2 h. ago James McMurdock will not seek Reform UK return after Covid loan questions

MP for South Basildon and East Thurrock says he will remain an independent after surrendering whip last weekUK politics live – latest updatesThe former Reform UK MP James McMurdock has suggested he will permanently quit the party after receiving legal advice about his business conduct related to Covid loans.McMurdock, the MP for South Basildon and East Thurrock, surrendered the party whip last week in anticipation of revelations in the Sunday Times, which claimed there were questions over loans totalling tens of thousands of pounds. Continue reading...

Science

12 h. ago Nigel Farage is UK's 'most respectful' political leader, new poll shows

Pollsters took the mood of the nation a year after Labour took charge

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5 d. ago MPs declare more than £1m of gifts and hospitality in year since election

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage declared the highest value, receiving gifts worth a total of £98,709 over the past year.

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7 d. ago Coup for Nigel Farage as former Tory leader of Margaret Thatcher's London council defects to Reform

Dan Thomas quits with swipe at Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch

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8 d. ago Former London Tory council leader is latest Conservative councillor to defect to Nigel Farage's Reform party

Dan Thomas had been leader of Barnet Council in Margaret Thatcher’s back yard

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2 w. ago Nigel Farage's Britannia Card plot to help billionaires avoid taxes mocked

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is planning to let wealthy business tycoons pay £250,000 for a so-called Britannia Card, which would excuse them from taxes on overseas earnings and inheritance tax

Economics

2 w. ago Reform unveils plan to top up poorest workers from £250,000 fee on rich UK newcomers

Nigel Farage will outline Britannia Card policy that could give the low paid £600 to £1,000 extra a yearReform UK are to offer wealthy foreigners and returning British expats a bespoke tax regime in exchange for a one-off payment of £250,000 with all funds collected redistributed to Britain’s lowest-paid workers, the party claims,.The proposal, dubbed the Britannia Card, is due to be unveiled by party leader Nigel Farage later this week. It promises a 10-year residence permit and a return to the controversial “remittance basis” of taxation, allowing cardholders to shield overseas income from UK tax and avoid inheritance tax entirely. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Jodie Marsh dances with Nigel Farage at animal fundraiser with most unusual guest list

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage and former model Jodie Marsh were all smiles as they took over the dance floor with fellow famous faces, and partied at Jodie's fundraising bash

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3 w. 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 w. 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 w. 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 w. 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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