3 d. ago Reform UK conference attracting more interest from lobbyists this year – survey

A survey for the Chartered Institute of Public Relations found 20% of lobbying firms plan to attend Reform UK’s annual conference this September.

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5 d. ago The Farage season: with its rivals away, Reform basks in summer headlines

Government silence and a light news agenda has created the conditions for a seemingly well-funded Farage barrageNigel Farage is far less bothered than many politicians about taking his own trips abroad while parliament is sitting. Refreshed and relaxed, he can then spend the summer recess in Westminster, dominating the scene while his opponents are on their sunloungers and the news agenda is light.The Reform UK leader has been at the helm of five press conferences, one every week of recess, and has just managed two more in the final week. Most of them have been on Mondays, with announcements on migration and crime trailed into the weekend papers and his live appearances on news channels sometimes lasting longer than an hour. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Nigel Farage's chaotic press conference shows he is a liability for Reform UK in Scotland

Daily Record Political Editor Paul Hutcheon says the Reform UK leader has a poor grasp of Scottish politics

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5 d. ago Tory defects to Reform UK in further trouble for Kemi Badenoch

Nigel Farage has announced another Tory defection to Reform UK at a press conference in Scotland - it comes after a series of Tory politicians switched to his party

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6 d. ago Tory chair says party would consider deal with Taliban to return Afghan migrants – UK politics live

Kevin Hollinrake says party would ‘potentially’ set up returns agreement with country as he says deportation plan is ‘far more comprehensive’ than Reform’sNigel Farage has been accused of “ugly” and “destructive” rhetoric after announcing plans to deport hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers and pledging to pay despotic regimes such as the Taliban to take them back.Unveiling Reform UK’s “Operation Restoring Justice” at a combative press conference in Oxford, Farage said he would rip up the UK’s postwar human rights commitments, contained in a range of international conventions, to deport “absolutely anyone” – including women and children – arriving by small boat.We really are through the looking-glass now. Nigel Farage pretending to be patriotic while pledging to rip up Britain’s proud record of leading the world on human rights.As we’ve seen across history, his populist playbook is ugly, powerful and incredibly destructive. We know where it will lead if we don’t stop it.If today ...

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6 d. ago Nigel Farage to visit Scotland today after launching plan to deport illegal immigrants

The Reform UK leader is expected to hold a press conference during a trip to the east of Scotland.

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6 d. ago STEPHEN GLOVER: At last! A politician who sees the enormity of the problems caused by mass uncontrolled immigration

Nigel Farage's press conference yesterday was an extraordinary political event. The leader of Reform UK did not so much tear up the rule book as incinerate it.

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6 d. ago Farage attacked for ‘ugly’ rhetoric of plan for mass deportation of asylum seekers

Reform UK leader says he will rip up UK’s human rights commitments and pay despotic regimes to take people backNigel Farage has been accused of “ugly” and “destructive” rhetoric after announcing plans to deport hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers, and pledging to pay despotic regimes such as the Taliban to take them back.Unveiling Reform UK’s “Operation Restoring Justice” at a combative press conference in Oxford, Farage said he would rip up the UK’s postwar human rights commitments, contained in a range of international conventions, to deport “absolutely anyone” – including women and children – arriving by small boat. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Farage ‘copying our homework’ with immigration plans, Badenoch says

At a press conference on Tuesday, Reform UK pledged to scale up detention capacity for asylum seekers and increase deportations.

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6 d. ago Farage’s plan to deport thousands of asylum seekers draws scorn from legal experts

Reform UK leader told scheme is ‘simply not rooted in reality’ after he dodges questions on how it would workUK politics live – latest updatesNigel Farage’s plans to deport hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers to despotic regimes such as Afghanistan’s Taliban and withdraw the UK from vital human rights protections have triggered fierce condemnation from legal experts and political opponents, who said the proposals would dismantle Britain’s postwar commitments and shred fundamental rights.Unveiling Reform UK’s “Operation Restoring Justice” at a combative Oxford press conference, Farage claimed his party would detain and deport “absolutely anyone” arriving by small boat and ensure they are “never, ever allowed to stay”, insisting this would stop crossings “within days” and “save tens and possibly hundreds of billions of pounds”. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Sky News halted for 'breaking news' as Keir Starmer issued brutal blow

Sky News was interrupted as Reform UK leader Nigel Farage held a press conference where he slammed the Labour government.

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last month Fresh boost for Nigel Farage as Britain's top firms book slots at Reform conference

One Cabinet minister confessed to The Mail on Sunday that many leading companies will now attend Reform's high-profile autumn conference in Birmingham .

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