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Who is Arron Banks? The 'bad boy of Brexit' could be the next Reform UK chair

The Reform UK party has announced its mayoral candidate for the West of England. Here’s what you need to know.

Evening Standard

Departure of Reform UK chair Zia Yusuf is latest in a long line of Farage fallings-out

The self-described ‘British Muslim patriot’ can take a lot of credit for Reform’s recent success – but will his decision to leave make a difference?

The Guardian - UK

Your guide to polling stations and voter ID for the Hamilton by-election

Voter ID rules for the Scottish Parliamentary by-election for Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse, how to find your polling station and the candidates…

The National (Scotland)

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Robert Jenrick has been on a bizarre political journey. It’s made him incredibly dangerous

Once a pro-remain Cameronite, he’s now engaging with the far right – and he’s in pole position for the Tory leadership, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The Guardian - UK

Reform’s threat to the mainstream parties is unique in UK political history

Labour’s former shadow chancellor John McDonnell has declared that Keir Starmer’s government has driven “a knife into the heart of what I believed Labour stood for” and called for party members, unions and MPs to take back control.

The Conversation

'Pathetic': Ukip plans for 'mass deportation' rally in Scotland condemned

ANTI-RACISM campaigners have condemned a planned "mass deportation" rally organised by Ukip as "pathetic" ...

The National (Scotland)

Labour’s immigration shake-up challenges decades of party policy

Keir Starmer abandons idea foreign workers generate growth in favour of language reminiscent of Nigel Farage

The Guardian - UK

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Zia Yusuf: the British Muslim driving Reform’s transformation into an election winner

Reform’s success at the expense of Labour and the Conservatives in recent local elections has triggered speculation that it is on course for significantly more representation in parliament at the next general election.

The Conversation

Will Nigel Farage and Reform UK kill off the Tories? Don’t be so ridiculous

History proves byelections to be futile polls on leaders. If I were Farage, I would apply for the Tory whip and capture the party from within, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

Reform UK: Where did party come from and what are its policies?

Reform’s victory at Runcorn & Helsby has set a new record for the smallest majority at a parliamentary by-election since the end of the Second World War

Evening Standard

UK local elections delivered record-breaking fragmentation of the vote

If there were such a thing as landslide victories for local elections, Reform could easily claim to have won one in 2025. Out of the 1,641 seats available, Nigel Farage’s party came away with 677 – that’s more than 41%. The Liberal Democrats came second with 370 (a net gain…

The Conversation

Farage has declared a new dawn before, but this time things could really be different

Slicker presentation, a shift away from two-party politics and now hundreds of new councillors mean Reform is likely here to stay

The Guardian - UK

Farage has ‘broken new ground’ with Runcorn win, Britain’s top pollster John Curtice says

Nigel Farage never won a by-election afresh with Ukip, but has now done so for the first time with Reform UK

The Independent UK

Local elections 2025: How a win for Reform could reshape the political landscape

ANALYSIS: After May 1, there might be no Conservative heartlands left in the country, writes Hannah Bunting

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The Conversation

Local elections: what would a good night look like for Nigel Farage’s Reform?

English local elections on May 1 mark the first time widespread voting has happened in the UK since last year’s general election. They are therefore the first big test for the Labour government – but also for Reform’s Nigel Farage. Farage has led his party into elections before but not…

Evening Standard

Nigel Farage talks up Runcorn and Helsby by-election win on May 1: 'I feel the gap with Labour is closing'

Reform leader hopeful of win against Labour while Tories face losing hundreds of seats in the local elections in England

The Independent UK

Voters deserting Labour and Tories as Reform to claim hundreds of seats at local elections, top pollster says

Exclusive: Professor Sir John Curtice says the big winner of the local elections is already Nigel Farage, whose party he claims has ‘murdered the Tories’

The Independent UK

Why Reform winning big in the local elections could backfire for Nigel Farage

NEWS ANALYSIS: Reform UK needs to win big in the local elections and the Runcorn by-election on 1 May to prove it is a potential party of government. But The Independent’s political editor David Maddox explains why victory could ultimately be its leader’s undoing

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The Guardian - UK

Ed Davey has a cunning plan to win over the protest voters: speak globally, think locally

With local elections looming, the Lib Dem leader has moved on from Brexit in a bid to woo disillusioned former Tories

The Guardian - UK

Reform UK would be a disaster for Wales – but its rivals have left the door wide open

Labour mismanagement of Welsh public services and an unambitious Conservative party are a gift to Nigel Farage, says Guardian columnist Will Hayward

The Guardian - UK

The Nigel Farage v Rupert Lowe prize fight is getting ugly. Has Reform reached its breaking point?

It’s great for those who enjoy a punch-up on the right, but as the zealots duke it out, think of the voters who trusted them, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

Evening Standard

Police investigation launched into alleged ‘verbal threats’ by Reform MP Lowe

Rupert Lowe denies the claims and says he is seen as a ‘tall poppy’ who threatens to overshadow Nigel Farage.

The National (Scotland)

Suspended Reform MP Rupert Lowe says he could defect to Tories or Ukip

Rupert Lowe lost the whip last Friday amid allegations about his conduct, which he denies.

Evening Standard

Reform MP Rupert Lowe says party has 'slit its throat' with accusations against him

The Great Yarmouth MP said Nigel Farage ‘tends to fall out with’ people whom he deems ‘capable enough to take over from him’

The Independent UK

Lowe suggests Reform ousting was because he posed threat to Farage

The Great Yarmouth MP said Mr Farage ‘tends to fall out with’ people whom he deems ‘capable enough to take over from him’.

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