5 h. ago Labour 'is reviewing its winter fuel payment for thousands of Brits' after backlash from voters during elections

Senior figures in Keir Starmer's circles have allegedly been discussing how to simmer public anger in the wake of Labour's local election thumping to Nigel Farage's Reform.

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6 h. ago Nigel Farage's plan to fly only the Union Jack at councils 'is a blow to support for war

Nigel Farage's party said it would only fly the Union Jack, St George's flag and county flags from the council buildings it controls.

Events

11 h. ago Reform UK councillor quits party with attack on Farage just days after election

The councillor had posted on social media about her plans to defect from Reform UK after the election

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13 h. ago Reform to ban all flags except union jack and St George’s Cross on council buildings

Reform UK will only allow the union jack, St George’s flag and county flags on council buildings

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15 h. ago Nigel Farage ally pledges costly legal battles after hollow migrant hotel vow

Reform UK chairman Zia Yusuf said his party would launch judicial reviews and injunctions when challenged whether Nigel Farage had made a pledge he cannot keep

Events

15 h. ago Nigel Farage accused of 'sucking up to Moscow' with Reform's new flags pledge

One of Reform's first acts on winning control of 10 local councils was to insist that town halls can't fly Ukrainian flags in solidarity with Kyiv against Russian aggression

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18 h. ago 'Very real possibility' Nigel Farage will be next UK Prime Minister, claims rival

When asked if Reform UK leader Nigel Farage could be Prime Minster, SNP leader John Swinney said that he thinks 'it is very real possibility that that could happen'

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20 h. ago Memo to Harry: megaphone diplomacy isn’t working. You could write to your dad – only costs a stamp | Stephen Bates

The reaction to the prince’s BBC interview highlights his error in thinking he is anyone’s priority. Time for a reality checkWas the timing deliberate? It did seem so as Prince Harry backed into the limelight once again last Friday evening with his extended lament to the BBC about the fact that he and his wife and children had been denied taxpayer-funded security protection by a wicked establishment if ever they choose to visit Britain again.In the great scale of world events, or even of the royal family, Harry’s private security needs are probably not near the top of anybody’s priorities, but they were enough to knock the local election results and even the picture of a grinning Nigel Farage off Saturday’s front pages. Continue reading...

Economics

20 h. ago John Curtice: English local election results 'good news' for John Swinney and 'bad news' for Anas Sarwar

Nigel Farage’s Reform UK had a stellar time at the English polls, which could spell trouble ahead for Scottish Labour.

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22 h. ago ‘Very real possibility’ Farage could lead UK, says Scotland’s First Minister

Scotland’s First Minister has warned there is a "very real possibility" that Nigel Farage could become the UK’s next Prime Minister, expressing concern about what that might mean for the country's future.

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24 h. ago John Swinney says there is a ‘very real possibility’ Nigel Farage could be UK’s next PM

SNP leader says prospect of Reform winning next general election makes him 'fearful of what lies ahead'

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30 h. ago Swinney says there is a ‘very real possibility’ Farage could be UK’s next PM

Scotland’s First Minister said he is ‘fearful of what lies ahead’ as he condemned the ‘alien values that Nigel Farage is peddling’.

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32 h. ago Starmer’s former minister Haigh urges him to rip up tax rules to counter Reform

Labour and the Conservatives are under pressure to reverse their parties’ fortunes after Reform picked up 10 councils and more than 600 seats.

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35 h. ago Even though they have control of 10 councils, Reform may find that running them as they want is a lot harder than they think

Editorial: Now that Nigel Farage’s party has a foothold, the country will be able to judge them on what they do, not just on what they say

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40 h. ago Reform UK chairman vows to use 'every instrument of power available' to stop migrants being housed in council areas his party now controls

Reform, led by Nigel Farage, gained more than 600 council seats and took control of 10 local authorities in Thursday's local elections .

Society

41 h. ago Reform will use ‘every instrument’ to resist asylum hotels in areas it runs

Party chairman Zia Yusuf said he was ‘realistic’ about the fact the levers of change at a local level ‘pale in comparison’ to Westminster powers.

Events

41 h. ago Anas Sarwar admits Labour government must go 'further and faster' to counter surge of Nigel Farage's Reform

Anas Sarwar has warned his Labour colleagues at Westminster need to better deliver on election promises to counter the surge of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK.

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42 h. ago Downing Street fury at Farage plot to tie up Starmer government in legal challenges

Exclusive: Reform’s new Lincolnshire mayor Andrea Jenkyns has revealed that Farage plans to use the party’s control of councils across England to launch a series of legal challenges to block Labour government policy on net zero and housing asylum seekers

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42 h. ago Wes Streeting sends 'telly' message to voters and makes Nigel Farage 'airtime' comment

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has said he knows voters are 'shouting at the telly' to tell Labour they are not feeling the change that was promised at the election

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42 h. ago Kemi Badenoch admits Nigel Farage could become prime minister after Tories’ local elections ‘bloodbath’

The Tory leader was speaking to the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg after devastating local elections results, which left one pollster warning she only has 12 months to save her party

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