Starmer’s ministers look at new economic blueprint to quell voter anger Devolution of tax powers to mayors, scrapping of national insurance and property tax overhaul on report’s menu The Guardian - UK · Mar 20
The greatest challenge Farage has ever faced – convincing the world he was never besties with Donald Trump The Reform UK leader has belatedly clocked that most British people really don’t like the US president on whose coat-tails he has spent the past decade riding, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde The Guardian - UK · Mar 20
Nigel Farage halts Cameo appearances after making ‘racist and sexist’ videos for money Reform UK leader used or alluded to far-right slogan ‘if in doubt, kick them out’ more than 20 times, investigation into videos found, as MP brands outrage ‘ludicrous’ The Independent UK · Mar 20
Reform suspends Holyrood candidate less than 24 hours after being announced The party said it is investigating reports surrounding Stuart Niven’s financial conduct. Evening Standard · Mar 20
Nigel Farage attacks YouGov over low polling figures – but Reform’s support is dropping across the board Nigel Farage has accused YouGov of being “deceptive” after the polling company consistently showed Reform with less support than other surveys. He has claimed the company broke transparency rules set out by the British Polling Council over how it presents headline figures. As a result, YouGov has agreed to publish… The Conversation · Mar 20
Attorney general challenges Badenoch on whether she would object to Jewish prayer in public after Muslim row Labour cabinet minster, who is close to prime minister Keir Starmer, piles pressure on Conservative leader The Independent UK · Mar 20
Reform’s Scottish leader defends candidates after ‘fruity’ comments emerge One candidate reportedly previously said on social media that Muslims should be deported. Evening Standard · Mar 20
Labour dismisses Reform UK MSP candidates as ‘hopeless Tory rejects and oddballs’ as one is suspended – as it happened Stuart Niven suspended after revelations he was struck off as company director, while other candidates have been accused of extremist statements including describing Humza Yousaf as ‘not British’ The Guardian - UK · Mar 20
Nigel Farage condemned over call to ban public prayer for Muslims in the UK Reform party leader criticised for making comments after event held in London’s Trafalgar Square this week The Guardian - UK · Mar 19
Authenticity? Farage’s Cameo scandal reveals him for what he really is: a performer dancing in the gutter Taking money from just about anyone is just the latest example of Reform’s leader following the Trump school of self-enrichment, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff The Guardian - UK · Mar 19
Scotland at a crossroads ahead of ‘critical’ election, says Reform’s Offord Party members met on Thursday as Reform’s candidates were announced and the policy platform was launched. Evening Standard · Mar 19
Nigel Farage says all mass religious observances should be banned He said the Open Iftar in Trafalgar Square on Monday was an ‘attempt to overtake, intimidate and dominate our way of life’. Evening Standard · Mar 19
Reform MP condemned for making ‘tartan burqa’ joke at Scottish election launch Sarah Pochin has previously been criticised for calling for a ban on burqas The Independent UK · Mar 19
Evening Standard · Mar 19 Crime in Croydon put centre stage of Tory local election campaign for England by Kemi Badenoch The Tory leader told how local businesses in south London are being plagued by shoplifting
The Independent UK · Mar 19 Farage tells heckler ‘get a haircut’ after protesters disrupt Reform conference Nigel Farage told a heckler "you need a haircut" after protesters interrupted the Reform UK leader's speech in Scotland.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 19 Nigel Farage stops accepting Cameo requests after revelations about his use of platform Reform leader ‘unavailable’ on service after Guardian investigation unearths clips of him repeating extremist slogans
Evening Standard · Mar 19 Reform vows to cut number of MSPs and quangos in manifesto for Holyrood vote The party outlined its candidates and policy platform at an event in Renfrewshire on Thursday.
Evening Standard · Mar 19 Rise of Reform partly due to racism, says John Swinney Scotland’s First Minister also said some people support Nigel Farage’s party because they are ‘fed up with the state of our society’.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 19 Farage called Welsh people ‘foreign speakers’ in paid-for video message Reform UK leader’s remarks in Cameo clip risk damaging party’s ambitions in upcoming Welsh elections
The Guardian - UK · Mar 18 Memory loss strikes down Starmer and Badenoch at an infuriating PMQs PM and Tory leader enter maddening death spiral of dodging respective questions on Peter Mandelson and war in Middle East
Evening Standard · Mar 18 Fact check: Renewables Obligation already set to be reduced for three years Reform UK has pledged cuts to household energy bills.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 18 Farage called for release of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and praised effort to free drug trafficker Reform UK leader was paid to make remarks about imprisoned rapper and ex-Honduran president in Cameo videos
The Independent UK · Mar 18 Voices: ‘Let the people decide’: Readers say the debate on reversing Brexit isn’t over YOUR VIEWS: Independent readers are divided over the repercussions of rejoining the EU, weighing potential economic and security gains against political backlash
The Guardian - UK · Mar 18 Labour promised change for Britain. We are running out of time to deliver it A speech delivered last night by Labour’s former deputy prime minister has intensified the debate about the party’s future