Policing minister makes statement on ‘intimidating and thuggish’ anti-migrant protests – as it happened
Sarah Jones tells MPs ‘those responsible should expect to face the consequences’ Healey says Andy Burnham set out in…
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Farage still Reform’s best hope as rivals struggle to match appeal to party faithful
Despite series of scandals, members remain loyal to their leader as questions over his successor grow Few British…
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A Reform UK without Nigel Farage used to be unthinkable. Not any more | Gaby Hinsliff
The scandals are building, his touch perhaps not quite what it was. And, most of all, his party rivals are beginning to…
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Polanski faces Green rival in his pursuit of Keir Starmer’s old seat
Hamza Chowdhury says most of his fellow Green Camden councillors back him to contest 8 October byelection Zack Polanski…
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‘Thuggish’ far-right protesters descend on Dover and Portsmouth – The Latest
Far-right activists gathered in two disruptive demonstrations in Dover and Portsmouth over the weekend, attempting to…
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Is the UK about to see the rise of the far right? – podcast
Alternative für Deutschland has claimed a historic win in Germany, continuing the pattern of populist far-right parties…
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No 10 condemns ‘thuggish’ far-right activists after Portsmouth unrest
Hundreds of men, some in balaclavas, try to prevent asylum seekers’ processing, two days after similar scenes in Dover…
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I had an amazing experience as a disabled person at school in the 70s. Since then, discrimination has got far worse | Mik Scarlet
Toxic narratives around ‘benefit scrounging’, fed by successive governments, have become embedded in the national…
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‘We can win here’: Zack Polanski presses the flesh in Holborn and St Pancras
Polanski is confident of taking seat vacated by Keir Starmer, but says he will stay on as Green party leader even if he…
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That sound you hear is not the world ending – it’s liberalism being monstered | Waleed Aly
It turns out most of us no longer believe in progress. And when that happens, it quickly becomes a crisis for societies…
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Black-clad Dover vigilantes will return if police do not act, say campaigners
Far-right linked group able to mobilise at scale due to police ‘inaction’, says founder of Hope Not Hate The group of…
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Undercover report on donations ‘looks bad’ for Reform, admits Nigel Farage – as it happened
The Reform UK leader is under pressure after senior aides appeared to plot how to bypass electoral laws on foreign…
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Zia Yusuf’s post about Camden council leader is ‘straightforward racism’, says minister
Senior Reform UK figure has faced criticism within party after post about Sagal Abdi-Wali, a former child refugee…
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Farage says overseas donation row ‘looks bad’ but denies Reform broke law
Robert Jenrick says party has followed legal protocol ‘at all times’ as Met police consider launching investigation…
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London mayoral contenders limber up for a race that is Sadiq Khan’s to lose
Tories and Reform hope to unseat the incumbent by tempting some Labour voters to shift to the right The bicycles have…
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Falklands row shows urgent need to commit to 3% target, says Labour defence committee chair
Exclusive: Tan Dhesi says Argentinian threats make it more crucial than ever that PM increase defence spending Javier…
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Catastrophic dangers await Burnham’s push for English devolution | Phillip Inman
Like France, the UK has always been centralised – and imposing a new political structure brings huge risks Devolution…
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‘The chancellor is in a bind’: is No 11 at odds with Burnham’s big vision?
MPs applaud PM’s ambition and optimism but John Healey has yet to show he can match leader’s radical perspective Until…
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Reform continues to cast doubt on climate science. Do its supporters agree?
Climate scepticism is common at the Reform party conference, but many also criticise Labour for failing to protect…
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Gaza refugee says sister-in-law ‘would be alive’ if Home Office had let her come to UK
Anwar, who lives in Glasgow, says Home Office refused visa application despite Maryam having cancer A man living in the…
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The pressure on Burnham to appease the right is huge. But now is the time to step out of Reform’s shadow | Andy Beckett
A scandal-besieged Reform still has a loyal base that won’t budge. That should free up the PM to deliver some home…
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‘Sinn Féin traitors!’: how far-right rhetoric derailed party’s path to power in Ireland
Party insider reveals how election campaign was blindsided by rise of anti-immigrant feeling in new book For Siobhán…
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The two-year trail of financial controversy dogging Reform and Farage
Six claims the party has faced – from an undisclosed £5m gift to an alleged plot to bypass election laws As Reform UK’s…
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Reform donations scandal: is this the final blow for Farage? – The Latest
Reform UK has suspended two senior officials after they were filmed in an undercover operation appearing to attempt to…
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‘I can’t be bought,’ Nige tells Reform’s faithful – however different it may look | John Crace
Just as the party leader had hoped to change the narrative, along came Channel 4 News to spoil his conference fun Why,…
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Cambridge University examines conduct of academic suspended by Reform UK
James Orr, an associate professor, was shown in Channel 4 News footage apparently trying to sidestep electoral law…
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Farage gives speech at Reform conference after party officials suspended over donations sting – as it happened
This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story here British ministers have hit back after the Argentinian…
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The Guardian view on Reform’s funding scandal: Nigel Farage has questions to answer | Editorial
An undercover investigation raises issues around foreign money, political transparency and the rightwing populist…
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Investigations launched into polling firm at centre of Reform UK allegations
British Polling Council and Market Research Society announce inquiries into JL Partners, which has been accused of…
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What is the latest finance scandal facing Reform UK?
The potential breaches of the law exposed in an undercover film, what police say, and the party’s likely defence Nigel…
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Nigel Farage meeting a 'shadowy foreign donor'? It can only be another establishment stitch-up | Marina Hyde
The only thing more dodgy than Reform’s financial dealings is the egregious lunchtime combination of oysters, Guinness…
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Reform officials ‘plotted to break law on foreign donations’ in undercover film
Investigation broadcast by Channel 4 News shows man posing as ‘impermissible donor’ paying for polling that helped…
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Andy Burnham presents his new government as more leftwing. In reality, it’s barely moved at all | Owen Jones
The prime minister talks the talk about reversing decades of privatisation and austerity, but we’re yet to see any…
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Britain’s schools are failing its young people – and 1m Neets are paying the price | Simon Jenkins
Obsessed with exams, devoid of vocational training: there is a total mismatch between schools and life beyond their…
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UK has not done enough to prepare for shocks to food supplies, says watchdog
National Audit Office urges government to act as climate crisis, disease and cyberattacks pose growing risks The…
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