20 h. ago Reform and Tories 'defending cruelty' over support for trail hunting

The Reform UK leader Nigel Farage was pictured at a hunt on Friday, as was Tory MP Kevin Hollinrake, despite foxes still often being torn to shreds by dogs at the events

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4 d. ago Do you support a ban on trail hunting? Take our poll and have your say

Campaigners have long warned foxes are still torn to shreds by dogs during the hunts, while the national police lead on illegal hunting says they are often a smokescreen for illegal fox hunting

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5 d. ago Wes Streeting hints he will back rejoining the customs union with 'closer trading relationship with EU'

The Health Secretary on Sunday described the Prime Minister's 'reset' deal with Brussels, branded a surrender by the Tories and Reform, as a 'good start'.

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6 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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8 d. ago Tories and Reform accuse Labour of 'running scared' of voters after Keir Starmer's ministers open door for 63 councils to scrap next May's elections

Labour's move would rob more than 10million people of a vote in May. And with half the councils involved run by Labour, it could limit the party's losses and boost Sir Keir's chances of survival.

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8 d. ago How support for Labour crumbled in Britain in 2025 with Rachel Reeves' popularity plunging

Backing for the Tories also fell, went up slightly for Reform UK, was unchanged for the Liberal Democrats while the biggest gainers this year were the Greens

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1 week ago STEPHEN GLOVER: If Reform and the Tories let Labour back in they would never be forgiven. When I asked Farage about a pact his answer was very revealing

Have there ever been two political parties in modern British politics that think alike on so many issues as Reform UK and the Tories?

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2 w. ago Why Reform UK’s new champion means Scottish Tories can’t rely on their usual strategy to win votes

Scottish Conservative hopes that Reform’s bunch of misfits would struggle in the heat of the election campaign have evaporated with the defection of political heavyweight Malcolm Offord

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2 w. ago Reform UK: All the politicians who have defected as more Tories announce move

Here is a list of politicians who have recently defected to Reform UK

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2 w. ago Tories hit with another defection as former 'Red Wall' MP Ben Bradley joins Reform UK to help with DOGE drive on local councils

Ben Bradley, who was Tory MP for Mansfield until last year's general election , said Reform 'is the only party that is prepared to be different' as he announced his switch.

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3 w. ago Should Nigel Farage’s Reform and Tories join forces to win next election? VOTE NOW

REFORM leader Nigel Farage has furiously ruled out that he is plotting an election pact with the Tories. Last night the party leader rubbished the prospect as “ludicrous” as he denied speculation about a deal. Donors told the Financial Times he has privately raised the expectation of a tie-up with the Conservatives.  In the 2019...

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3 w. ago Keir Starmer slams Reform and Tories' 'unholy alliance' in savage double attack at PMQs

Prime Minister Keir Starmer savaged Nigel Farage after he allegedly told donors he expects a deal or merger between his party and the Conservatives before the next election

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3 w. ago Nigel Farage responds to claim he called Reform election pact with Tories ‘inevitable’

It comes after reports Farage told donors that a Reform-Tory pact is ‘inevitable’

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3 w. ago Nigel Farage denies reports of Reform election pact with Tories

It comes after reports Nigel Farage told donors that a Reform-Tory pact is ‘inevitable’

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3 w. ago Nigel Farage 'tells donors he expects Reform UK to do a deal with the Tories before the next general election'

The leader of the right-wing party is reported to have backed the move in attempt to ease Reform UK's route to victory at the next General Election .

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3 w. ago Reform and Tories insist there is no plan for merger before next election

Prominent ex-Tory figures have flocked to Reform.

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3 w. ago Farage tells donors he expects Reform UK will do an election deal with Tories

Rightwing populist party could pursue a merger or pact with the Conservatives

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3 w. ago Farage tells donors he expects Reform UK to do an election deal with Tories

Rightwing populist party could pursue a merger or pact with the Conservatives

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3 w. ago Three former Tory MPs defect to Nigel Farage's Reform accusing Kemi Badenoch's party of 'losing trust' of voters

Jonathan Gullis - the ex-MP for Stoke-on-Trent North - said he was abandoning the Conservatives after 18 years to join Nigel Farage's insurgents.

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