38 m. ago The Home Secretary’s asylum reform plans explained – and how it’s similar to the Danish system

The reforms are aimed to make Britain a less appealing destination for illegal migrants and to simplify their removal from the UK

Society

4 h. ago Reform UK's Richard Tice accused of spreading 'lies' about kids in speech

Reform UK’s deputy leader Richard Tice today claimed there has been an 'over-diagnosis' of kids with SEND and said it was 'insane' to see children wearing ear defenders in classes

Politics

7 h. ago 'Out of control' spending on 'overdiagnosed' special needs children threatens bin collections and pothole filling, claims Reform's Tice

Reform UK's deputy leader has warned that councils will soon be unable to afford to collect bins or fill potholes because of the 'out of control' costs of the system for children with special needs.

Events

8 h. ago Sight of children wearing ear defenders in school is ‘insane’, Richard Tice says

He said there is a crisis in the special educational needs and disabilities (Send) system, saying neurodiverse conditions are overdiagnosed.

Politics

9 h. ago Reform council paints new signs outside school but there's one glaring problem

Kent County Council has apologised for the error

Politics

9 h. ago Reform UK defector accused of 'treachery' as Scottish Tory leader lets rip

Russell Findlay had a pop at Graeme Simpson who claimed a former Tory colleague no longer looked at him.

Politics

9 h. ago Reform council repaints road markings outside school which closed in 2016

Kent County Council said it was ‘sorry for any confusion’ after repainting yellow zigzags and ‘School Keep Clear’ warnings.

Politics

12 h. ago Shabana Mahmood warns ‘dark forces are stirring up anger’ over migration ahead of sweeping asylum reforms

Shabana Mahmood is set to rewrite how Britain grants refuge to those fleeing conflict and upheaval with a statement in the House of Commons on Monday

Events

12 h. ago Minister urges Labour MPs to ‘look closely’ at asylum plan amid backbench outcry

Shabana Mahmood is expected to announce sweeping changes in the Commons on Monday, including an overhaul of human rights laws.

Politics

16 h. ago Holyrood election 2026: 'I will not fight dirty', says Scotland's only Reform MSP

Graham Simpson says he ‘won’t indulge in that kind of behaviour’ despite criticism of Reform UK advertising during the Hamilton by-election.

Politics

20 h. ago Without genuine reform to improve pitiful public sector productivity in next week's Budget, any hope of a return to economic prosperity will be crushed: ANDY HALDANE

It is scary season, and nowhere more so than at His Majesty's Treasury where - following a week of pre-Budget turmoil - they are fighting all manner of financial demons.

Economics

21 h. ago Reform councils claim to have slashed £331MILLION worth of wasteful spending

Richard Tice is set to produce figures showing that Reform's local authorities are making savings totalling £331million by ending wasteful spending since the May elections

Economics

30 h. ago Mystery as it's claimed Baby Reindeer 'stalker' was bidding 'to become a Reform MP'

Party sources said they had received a CV from Fiona Harvey, 59, a Scottish law graduate who is currently suing Netflix for £132million over the dark comic drama.

Politics

36 h. ago When reality bites: the rapid rise and chaotic fall of Reform UK in Cornwall

Resignations, suspensions and infighting lead to party losing crown of highest number of seats in the county“I know whenever I come back here next,” Nigel Farage told a jubilant crowd of hundreds in a leisure centre in Redruth, “Reform UK will become a dominant force, not just in Cornwall politics, but in British politics.”That was in February and when the local elections arrived three months later it appeared Farage’s prophecy was in part coming true – Reform took 28 seats on Cornwall council, the highest number of any party. Continue reading...

Politics

46 h. ago Keir Starmer has had ‘500 days of failure’ in office, says SNP

SNP Westminster deputy leader Pete Wishart highlighted issues such as pensioner winter fuel payments and the two-child benefit cap.

Events

50 h. ago Angela Rayner explains why Nigel Farage is 'snake oil salesman'

The former Labour Deputy Leader tore into the Reform UK leader, and accused him of trying to prevent her putting more power into the hands of the working class

Politics

54 h. ago Nigel Farage is today’s Enoch Powell and his appeal down to slow economy, says minister

Business secretary Peter Kyle says appeal of far-right parties like Reform due to ‘their dogma of disruption, division and despair’Nigel Farage is “today’s incarnation of the politics of Enoch Powell”, the business secretary, Peter Kyle, said at the Co-operative party conference.Kyle described Reform UK as “far right”, while stressing that boosting economic growth was needed to “build an economy and a politics that people can trust to deliver for themselves, their families and their communities”. Continue reading...

Politics

54 h. ago ‘Death by a thousand cuts’: the people who could face deportation under Reform

As party’s rise fuels fears over future visa rules, people share how the lives they have built are in jeopardyAs Reform UK soars in the polls, Britain’s migrant communities are facing an uncertain future.The party has announced a swathe of hardline immigration policies, including its plans to abolish indefinite leave to remain – the right to settle permanently in the UK after five years of residence. Continue reading...

Events

56 h. ago Nigel Farage blasted by minister as he's compared to politics of Enoch Powell

The senior Cabinet minister compared the Reform UK leader to Enoch Powell, known for the phrase 'rivers of blood' during a speech in in 1968 blamed for inflaming racial tensions

Politics

57 h. ago Nigel Farage is ‘incarnation of Enoch Powell’s politics’, says minister

Business Secretary Peter Kyle hit out at the leader of Reform UK while speaking at the Co-operative Party conference.

Politics