2 h. ago Olympic gold medalist unveiled as Reform UK candidate for mayor sent homophobic tweets

Luke Campbell won gold at the 2012 London Olympics

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5 h. ago SNP accused of trying to split unionist vote ahead of Scottish elections after Swinney demands alliance to 'lock out' Nigel Farage's 'far right' Reform Party

Professor Sir John Curtice hit out at Mr Swinney after he used a conference to demand the threat of the far-right - which he said included Reform - be blocked in Scotland.

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5 h. ago Boxer Luke Campbell to stand for Mayor with Nigel Farage's Reform party

Reform UK have confirmed that Olympic boxing champion Luke Campbell will stand for Mayor of Hull and East Yorkshire in the upcoming elections, with the Brit speaking alongside Nigel Farage

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8 h. ago Labour overtakes Reform after Starmer’s defence spending boost, latest poll reveals

Labour retakes the lead in weekly tracker poll during a crucial week form Keir Starmer

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20 h. ago Farage unveils Olympic boxing champion as Reform mayoral candidate at rally

Luke Campbell, who won a gold medal in 2012, will stand in the Hull and East Riding region on May 1.

Sport

27 h. ago SNP accused of 'betraying' Scots kids as attainment gap in schools widens despite Nicola Sturgeon pledge

Labour said the SNP leader's report card was "awful".

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54 h. ago Swinney looks to ‘lock out’ Reform from Holyrood as he calls cross

The Scottish First Minister said the threat of the ‘far-right’ – in which he included Nigel Farage’s party – is real.

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55 h. ago Swinney to call ‘line in the sand’ summit to counter rise of Reform

The First Minister has said he will invite political leaders to talks at the end of April.

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3 d. ago Starmer accuses Farage of ‘fawning’ over Putin as Reform MPs face ‘poodles’ jibe

Reform UK MP Lee Anderson also hit back over criticism of his party colleagues during a war of words with the SNP’s Stephen Flynn.

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3 d. ago SNP ministers accused of 'trying to ride two horses' in Dr Beth Upton trans row

Shirley-Anne Somerville, the Social Justice Secretary, faced questions in Holyrood

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3 d. ago Nicola Sturgeon legacy 'in tatters' as attainment gap in Scots schools widens with more kids unemployed

SNP ministers are accused of having "flunked" their record on education and narrowing the life chances of the poorest pupils in the process.

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4 d. ago Labour must take the fight to Reform before Senedd polls, Carwyn Jones warns

Lord Jones said he wants to be a ‘voice for Wales’ and a proponent for devolution in Parliament’s upper chamber.

Events

5 d. ago Keir Starmer issues grim 'danger' warning over Nigel Farage's Reform UK in major speech

Keir Starmer argued Nigel Farage's Reform UK party is 'not the answer for Britain' and promised to point out their 'bluster' in major speech to the Scottish Labour conference

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5 d. ago Keir Starmer goes to war with Nigel Farage to accuse 'dangerous' Reform UK of 'fawning over Putin' and holding policies 'alien' to Brits following party's poll surge

The Prime Minister used a speech at the Scottish Labour conference in Glasgow to launch an full-throated attack on Reform's 'dangerous right-wing politics'.

Events

5 d. ago Starmer more influential to Labour’s Holyrood vote than Sarwar, poll suggests

Almost 30% said the Prime Minister would have more of an influence on their vote next year than the Scottish Labour leader.

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6 d. ago Labour told to ‘deliver fast’ or risk losing support to Farage’s Reform UK

Roz Foyer, the general secretary of the Scottish Trades Union Congress, said voters are losing faith in traditional parties.

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7 d. ago Nigel Farage lavishes praise on Elon Musk at US rally after Trump ally said he should be ousted as Reform leader

Mr Farage used a speech at a pro-Trump rightwing rally in the US to label the X owner a 'hero of free speech' for his efforts to deregulate the social media platform.

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7 d. ago Rise of Farage’s Reform fuelled by voters aged over 45, new poll reveals

Support from Generation X and Baby Boomers has put Nigel Farage’s Reform UK at the top of the Techne UK tracker poll for the first time

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7 d. ago Farage’s dash to the top fuelled by voters aged over 45, new poll reveals

Support from Generation X and Baby Boomers has put Nigel Farage’s Reform UK at the top of the Techne UK tracker poll for the first time ever this week

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7 d. ago Photo of runaway military horses bolting through London up for award

The picture is one of 15 people can choose from for the IMAGO Photograph of the Year at the annual UK Picture Editors’ Guild Awards.

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