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Do supporters think Reform UK has lost momentum?
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A scandal-besieged Reform still has a loyal base that won’t budge. That should free up the PM to deliver some home truthsDespite the bright start to Andy Burnham’s premiership, and Reform UK’s sudden disarray, a shadow still hangs over British centre-left politics. Labour has a small poll lead, a cautious air of confidence and a leader who seems energised rather than overwhelmed by trying to solve the country’s problems. Meanwhile, Reform is having a terrible 2026: mired in deepening funding sca
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Party insider reveals how election campaign was blindsided by rise of anti-immigrant feeling in new bookFor Siobhán Fenton, the dream of Sinn Féin winning power and leading a progressive leftwing government evaporated the day she was canvassing in Dublin and felt a cold, sharp sting on her neck.She was in the passageway of a block of flats in the inner city, knocking on doors, and looked around for the source. Fenton, a media adviser to the party leader, Mary Lou McDonald, felt another sting on
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Six claims the party has faced – from an undisclosed £5m gift to an alleged plot to bypass election lawsAs Reform UK’s annual conference unfolded in Birmingham, the party was once again facing heightened scrutiny over its finances.Two senior officials have been suspended after they were filmed in an undercover investigation appearing to plot to get around electoral laws on foreign donations. Continue reading...
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Sir Keir Starmer is the latest person to take the office as a means of resigning as an MP.
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The party says the tax cut will be paid for by reducing public spending by £80bn.
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With Argentina's President Milei promising "winds of change" over the Falklands, will Donald Trump shift his stance on British rule?
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The Reform UK leader promises to deliver on key priorities in the first 100 days of government, if the party wins power.
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Reform UK has suspended two senior officials after they were filmed in an undercover operation appearing to attempt to get around electoral laws on foreign donations. The sting, by Channel 4 News and the investigative group Verbatim, was published on the eve of Nigel Farage’s party conference speech in Birmingham. Reform says it has launched an investigation into the actions of James Orr, the party’s head of policy, and Dan Jukes, a senior aide to Farage. Lucy Hough speaks to senior political co
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Nigel Farage has been addressing Reform UK members at the party's conference in Birmingham.
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An undercover investigation raises issues around foreign money, political transparency and the rightwing populist party’s fitness for powerReform UK’s conference was to open showcasing a party ready for government. It did so with two top aides removed after an investigation aired on Channel 4, its finances under police scrutiny and seven in 10 voters, polls suggest, regarding its leader, Nigel Farage, as sleazy – double the number who thought the same of Andy Burnham. Reform, a rightwing populis
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The Reform leader was speaking following a news report which raised questions about his party's fundraising.
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Two senior Reform aides have stepped down from their roles following a Channel 4 News and Verbatim film about donations.
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The Reform leader was speaking to Newsnight after an undercover report raised questions about party fundraising.
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Reform says it would use the Navy to intercept boats and return migrants to France, if the party wins power.
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Nigel Farage’s party has been referred to the police by Labour and the Lib Dems for potential breaches of the law UK politics live – latest updatesNigel Farage is facing yet another finance scandal following an undercover investigation into how the party is funded. The potential wrongdoing – denied by the party – appears serious enough to have been immediately referred to the police by Labour and the Liberal Democrats. These are the main legal issues for Reform and what any investigation will ha
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The only thing more dodgy than Reform’s financial dealings is the egregious lunchtime combination of oysters, Guinness and champagneHow many sarcastic air quotes is too many for quoting Nigel Farage’s suggestion that Reform have been ““““““““hoaxed”””””””” by some undercover investigators into appearing to seek to get round electoral law to bag a £500k donation from a foreigner, as well as commissioning off-the-books polling and failing to identify it to newspapers? I don’t feel eight was too ma
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Bank of England governor says central bankers must explain decisions or risk being seen as ‘unrepresentative elite’The governor of the Bank of England has said the rise of populist politicians presents a serious challenge to independent central banks.As Nigel Farage’s Reform UK gathered for its annual conference in Birmingham, Andrew Bailey said central bankers must be prepared to explain their decisions to the public, or risk being attacked as an “unrepresentative elite”. Continue reading...
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Reform UK's shadow home secretary Zia Yusuf addresses delegates in Birmingham at the party's conference.