45 h. ago Nigel Farage announces 29 councillors have defected to Reform as he says Rupert Lowe row 'at edges' of party

Report into Lowe could be published this week, Reform UK leader suggests

Politics

62 h. ago Why Lee Anderson was called ‘a total k**b’ and what it means for Farage, Reform and Rupert Lowe

News analysis: Ahead of Reform’s big press conference on Monday, revelations about Lee Anderson’s defection a year ago in a new book have raised further questions about how Nigel Farage and his party have handled the Rupert Lowe row

Politics

66 h. ago Nigel Farage ‘met with Dominic Cummings’ as Reform reels from party civil war

Nigel Farage appears to be attempting to make an ally of Dominic Cummings as Reform’s internal civil war plays out in the public eye

Events

3 d. ago Farage ally hints Reform leader could axe party chair in row with Rupert Lowe as party slips in poll

Reform are favourite to win the Runcorn and Helsby by-election, but pressure is on Nigel Farage and Zia Yusuf to deliver victory there as poll shows party losing support

Politics

4 d. ago Farage ally hints Reform leader could axe party chair in row with Rupert Lowe

Reform are favourite to win the Runcorn and Helsby by-election, but pressure is on Nigel Farage and Zia Yusuf to deliver victory there

Politics

4 d. ago Nigel Farage ally urges him to fire Reform party chair in row with Rupert Lowe

Reform are favourite to win the Runcorn and Helsby by-election, but pressure is on Nigel Farage and Zia Yusuf to deliver victory there

Society

4 d. ago Key Farage ally suggests Reform UK leader could replace party chair after chaotic week for party

Reform are favourite to win the Runcorn and Helsby by-election, but pressure is on Nigel Farage and Zia Yusuf to deliver victory there

Politics

7 d. ago Reform row deepens as police launch probe into Nigel Farage critic Rupert Lowe over claims he made 'verbal threats' to party chairman

Scotland Yard has launched a probe into the 67-year-old politician after a complaint was made about his conduct towards chairman Zia Yusuf.

Events

9 d. ago Nigel Farage accused of ‘witch hunt’ by Rupert Lowe as Reform civil war escalates

Reform leader Nigel Farage and MP Rupert Lowe have continued to exchange blows as former Brexit Party MEPs who served with both men come to the Great Yarmouth MP’s aid

Events

9 d. ago Reform civil war escalates as Rupert Lowe hits back at Nigel Farage ‘witch hunt’

Reform Leader Nigel Farage and MP Rupert Lowe have continued to exchange blows in an escalating civil war

Events

1 week ago Reform vows to banish MP Rupert Lowe from the party for life after he 'crossed' Nigel Farage by questioning his leadership

EXCLUSIVE: Mr Farage removed the whip from Great Yarmouth MP Rupert Lowe over allegations he had bullied staff and threatened party chair Zia Yusuf.

Politics

1 week ago The Rupert Lowe row has exposed Reform UK’s dysfunction under Nigel Farage

News analysis: Hidden behind the facade of positive opinion polls, behind the scenes Reform UK is being described as being embroiled in an ego-driven civil war, writes political editor David Maddox

Politics

1 week ago Reform MP Rupert Lowe hits back at party leadership after losing whip

MP accused of threatening party chair says dealing with leadership is like smashing his head against a brick wallRupert Lowe has compared dealing with the Reform party leadership to smashing his head against a brick wall amid a public war of words that has revealed deep tensions at the heart of the rightwing party.Lowe posted a statement on X asking the party leader, Nigel Farage, to have dinner with him less than 24 hours after Lowe lost the Reform whip, having been accused of threatening the party chair, Zia Yusuf. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Keir Starmer faces backbench rebellion over ‘shortsighted’ cuts to aid budget

MPs ask ‘what will be left of Labour programme?’ amid calls for rethink and plan to speak out against decisionLabour MP Emily Darlington: ‘International aid is as vital as defence spending – cutting either undermines British security’Keir Starmer is facing a backbench revolt by Labour MPs this week as anger mounts over the government’s decision to cut the international development budget by almost half in order to pay for an increase in defence spending.The Labour chair of the all-party select committee on international development, Sarah Champion, who has already called on the government to rethink the decision, has secured a debate in the Commons on Wednesday at which dozens of Labour backbenchers are considering intervening to express their dismay. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Minister Anneliese Dodds resigns from Government over Keir Starmer's cuts to foreign aid budget

The former chair of the Labour Party said she has resigned as international development minister

Politics

3 w. ago Nigel Farage lavishes praise on Elon Musk at US rally after Trump ally said he should be ousted as Reform leader

Mr Farage used a speech at a pro-Trump rightwing rally in the US to label the X owner a 'hero of free speech' for his efforts to deregulate the social media platform.

Politics

3 w. ago Nigel Farage dissents from Trump’s Zelenskyy ‘dictator’ claim

Reform leader contradicts Trump rant, saying ‘you shouldn’t always take things Donald Trump says absolutely literally’Nigel Farage has contradicted his ally Donald Trump, saying Volodymyr Zelenskyy “is not a dictator” after the US president’s attack on the Ukrainian leader this week.Farage, who became one of the last UK party leaders to distance himself from Trump’s remarks, said he had been delayed in calling it out earlier because he was heading to the US to speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference. Continue reading...

Politics

4 w. ago Anas Sarwar promises to abolish peak rail fares and signals income tax cuts for Scots

EXCLUSIVE: In the run to his party conference, the Scottish Labour leader said a Government led by him would axe the two-tier rail pricing system that clobbers commuters.

Economics