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John Swinney says new Reform MSP should quit Holyrood

The Reform MSP who defected from the Tories this week should stand down, First Minister John Swinney has said ...

The National (Scotland)

Reform MSP left red-faced as past comments on immigration resurface

REFORM UK’S newest MSP has been left red-faced after past comments resurfaced which appeared to put him at odds with the party line.

The National (Scotland)

MSP should stand down after defection to Reform, says Swinney

Graham Simpson announced he was leaving the Scottish Conservatives to join Nigel Farage’s party on Wednesday.

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Who are the top aides Keir Starmer has sacked in the last year as Nin Pandit leaves

A string of high-profile sackings and resignations has marked Prime Minister Keir Starmer's first year in power, culminating in the recent departure of his top civil servant

Evening Standard

Zarah Sultana sends message to Scottish branch of new party ahead of first meeting

Zarah Sultana has said "Scotland has to have autonomy" in the building of a new political party she is setting up alongside Jeremy Corbyn

The National (Scotland)

The Farage season: with its rivals away, Reform basks in summer headlines

Government silence and a light news agenda has created the conditions for a seemingly well-funded Farage barrage

The Guardian - UK

Social Justice Secretary calls benefit cuts 'dividing line' for 2026 elections

THE Social Justice Secretary has said welfare will be a clear dividing line in the 2026 Holyrood election as Labour and the Conservatives pursue…

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Reform council’s Nottingham Post ban a ‘massive attack on local democracy’

Nottinghamshire council’s administration says it will no longer deal with local paper, in unprecedented move

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on UK attitudes to Europe: Labour is following where it could be leading

Editorial: There are signs of ministerial courage in making the case for closer ties to our neighbours, but the government could go further and faster

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on France’s latest political crisis: François Bayrou’s gamble on austerity does not deserve to pay off

Editorial: The likely fall of another prime minister is a further blow to Emmanuel Macron’s becalmed presidency. A change in priorities is needed

The Guardian - UK

Critics of closer trading alignment with EU seem to be losing their voice

Labour’s support for ‘dynamic alignment’ with Europe and a youth mobility scheme has gone unchallenged by Gove – and Farage

The Guardian - UK

'Really dangerous': Liberty chief blasts Labour over human rights law tinkering

LABOUR’S tinkering with European human rights laws is “really dangerous”, according to the head of a leading civil liberties group.

The National (Scotland)

Farage: I want Reform to be strong enough to remove SNP from power next year

It came as Tory MSP Graham Simpson defected to his party.

Evening Standard

Nigel Farage rolls back on vow to deport all small-boat arrivals to the UK

Reform leader tells event in Scotland deporting women and children is not part of his party’s plans for next five years

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Evening Standard

New Reform MSP denies bullying female member of Tory staff

Accusations were levelled by a Conservative source after Graham Simpson announced his defection.

The National (Scotland)

Nigel Farage challenged on far-right infiltration of Reform UK ahead of Holyrood 2026

NIGEL Farage has said he is the "antidote to the far-right" when challenged on plans for infiltration of Reform UK ahead of the Holyrood…

The Independent UK

Voices: When it comes to Reform, Labour and the Tories are making the same mistake

COMMENT: In directing their fire at Nigel Farage, Reform’s opponents risk building him up, helping him seize the agenda – and further exposing their own limitations and failures over immigration, says Andrew Grice

The National (Scotland)

Bitter row erupts as Tories claim 'nasty' Reform defector bullied women

The second ever Reform UK MSP has denied accusations that he was forced to apologise to a female colleague for bullying and intimidation last year

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Evening Standard

Tory MSP defects to Reform and appeals to ex-colleagues open to ‘fresh thinking’

Graham Simpson also said no ‘backroom deal’ has been made for him to become Reform’s leader north of the border.

Evening Standard

Conservatives see another high-profile defection to Reform as Nigel Farage gets first MSP

Graham Simpson, who was first elected as a Tory MSP in 2016, has defected to Reform

Evening Standard

Farage has no right to ‘tear up’ Good Friday Agreement – Hanna

But DUP MP Sammy Wilson has backed the Reform UK leader’s plans to renegotiate the peace deal.

Evening Standard

Energy price cap increase ‘indefensible’, says Swinney

The Scottish First Minister said bills will now be ‘£187 higher than when Labour came to power’.

Evening Standard

Elon Musk backs Tommy Robinson and blasts Nigel Farage as Reform pledges to deport 600,000 migrants

The SpaceX billionaire branded Farage ‘weak sauce who will do nothing’ in a scathing attack

Evening Standard

Farage branded ‘disastrous’ and ‘damaging’ by SNP over immigration plans

Stephen Gethins hit out after the Reform UK leader unveiled plans to deport up to 600,000 asylum seekers in a year.

The Guardian - UK

Farage aims for hardline vibes with his mass deportation plan

Reform UK leader cuts loose with far-right anti-immigration rhetoric, but still finds little pushback from Labour or Tories

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