3 d. ago Awkward! How the new chairman of Reform UK called party leader Nigel Farage 'an idiot' and branded his comments about HIV

Dr David Bull, who was unveiled as Zia Yusuf's replacement, also branded as 'prejudiced' comments that Mr Farage had made about HIV-infected migrants using the NHS.

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4 d. ago The Nigel Farage interview: Why Reform hasn't got a Welsh leader, steel, coal and education

He faced tough questions on paying for the pledges he has made for Wales

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4 d. ago Nigel Farage slapped down for 'selling fairy dust' to people of Wales

Reform leader Nigel Farage said he wants to reopen the Port Talbot steelworks in Wales, but is under pressure to say how he would achieve it after failing to give answers today

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4 d. ago Live updates as Reform UK leader Nigel Farage makes major speech in Port Talbot

Nigel Farage will lay out his party's plans ahead of the Senedd election in May 2026

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7 d. ago Labour byelection win shows ‘SNP’s balloon has burst’, says Anas Sarwar

Scottish Labour leader accuses SNP of misinformation in its campaign and attacks Reform’s ‘dirty’ tacticsUK politics live – latest updatesScottish Labour’s surprise byelection win proves “the SNP’s balloon has burst”, a jubilant Anas Sarwar has said, after the popular local candidate Davy Russell defied predictions to beat the incumbent Scottish National party and fight off Reform UK’s “racist” campaigning in the central Scotland seat of Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse.Sarwar told a victory rally in Hamilton town centre on Friday morning that Labour had proved everyone wrong following speculation that Reform UK might push it into third place, as the rightwing populist party gained ground in Scotland for the first time. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Badenoch claims ECHR being used ‘to attack democratic decisions’ – UK politics live

Tory leader says rulings by European court of human rights are ‘damaging our security and prosperity’As Jessica Elgot and Amelia Gentleman report, Downing Street is exploring new proposals for a digital ID card to crack down on illegal migration, rogue landlords and exploitative work, set out in a policy paper authored by a centre-left thinktank.Steve Reed, the environment secretary, was the government voice on the media this morning and he confirmed that the government is interested in this idea. He told Times Radio:It’s absolutely something that we are looking at, and that we should be looking at.We know we need to look at all the actions we can take to stop the levels of illegal migration that we were seeing particularly under the last government. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Starmer hails Labour victory after surprise win in Hamilton byelection for Scottish parliament – UK politics live

PM congratulates Davy Russell but Reform also performed strongly, gaining third place with 26% of the voteScottish Labour win pivotal Holyrood byelectionHere is an extract from the full statement John Swinney, the SNP leader and Scottish first minister, issued after the byelection result was announced. He said it showed the need for the SNP to offer “a vision of hope and optimism”.Labour won by an absolute landslide in this area less than a year ago - we came much closer tonight but the people of Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse have made clear that we still have work to do. Over the next few days we will take time to consider the result fully. When I became leader of the SNP last year I made clear my intention to bring the party together and focus more than ever on standing up for the people of Scotland. During this campaign we heard a lot of anger about the cost of living - and it is clearer than ever that Westminster control is making Scotland poorer, whether that is the damage ...

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1 week ago Nigel Farage issues Celtic Scottish Cup jibe as heckled Reform UK leader sucks up to Aberdeen crowd

The Reform UK leader was in the North-East on Monday and tried to win over some support by referencing the Don Hampden heroics last month

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1 week ago Nigel Farage's false claims exposed as journalist brutally calls him out at speech

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has been embroiled in a row over a 'racist' attack advert put out by his party against Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar

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1 week ago Nigel Farage hits Scottish Labour leader with false race claim as Hamilton by

Nigel Farage has doubled down on attacks on Anas Sarwar in a row which has dominated the Hamilton by-election campaign

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2 w. ago Anas Sarwar blasts 'toxic little man' Nigel Farage and says Reform cannot win Hamilton by

EXCLUSIVE: The Scottish Labour leader accused Nigel Farage of being a "poisonous, pathetic and toxic little man", as well as a “coward” and “charlatan”.

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2 w. ago John Swinney challenges Nigel Farage to debate as SNP leader calls out 'politics of racism'

Voters in Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse head to the polls on June 5 in a race that could have national repercussions.

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2 w. ago Reform leader Nigel Farage slammed by former Plaid leader over Andrew Tate comments

'If anyone had any doubts of the links between misogyny and the far-right, those doubts should now be dispelled'

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2 w. ago Prime Minister Farage? He’s serious about that – it’s time the country was too | Gaby Hinsliff

His tax-and-spending maths may be bonkers, but while Labour dithers, the Reform leader knows just what his voters wantIf Nigel Farage has a secret weapon, it is his seeming refusal to take things seriously.His habit of repairing to the pub at any opportunity – though in private, he’s said to barely drink now – and the cheerfully unabashed amateurishness of his operation have long made other politicians look stuffy by comparison. But the chaos is also, as it was for Boris Johnson, a means of defence.Gaby Hinsliff is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Do you think Nigel Farage could be Prime Minister? Take our poll and have your say

Keir Starmer has launched a ferocious attack on Nigel Farage shortly after a poll revealed the Reform UK leader is British voters' last choice to be Prime Minister

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2 w. ago Keir Starmer says Nigel Farage is ‘Liz Truss all over again’ – UK politics live

Prime minister says ‘you cannot trust Farage with your future and your jobs’ as he gives speech in north-west EnglandStarmer to say Reform’s spending plans would cause Truss-style meltdownWhen “something sounds too good to be true, it’s because it is too good to be true”, water minister Emma Hardy has said, reports the PA news agency.Asked about the “threat” which Reform UK poses to Labour, Hardy told GB News:I think it’s really important that any political party is held to account for the promises that they’ve made and we know – gosh, don’t we just know – what happened when [former prime minister] Liz Truss made her £45bn of unfunded tax cuts: the economy tanked, mortgages went up, rents went up, bills went up.When something sounds too good to be true, it’s because it is too good to be true. If [Farage] wants to be taken seriously as a political party, then he needs to come up with some serious policies and he needs to be held to account.Now, had I come on your programme and said, ...

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2 w. ago Watch: Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar brands Nigel Farage ‘a pathetic little man’

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has labeled Nigel Farage ‘a clown’ and ‘pathetic’ in response to a Reform UK campaign advert accusing Sarwar of ‘introducing sectarianism to Scottish politics’.

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2 w. ago 'Anytime, any place': Anas Sarwar issues challenge to Reform's Nigel Farage, makes Hamilton by

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has launched a fresh defence against Reform UK leader Nigel Farage.

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2 w. ago Anas Sarwar brands Nigel Farage a “tedious, pathetic little man" as racism row intensifies

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has launched a fresh defence against Reform UK leader Nigel Farage.

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2 w. ago Nigel Farage savaged as 'poisonous man' by MP after defending 'racist' Reform UK advert

Leader of Scottish Labour Anas Sarwar has said he will challenge Nigel Farage 'anytime, any place' after the Reform UK leader defended a 'racist' advert released by his party

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