Politics

Nigel Farage has declared Reform UK a "national party" after making huge gains in the local elections.

A Reform UK councillor was mocked on Friday after confusing his party with UKIP – which he previously represented – in what appeared to be a Freudian slip.

The 2026 local elections are the biggest electoral test for Sir Keir Starmer since the entire country last went to the polls two years ago.

Sir Keir Starmer has admitted a night of major losses for Labour in yesterday’s elections has been ‘tough’ – but vowed to stay on as Prime Minister.

A wannabe Reform councillor standing in a key battleground despite initially failing vetting over racist posts claims he was a victim of Nigerian scammers.

More than 100,000 people have arrived by small boat since Suella Braverman’s flagship law to end Channel crossings passed, latest figures show.

Labour is preparing for record-breaking losses in Thursday’s local elections in England, which could be decisive for Keir Starmer’s future as prime minister.

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Reform UK has repeatedly declined to respond to medias questions about why its leader, Nigel Farage, met and was photographed with a group of far-right activists, including a man later convicted of violently storming an anti-racism meeting at a church.

Keir Starmer has urged voters to choose “unity over division” in a rallying cry ahead of a high-stakes set of local elections.

Zack Polanski falsely claimed to be a spokesperson for the British Red Cross while campaigning for Green party leadership, the charity has said.

James Buchan, a former fisherman in the Scottish port of Peterhead, has swallowed his hostility towards Nigel Farage.

The troubles of a cryptocurrency firm that sponsored one of America’s flagship conservative gatherings are turning into a major political battle in Poland.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves engaged in a debate with Donald Trump’s Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, regarding the US’s actions against Iran, as reported.

The Prime Minister has pledged to implement a ‘zero tolerance’ approach to anti-Semitism on university campuses and has called for institutions to demonstrate their efforts in addressing the issue.

Cabinet ministers have told rebellious Labour MPs that any attempt to oust Keir Starmer after potentially disastrous election.

Keir Starmer will this week launch a last-minute effort to convince voters he is on their side as he persists in his campaign ahead of challenging local election results.

Nigel Farage has been accused of "dodging scrutiny days before crucial local elections" after dropping out of a planned TV interview on Sunday.

Co-founder of the company Fire Point Denys Shtilerman in the mid-to-late 2010s tried to restore his Russian citizenship.

These are desperate times for Sir Keir Starmer’s government, which faces annihilation in Thursday’s elections.

Frantic Labour MPs are attempting to save Rachel Reeves from being dismissed because they fear her departure from Number 11 could trigger bond market turmoil.

Andy Burnham has a credible plan to return to Westminster “within weeks”, his allies have said, with the Greater Manchester mayor expected to use a byelection fight to set out a new agenda for government.

Secret details of Angus Robertson’s much-criticised meeting with an Israeli diplomat are to be released after a near two-year freedom of information battle by The Ferret.

The former Labour spin doctor complained that the seven-figure sum given to him by Reform donor Christopher Harborne is "not even on the news".

Senior ministers have dismissed the idea of freezing private sector rents for a year, less than 48 hours after the Guardian reported Rachel Reeves was considering it.