Reform UK leader Nigel Farage addressing the crowd in Birmingham (Picture: Reuters) Not long after I arrived at the Arena Birmingham for Reform UK’s local elections campaign launch, I was invited to come and see the set. This is not an offer I have ever had at a political event before. I don’t think I’ve…
Reform UK has announced millionaire Brexit-backing Arron Banks as its mayoral candidate for the West of England. The businessman founded the Leave EU campaign with now-Reform MP Richard Tice and was previously one of the largest donors to Ukip. ‘Vote Banksy for Bristol,’ he said as his candidacy was announced at Reform UK’s local election…
I’ve just been given a behind-the-scenes tour of the Reform UK local election launch rally, and it’s like nothing I’ve ever seen before at any rally, let alone a local election event. The venue, with 10,000 bums set be sat on seats shortly, has been transformed into a sort of ‘Local Election Disney Land’. The…
By DAVID WILCOCK, DEPUTY POLITICAL EDITOR FOR MAILONLINE Published: 11:20 GMT, 20 March 2025 | Updated: 14:20 GMT, 20 March 2025 Kemi Badenoch vowed lower taxes and better services by Conservative councils as she launched the party’s local election campaign today – with a swipe at Nigel Farage‘s Reform UK. Ms Badenoch admitted that the…
Nigel Farage has slammed Kemi Badenoch’s pledge of “lower taxes and better services” for the Conservative’s local election campaign. Reform UK’s leader accused the Tories of having a “comical” slogan. He said: “Kemi’s new slogan is comical. The Tories‘ track record in local government is one of higher taxes and crumbling services. After decades of…
Reform UK has released a list of 29 councillors who have defected to the party: Bill Barrett – Ashford Borough Council, Singleton East, (Previously: Independent) Cathy Hunt – Durham County Council, Woodhouse Close (Previously: Independent) Christine Palmer – Swale Borough Council, Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch (Previously: Independent) Claire Johnson-Wood – Powys County Council, Llanyre with…
Nigel Farage calls Reform UK’s party growth ‘truly extraordinary’ Nigel Farage will launch Reform UK’s local election campaign at the biggest political rally in modern history with 10,000 supporters expected to turn up. The leader predicted the insurgent party will win 200 council seats in the local elections from a standing start after a massive…
Reform is set to take control of Doncaster, where Energy Security Ed Miliband is an MP, from Labour at the local elections in May, according to a recent poll. The poll, conducted by Electoral Calculus for The Telegraph, predicts that Reform will take control of eight councils in less than seven weeks’ time, with the Conservatives…
Storm ahead There is still time for Starmer to become either of them. He left the White House under dark clouds — literally — and unanswered questions. Aides later clarified that despite Trump speaking of a trade deal, they were not prioritizing a full-fat free-trade agreement, long coveted in London after Brexit. Starmer, on the…
1. Picking up the phone: Almost three years after Russia’s unprovoked, full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Trump decided it was time to re-establish direct contact between the president of the United States and Putin, a leader facing U.S. and EU sanctions, as well as an International Criminal Court arrest warrant for crimes against humanity…