“We’re here, and we’re here to stay,” Reform UK leader Nigel Farage told a crowd in County Durham during a campaign speech on Tuesday. With his party standing more candidates in the upcoming local elections on 1 May than either Labour or the Conservative Party, Farage lauded recent polling for Reform as “astonishing progress”. “Our…
LONDON — A former Conservative lawmaker and 14 others have been charged with cheating when placing bets on the timing of Britain’s general election last year, the Gambling Commission said Monday. Craig Williams was one of several people who had been investigated for cashing in on insider knowledge on the date then-Prime Minister Rishi Sunak would call…
Kemi Badenoch has appeared to condone the prospect of Conservative councillors forming coalitions with local counterparts in Reform UK. The Conservative leader has consistently ruled out any national deal with Reform, citing leader Nigel Farage’s pledge to “destroy” the Tories. But Badenoch has now suggested that the picture is different for Conservatives at a local…
Conservative councillors could be free to go into coalition with Reform UK after next month’s local elections, Kemi Badenoch has said. The Tory leader has consistently ruled out any national deal with Reform, whose leader Nigel Farage has vowed to “destroy” the Conservative Party. But speaking to BBC Breakfast on Thursday, Mrs Badenoch suggested the…
The Conservatives have been drawn into a “racism and sexism” row after a Tory councillor appeared to launch a racist message at his Reform UK challenger’s wife. Tory councillor Mike Introna had been discussing Reform candidate Andrew McCallum in a WhatsApp group chat – where he labelled him “ageist” and “anti-disabled”, screenshots shared with GB…
The Labour Party is under increasing pressure as it heads into local elections and the Runcorn by-election on May 1, reported Daily Mail. Recent polls show a dramatic fall in popularity since Rachel Reeves’ Spring Statement, according to the report. Labour’s Falling Approval Rating The ‘More in Common’ poll showed Labour has lost three points…
All eyes will be on Reform UK in May’s local elections according to experts, who predicted the insurgent party could score dramatic upset victories. Think tank the Local Government Information Unit said Nigel Farage’s party “has a lot to gain” as it named five key contests to watch, with Reform the challengers in four of…
A Canadian politician who encouraged supporters to turn a wanted Hong Kong activist over to the Chinese consulate for a HK$1 million (US$128,540) bounty has announced he will not run in a coming election after the country’s police said they were investigating his comments. Paul Chiang, a member of parliament for the governing Liberal Party,…
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has vowed to replace the Conservatives as the “party of Middle England”, as he launches his local election campaign. The Lib Dems are hoping to erode the Conservative vote in the 20 Tory-run councils that are up for election on May 1. The party believes it can become the…
The Government has blocked an attempt by the Conservative Party to ban children from having mobile phones in school. Labour MPs defeated a Conservative amendment which would have forced headteachers to introduce a policy that stopped the use and carrying of phones by pupils in schools. MPs heard young children are suffering from back problems…