11 h. ago Farage accused of being ‘out of touch’ after ‘overdiagnosis’ comments

The Reform leader told a local elections campaign event that overdiagnosis is ‘creating a class of victims’ in the UK.

Politics

11 h. ago William and PM’s attendance at Pope’s funeral shows ‘respect for Catholic faith’

Sir Keir Starmer will be there on behalf of the British Government while the Prince of Wales will represent the King.

Culture

30 h. ago Nigel Farage says Reform UK 'open to doing deal' with other parties to form next government in Wales

He said his party wanted to 'reindustrialise south Wales', adding: 'The fact that we've all bowed down to this god of net zero, closing down steelworks, closing down some of the coal that we still need, all of this is madness'

Politics

37 h. ago Reform UK council candidate helps Nigerians get UK study visas

Christopher Adegoke is standing as Reform's candidate for the Hucknall West ward on Nottinghamshire County Council at next month's local elections .

Politics

37 h. ago Kemi Badenoch vows 'no electoral pact' with Nigel Farage's Reform UK after Tory Robert Jenrick discusses 'coalition' at the next general election

The leader's spokesman dismissed talk of a link-up at the national level after Jenrick suggested action would be needed to prevent the 'nightmare scenario' of Keir Starmer winning in 2029.

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43 h. ago Robert Jenrick vows to 'bring coalition together' of Reform and Tories in latest sign of tensions over whether to do a deal with Nigel Farage

Mr Jenrick was recorded telling Conservative students 'I'm determined to ... bring this coalition together and make sure we unite as a nation as well.'

Economics

47 h. ago Nigel Farage thinks net zero is the new Brexit. Starmer can prove him wrong | Rafael Behr

Labour must deliver the green transition voters want, leaving Reform and the Tories on the side of economic decline and dictatorsWhich former British prime minister described the climate emergency as “a clock ticking to the furious rhythm of hundreds of billions of pistons and turbines and furnaces and engines quilting the Earth in an invisible and suffocating blanket of CO2”?The florid style gives it away. You’d guess Boris Johnson even if you’d forgotten that the master of Brexit bombast also had a sideline in net zero evangelism. It wasn’t the most memorable part of his repertoire and it didn’t catch on as a Conservative catechism.Rafael Behr is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Nigel Farage's Reform UK party would win a General Election held now, poll shows

The More in Common polling of over 16,000 voters suggests Labour could lose 246 MPs, including 10 Cabinet ministers, with major losses in the so-called red wall

Politics

4 d. ago Swinney warns against ‘simple solutions’ offered by Reform UK

The Scottish First Minister said Nigel Farage’s party was contributing to the undermining of ‘some of the central values of our society’.

Events

4 d. ago Reform UK candidate backed means testing winter fuel payments despite Nigel Farage calling move ‘vindictive’

Sarah Pochin said winter fuel payments should go to those who need it and not those who don’t

Politics

4 d. ago Why Reform winning big in the local elections could backfire for Nigel Farage

Nigel Farage needs to win big in the local elections and 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 Farage’s undoing

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5 d. ago Nigel Farage just as likely to be next PM as Keir Starmer, poll finds

The survey, by More in Common, reveals that the Reform UK leader is in joint poll position with Sir Keir Starmer to make it to Downing Street in four years time.

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5 d. ago Miliband hits back at Farage over ‘nonsense and lies’ about net zero

The Energy Secretary said both Reform UK and the Tories were prepared to concoct falsehoods to ‘pursue their ideological agenda.’

Events

5 d. ago Nigel Farage says Reform would prefer SNP to win next Holyrood election instead of Labour

The Reform UK leader has ruled out his party supporting any moves to make Anas Sarwar the next First Minister.

Politics

5 d. ago BRIAN READE: 'Don't fall for Nigel Farage's latest rebrand, he'll never fix Britain'

Pollsters are predicting big wins for Reform UK at next month's election, warns Brian Reade, but there are a few glaring truths voters should keep in mind

Politics

6 d. ago Reform UK 'in talks with Liz Truss' as Nigel Farage looks to take on 'The Blob'

After winning five seats at last summer's general election, Reform are seeking to win hundreds of council seats at next month's local elections in England.

Politics

7 d. ago Gender ruling ‘could lead to trans prisoners getting seriously hurt’

The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that the definition of a woman in equality law is based on biological sex.

Events

7 d. ago Gender ruling could ‘gravely affect very vulnerable prisoners’ – solicitor

As of March 31 last year, 10 prisoners were known to have a gender recognition certificate.

Events

7 d. ago Reform row: Rupert Lowe threatens to sue Nigel Farage for defamation

Rupert Lowe said he has instructed lawyers to issue letters of claim for defamation against Reform UK's leader Nigel Farage, chairman Zia Yusuf and chief whip Lee Anderson

Events

7 d. ago Swinney worried by ‘high likelihood’ Farage could become next PM

The First Minister said a Reform UK government would be ‘bad for all of us’.

Politics