23 h. ago Farage launches attack on Sadiq Khan as Reform unveils challenger for London mayoral elections

‘There will be a new sheriff in town, and I'll be launching an all-out war on crime’, Reform’s candidate for mayor of London said

Politics

24 h. ago Reform UK councillor branded 'heartless' and 'ruthless' over eviction of family from property

EXCLUSIVE: Reform's first elected councillor in Scotland has been criticised over the eviction.

Society

48 h. ago Starmer tells Cabinet of ‘fight of our political lives’ in general election clash with Farage’s Reform UK

He stressed to his senior ministers that Labour would be judged on whether it had tackled the cost-of-living problems faced by many households

Politics

68 h. ago Food prices in supermarkets to fall as UK moves closer to Single Market to undo Brexit harm, says Starmer

The Prime Minister toughened Labour’s stance on closer ties with the European Union as his party faces a hammering in May elections

Economics

2 d. ago Brexit: Keir Starmer squares up to Nigel Farage with moves towards EU Single Market as he fights to stay PM

The Prime Minister toughened Labour’s stance on closer ties with the European Union as his party faces a hammering in May elections

Events

2 d. ago Scots should be 'livid' if Keir Starmer refuses IndyRef2 after SNP election victory, says John Swinney

The First Minister urged SNP members to raise the £1.5m he believes is needed to take on better resourced parties like Labour and Reform during the election campaign.

Politics

3 d. ago Nigel Farage’s Reform UK to win eight seats in London at next General Election as Labour implodes

Full list of constituencies in the capital set to change hands in 2029, according to new survey

Politics

4 d. ago Starmer squares up to Farage on Brexit with moves towards Single Market as he fights to stay PM

The Prime Minister toughened Labour’s stance on closer ties with the European Union as his party faces a hammering in May elections

Events

5 d. ago ‘We were missing in the conversation’: how Zack Polanski hit on plan to beat Reform at their own game

This time last year Polanski was barely known outside the party. Now he’s hoping for success at May’s local elections - by taking a page from Nigel Farage’s playbookZack Polanski finally decided to stand as the Greens’ leader, he says, after witnessing the party being eclipsed by Reform in last May’s local elections across England, and realising that British politics had changed for good.While the Greens made yet more steady gains, Reform won nearly 700 councillors from a standing start. As deputy leader, it was Polanski’s job to speak to losing candidates to both offer consolation and ask what lessons could be learned. Continue reading...

Events

6 d. ago Nigel Farage pledges Reform will go 'double or quits' on local elections with £5million spending blitz

Nigel Farage has vowed Reform will go 'double or quits' with a £5million spending blitz ahead of May's local elections.

Economics

6 d. ago What is Keir Starmer doing to push back the populists? Not nearly enough. We have a plan to take them on | Chris Powell

There is much to learn from the New Labour playbook. We were disciplined, innovative, robust and proactive – and we won• Labour needs complete ‘reset’ to defeat threat posed by Reform UK, says strategist• Chris Powell is an election strategy analyst and advised the Labour party for more than 20 yearsThe next general election will be no ordinary democratic contest. Not the usual swing of the pendulum this way or that. It will be a key moment in the history of our democracy – and it could be less than three years away.Be in no doubt: populists represent a new and terrifying threat to the kind of free elections and free society we cherish, but now take for granted.Chris Powell is an election strategy analyst and advised the Labour party for more than 20 years. David Cowan, who co-authored this article, is founder of Forensics, a data and consumer research consultancy. They are co-founders of winningagainstpopulists.com Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Nigel Farage promises Reform UK spending blitz on May’s local elections

Reform UK’s election war chest was bolstered by a £9 million donation in August from businessman Christopher Harborne.

Politics

7 d. ago Inside the impoverished Welsh communities abandoning Labour and turning to Farage’s Reform

Reform UK and Plaid Cymru are ramping up their campaigns ahead of May’s Senedd elections, as polls already predict Starmer’s party could face a catastrophic defeat, writes Holly Evans

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7 d. ago Local elections in London will test support for Reform UK and Greens

Local elections in London will test support for Reform UK and Greens  BBC

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7 d. ago 'Things will get better' in 2026, promises Starmer as he fights to stay PM with Labour facing election blows

The Government saw its popularity fall further in 2025 as Nigel Farage’s Reform UK surged

Politics

8 d. ago The year ahead in Westminster: EU relations, benefits reform and elections

Relations with the EU, benefits reform and elections in different parts of the UK will all present problems for the Prime Minister.

Politics

8 d. ago Even Nigel Farage should welcome fierce scrutiny of his school days

Editorial: An opinion poll for The Independent suggests that the electorate is unmoved by stories from the Reform leader’s school days – but no potential leader of this country should be able to shrug off allegations of this seriousness without a proper defence

Politics

1 week ago Nigel Farage targeting six London council wins for Reform in elections as he says capital 'in big trouble'

Reform UK leader says his party has ‘very real chance’ of winning in London in May elections

Events

2 w. ago Don't deprive voters in London commuter belt from taking part in local elections, Starmer warned by watchdog

Elections in nine areas, including Essex, Surrey, Hampshire and East and West Sussex, have already been delayed by 12 months until next year

Events

2 w. ago Major Nigel Farage update as elections watchdog issues statement

Labour had called on the Electoral Commission to look into the Reform UK leader's spending in his constituency, alleging that an overspend could have breached electoral law

Politics