7 h. ago Are you worried about the rise of Reform and Nigel Farage? Take our poll and have your say

Unions have warned their policies would create job losses, and Nigel Farage has failed to explain which public services his savage near £300 billion of cuts would focus on

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7 h. ago Don't deprive voters in London commuter belt from taking part in local elections, Starmer warned by watchdog

Elections in nine areas, including Essex, Surrey, Hampshire and East and West Sussex, have already been delayed by 12 months until next year

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25 h. ago Pollsters claim Reform UK is ‘in decline’ as lead over Labour drops

A Yougov poll has shown that the lead held by Nigel Farage’s party has dropped from 10 to five points with both Labour and the Tories gaining

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35 h. ago Reform plan to cap aid at £1bn would damage UK’s international influence, critics warn

Exclusive: Campaigners say slashing overseas aid would leave UK unable to meet existing commitmentsPlans by Reform UK to slash the aid budget by 90% would not cover existing contributions to global bodies such as the UN and World Bank, shredding Britain’s international influence and risking its standing within those organisations, charities and other parties have warned.Under cuts announced by Nigel Farage in November, overseas aid would be capped at £1bn a year, or about 0.03% of GDP. Keir Starmer’s government is already set to reduce aid from 0.5% of GDP to 0.3% by 2027, but even that lower proportion would still amount to £9bn a year. Continue reading...

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49 h. ago Senior Reform candidate slammed over 'bacon' religion comment as Nigel Farage faces pressure

A senior Reform UK candidate faces fresh criticism over 'unacceptable' comments suggesting non-Christians should eat 'bacon' to prove their sincerity to the religion

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52 h. ago Ban on shock collars and trail hunting among Government’s animal welfare plans

The animal welfare strategy, launched on Monday, includes plans to ban trail hunting, for fear it is being used as cover for chasing live foxes.

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53 h. ago Nigel Farage's 'authoritarian control freaks' attack on Labour slapped down by No10

Downing Street has slapped down Nigel Farage after he called ministers 'authoritarian control freaks' over their plan to ban trail hunting in the Animal Welfare Strategy

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68 h. ago 'Nigel Farage's 'freak' reaction and failed Tory promises prove one thing about Labour'

'Labour led the way on animal welfare with its 2004 fox hunting ban. Since the party left office, there has been a years-long gap that has allowed cruel practices to develop'

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69 h. ago 'Nigel Farage may be banging on Downing Steet door but Reform UK is slipping'

Reform UK is a new force banging on the door of 10 Downing Street with promises to be different to Labour and Conservatives - but we've been here before, writes Kevin Maguire

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69 h. ago KEVIN MAGUIRE: 'Farage may be banging on Downing St door but Reform UK is slipping'

Reform UK is a new force banging on the door of 10 Downing Street with promises to be different to Labour and Conservatives - but we've been here before, writes Kevin Maguire

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3 d. ago Major Nigel Farage update as elections watchdog issues statement

Labour had called on the Electoral Commission to look into the Reform UK leader's spending in his constituency, alleging that an overspend could have breached electoral law

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3 d. ago Elections watchdog will not investigate Nigel Farage’s constituency spending

Labour had called for an investigation into spending in the Clacton constituency, after raising questions about whether it breached a spending limit.

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3 d. ago Kemi Badenoch is closing in on Nigel Farage, poll finds... but Reform and Tories combined are still only level with horror coalition of parties on the Left

The end-of-year survey puts Ms Badenoch's party on 22 per cent - up from 20 per cent a month ago - suggesting that her Commons performances and fresh policy ideas are starting to 'cut through'.

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3 d. ago Farage faces calls to sack candidate who claimed Lammy should ‘go home’

Hampshire and the Solent mayoral candidate Chris Parry’s conduct on X was described as ‘racist and grossly offensive’ by the Labour Party.

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3 d. ago Farage urged to drop candidate doubling down on claim Lammy should ‘go home’

Hampshire and the Solent mayoral candidate Chris Parry’s conduct on X was described as ‘racist and grossly offensive’ by the Labour Party.

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4 d. ago ANNA TURLEY: 'Nigel Farage needs to take a long, hard look at himself'

'Nigel Farage needs to decide whether he’s prepared to be a responsible party leader, or drag his party further into the gutter', the Labour Party Chair Anna Turley writes

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4 d. ago Pressure on Farage to sack ‘racist’ Reform candidate as he doubles down on claim Lammy should ‘go home’ to Caribbean

‘Farage's refusal to take action against racism in his party shows what a dark place he's dragging politics to,’ says Labour Party chair

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5 d. ago Reform candidate who told David Lammy to ‘go home’ questioned other politicians’ loyalty to UK

Nigel Farage’s party is facing calls to drop the retired naval officer

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5 d. ago Reform candidate who told Lammy to ‘go home’ questioned other politicians’ loyalty to UK

Nigel Farage’s party facing calls to drop retired naval officer

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5 d. ago Nigel Farage faces fresh anger over Reform candidate's 'racist and abhorrent' attacks

Chris Parry, who was already under fire for saying David Lammy should 'go home' to the Caribbean, questioned the loyalty of eight other politicians from minority ethnic backgrounds

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