers by not halving VAT on fuel – Robert Jenrick Reform UK is calling on the Government to ‘lighten the load’ for drivers. Evening Standard · Apr 14
Reform activist suspended over racist and antisemitic comments remains election agent Adam Mitula is acting as election agent for Reform candidates in three wards in Tameside area for 7 May polls The Guardian - UK · Apr 14
Take heart, Keir Starmer – Australia’s PM faced similarly dim prospects, and he triumphed The Labour party could benefit from Reform’s association with an unpopular US president – but only if it learns to connect again with voters, says Tim Soutphommasane, professor in political theory at the University of Oxford The Guardian - UK · Apr 14
Viktor Orbán inspired rightwingers across the EU and in Britain. His defeat could represent a turning of the tide We must hope this vote will be the start of a wider backlash – and send hard-right populism back to the fringes where it belongs, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee The Guardian - UK · Apr 14
Farage eyes 2031 as he claims Reform could take ‘outright power’ at Holyrood Nigel Farage said the May 7 election would be a ‘breakthrough’ moment for his party. Evening Standard · Apr 13
Nige and Zia set out plan to send ‘Boriswave’ traitors to the gulag Farage and sidekick are still sore about how the Tories handled Brexit, although new mates Braverman and Jenrick are forgiven The Guardian - UK · Apr 13
Sack senior Green councillor in London who called David Lammy a 'coconut,' Zack Polanski is urged Hau-Yu Tam, Deputy Leader of the Lewisham Green Group, was strongly criticised for her attack on Tottenham MP David Lammy Evening Standard · Apr 13
Evening Standard · Apr 13 Fried foods and sugary treats cut from school meals in sweeping reforms The new rules aim to curb obesity and tooth decay, with fruit-based desserts and wholesome mains replacing ‘grab and go’ options
The Independent UK · Apr 13 Nigel Farage makes £2m bitcoin purchase as he backs Kwasi Kwarteng’s cryptocurrency firm Stack BTC said the purchase was a ‘landmark moment’ in British politics
Evening Standard · Apr 13 Reform UK gains first councillor in west London borough as Labour member defects to Farage's party Councillor Bandna Chopra, who represents Hounslow West, has quit Labour after 20 years with the party to join Reform
The Independent UK · Apr 13 There may be no NHS if Nigel Farage becomes prime minister, warns Wes Streeting Health secretary urges Reform UK leader to ‘come clean’ on party’s plans for future of the NHS
The Independent UK · Apr 13 Tory defectors to Reform could be hauled in front of ‘Boriswave’ migration probe Reform leader Nigel Farage and home affairs spokesman Zia Yusuf signalled that their former Tory colleagues could be made to speak at the inquiry.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 13 Shabana Mahmood says Southport inquiry report exposed ‘systematic failures across multiple public sector organisations’ – as it happened The home secretary made the comments after an inquiry revealed that the system ‘completely failed’
Evening Standard · Apr 12 Reform UK ‘in it to win it’ at Holyrood election, leader Lord Offord declares Lord Malcolm Offord said Reform could win constituency seats at Holyrood as well as return regional list MSPs.
Evening Standard · Apr 12 Offord is a ‘chancer’, says Greer in first televised debate of Scottish election The party leaders clashed over immigration.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 12 Reform UK’s ugly response to slavery reparations claims Letters: Readers respond to Reform UK’s threat to deny visas to citizens of countries seeking compensation for slavery
The Guardian - UK · Apr 12 Votes for populist parties in May elections will put NHS at risk, Streeting says Exclusive: Health secretary warns of dangers of protest vote as he pitches NHS as key elections battleground
The Independent UK · Apr 12 Farage under increasing pressure to sack Tice over allegations he failed to pay tax Reform’s business spokesperson Richard Tice is facing questions over his tax affairs, but claims the allegations are a ‘smear’