3 d. ago Three dead and two missing as violent storms spark flooding in southern France

The floods were compared to ‘scenes of war’ by one regional mayor

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2 w. ago Who is Dame Andrea Jenkyns, Reform UK’s first regional mayor?

In a speech following her victory, the 50-year-old said there would be ‘an end to soft-touch Britain’.

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2 w. 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.

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2 w. 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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3 w. ago New Reform mayor Andrea Jenkyns vows to sack county council’s diversity officers

Dame Andrea Jenkyns has doubled down on Farage’s pledge to sack diversity officers in Lincolnshire but the county council has revealed it does not employ any

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3 w. ago New Reform mayor Andrea Jenkyns vows to sack council’s diversity officers

Dame Andrea Jenkyns has doubled down on Farage’s pledge to sack diversity officers in Lincolnshire but the county council has revealed it does not employ any

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3 w. ago Reform UK’s Richard Tice defends Andrea Jenkyns comment that migrants ‘should be put in tents’

Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice has defended new mayor of Greater Lincolnshire Andrea Jenkyns’ calls for migrants to be “put in tents”.

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3 w. ago Reform's Andrea Jenkyns storms out of TV interview as she's grilled on comment about rival's 'South African accent'

New Greater Lincolnshire mayor says ‘I’m not even going to answer your questions’ as she’s grilled about comments she made about her rival’s South African accent

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3 w. ago Reform policies: What will Nigel Farage’s party actually do after local election wins?

The Independent looks at what Reform UK will do in power, and whether it is likely to work

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3 w. ago New Reform mayor Andrea Jenkyns storms out of Sky interview after she made a jibe at her rival's South African accent and said it shows she is 'not even from the country'

Dame Andrea Jenkyns used her mayoral election victory speech to declare that illegal immigrants should live in tents instead of hotels.

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3 w. ago Profile: Who is Dame Andrea Jenkyns, Reform UK’s first regional mayor?

In a speech following her victory, the 50-year-old said there would be ‘an end to soft touch Britain’.

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3 w. ago New Reform mayor Andrea Jenkyns storms out of Sky interview over 'dirty tricks' after her political rivals refused to shake her hand following victory

Dame Andrea Jenkyns used her mayoral election victory speech to declare that illegal immigrants should live in tents instead of hotels.

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3 w. ago Andrea Jenkyns storms out of interview over ‘divisive questioning’ after blistering victory speech

Reform MP Dame Andrea Jenkyns stormed out of an interview with Sky News after accusing the reporter of ‘divisive questioning’.

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3 w. ago Reform mayor Andrea Jenkyns storms out Sky News interview moments after election win

The former Tory MP angrily pushed away a Sky News microphone after being questioned over remarks in a spiky acceptance speech.

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3 w. ago Reform UK's new mayor storms out of TV interview after 'soul destroying' campaign

Reform UK mayor Dame Andrea Jenkyns cut short a television interview with Sky News after being confronted with a speech she made following her victory

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3 w. ago Reform's Dame Andrea Jenkyns wins Greater Lincolnshire mayoral race with 40,000 majority over Tories while Arron Banks misses out in West of England

Dame Andrea, wearing an Abba-inspired glam sequined jumpsuit in Reform blue, won a thumping majority of 40,000 over her former party the Conservatives .

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3 w. ago Reform beats Labour by six votes in Runcorn vote as party gains first mayor

In one of the closest parliamentary votes ever, new MP Sarah Pochin took the seat which Labour won with a majority of almost 14,700 last year.

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3 w. ago Reform mayor Andrea Jenkyns storms out of Sky News interview after spiky speech

New Reform mayor Dame Andrea Jenkyns stormed out of a Sky News interview after being challenged over her decision to refer to a rival's accent in a spiky acceptance speech

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3 w. ago English local elections: Reform UK wins Runcorn byelection by six votes as Andrea Jenkyns becomes party’s first mayor – UK politics live

New MP Sarah Pochin pays tribute to Nigel Farage as ‘great leader’ as former Tory minister takes Greater Lincolnshire as mayor for Reform UKLocal elections 2025: full mayoral and council results for EnglandReform win Runcorn with just six votes in blow to LabourReform UK has won three of the first five wards declared at Northumberland County Council, with Labour and the Conservatives picking up one each, PA reports.There are 67 seats on the council, with the Conservatives defending 33, Labour 18, the Liberal Democrats four and Greens two, while there were 10 independent councillors. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Panic grips blackout stricken Spain as residents are told to stay indoors, huge queues form for food and petrol

Madrid's Mayor has urged people to stay where they are, while the regional president has called for an emergency plan to be activated so soldiers can be deployed.

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