Nigel Farage assumes Anne Robinson role in political remake of The Weakest Link Reform UK leader snaps at reporters as he tries to maintain control over announcement of shadow cabinet The Guardian - UK · Feb 17
What do we know about Reform UK’s frontbench team of four? Here are the briefs – and some of the views – of Robert Jenrick, Suella Braverman, Richard Tice and Zia Yusuf The Guardian - UK · Feb 17
Farage says Reform UK is no longer a ‘one-man band’ – so who is in his new top team? The Independent takes a look at the politicians who have been handed the top roles The Independent UK · Feb 17
Nigel Farage unveils Reform UK frontbench team and warns over dissent Leader says move should end claims of one-man band and shows party is ‘creating a machine for government’ The Guardian - UK · Feb 17
London local elections leave Labour 'nowhere to hide' with Greens on march in the capital, new analysis But the city is such a Labour stronghold that it may cling onto many wards, says Professor Sir John Curtice Evening Standard · Feb 17
Nigel Farage unveils 'shadow cabinet' with two Tory defectors on Reform UK's frontbench The Reform leader proposed a ‘new super economics and business department’ modelled ‘on what the Germans did after World War Two’ Evening Standard · Feb 17
Farage promotes Jenrick and Braverman as he unveils new Reform front bench Richard Tice, the deputy leader, was named as the spokesman for business, trade and energy. Evening Standard · Feb 17
UK politics: Farage insults female reporter as Braverman says Reform UK wants to scrap Equality Act – as it happened Party leader tells FT journalist she should ‘write some silly story’ after press conference revealing roles for his top team The Guardian - UK · Feb 17
Farage expected to name Jenrick as potential future chancellor Former Tory minister one of a raft of likely appointments to counter accusations Reform is a ‘one-man band’ The Guardian - UK · Feb 17
Labour take note: the politics of home cannot be ceded to the nativist right Reform’s version of patriotism is opportunistic and bogus, but it is swaying voters. Labour must look to its roots to find a reply, says Guardian associate editor Julian Coman The Guardian - UK · Feb 17
Robert Jenrick to be unveiled as Reform UK’s Treasury spokesman, reports say Robert Jenrick will be unveiled as Reform’s chancellor-in-waiting alongside several other new appointments on Tuesday The Independent UK · Feb 16
Serco accused of ‘petty and vindictive’ removal of artwork from court cells Government contractor stripped custody suites in England and Wales of motivational murals, report says The Guardian - UK · Feb 10
New Reform MPs Robert Jenrick and Suella Braverman 'accidentally' vote to lift two-child benefit cap The former ministers, who defected from the Tories to join Nigel Farage’s party last month, appeared to inadvertently go against Reform policy Evening Standard · Feb 4
Mandy wonders where it all went wrong as Labour throws him to the wolves Mandelson tried to explain as everyone from Harriet Harman to Robert Jenrick lined up to condemn him The Guardian - UK · Feb 3
The Independent UK · Jan 30 Update in case of ‘hero’ bus driver who chased down necklace thief Mark Hehir was dismissed by Metroline over the incident
The Independent UK · Jan 28 Badenoch mocks Jenrick and Braverman as she tries to get Tories back on track after Reform defections Kemi Badenoch delivers speech denouncing Westminster ‘psychodrama’ as she fights to rescue her party
The Guardian - UK · Jan 28 Centrist ideas no longer wanted in Conservative party, says Kemi Badenoch Party leader tells MPs that one-nation Tories doubting her rightward direction ‘need to get out of the way’
The Guardian - UK · Jan 26 With Suella Braverman’s defection to Reform, the Conservative party’s rejuvenation begins today Without Braverman and Robert Jenrick, Kemi Badenoch is free to return to the political mainstream, says former Conservative MP Justine Greening
The Guardian - UK · Jan 26 Braverman’s predictable defection is Farage’s biggest political gamble yet Twice-sacked former home secretary seen as ‘not a team player’ and may limit attempts to expand Reform’s appeal
The Conversation · Jan 26 Suella Braverman defects: is Reform becoming a magnet for Tory baggage? Suella Braverman’s decision to defect to Reform UK is not just another blow to Kemi Badenoch’s attempt to stabilise the Conservatives after their 2024 defeat. It also changes what Reform is being judged on.
Evening Standard · Jan 26 Braverman tells Reform she has ‘come home’ as she confirms defection The former home secretary said she had resigned her Conservative Party membership of 30 years.
Evening Standard · Jan 26 Suella Braverman defects to Reform UK: Ex-home secretary attacks Tory 'betrayal' as she joins Nigel Farage's party MP says 'I feel like I’ve come home’ but Labour says it shows Farage ‘willing to accept the very worst of the Conservative Party’
The Independent UK · Jan 26 Former Tory home secretary Suella Braverman defects to Reform Braverman becomes latest right-winger to desert Kemi Badenoch’s Conservative Party in favour of Reform – as Labour blasts Farage’s party as ‘full of failed Tories’
The Guardian - UK · Jan 24 Red meat, no lettuce: Nigel Farage and Liz Truss attend private lunch after week of Tory defections Meal at Mayfair club took place on day Reform UK’s Robert Jenrick criticised former PM’s mini-budget
Evening Standard · Jan 23 Jenrick hits back at Badenoch’s claims he lied, amid war of words with ex-party Mr Jenrick last week dramatically defected to Reform UK after being sacked by Mrs Badenoch from her front bench.