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Inside the far-right social media ecosystem normalising extremist ideas in UK politics

Last September, Reform leader Nigel Farage dismissed a policy of mass deportations as a “political impossibility”. Now, a year on, the party has pledged to deport up to 600,000 illegal migrants and retrospectively strip indefinite leave to remain from people already settled in the UK.

The Conversation

Hotel cancels launch event for new far-right party backed by Tommy Robinson

A new far-right political party has had its official launch event cancelled by a council-owned hotel ...

The National (Scotland)

Hotel blocks launch event for party backed by Tommy Robinson and Elon Musk

Advance UK, led by former Reform deputy Ben Habib, was due to hold a conference in Newcastle on Saturday.

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Cryptocoins, official merch and Elon Musk: How Tommy Robinson pulled off his biggest march yet

IN DEPTH: What started as a promise for a ‘free speech festival’ with speakers from around the globe ended with dozens of police injured in violent clashes with protesters at what is thought to be the largest nationalist event in decades. But just how did Tommy Robinson pull it off?…

The Independent UK

Musk brands Reform UK leader Farage 'weak sauce' after illegal immigration crackdown pledge

On Tuesday, Farage vowed to pull the UK out of the European Convention on Human Rights and start mass deportations of anyone who arrived in the country illegally.

Euronews

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

Who are the 'Brexit badboys' tipped to replace Zia Yusuf as Reform UK turmoil deepens

Nigel Farage allies Arron Banks and Andy Wigmore have emerged as favourites to take on the chairman role

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Newly Elected Reform UK Councillor Suspended Just 3 Days Into the Job

It didn’t take long for trouble to brew after last week’s elections — just three days in, and Reform UK has already suspended one of its freshly elected councilors.

The Fashion Central

Farage called suspended Reform MP’s behaviour ‘disgusting’ in private texts

Row comes as Techne’s latest weekly tracker poll has shown the Tories level pegging with Reform for the first time in two months amid claims Farage’s party is ‘imploding’

The Independent UK

Why Lee Anderson was called ‘a total k**b’ and what it means for Farage, Reform and Rupert Lowe

News analysis: Ahead of Reform’s big press conference on Monday, revelations about Lee Anderson’s defection a year ago in a new book have raised further questions about how Nigel Farage and his party have handled the Rupert Lowe row

The Independent UK

Police investigate Reform MP Rupert Lowe over alleged ‘verbal threats’

Great Yarmouth MP denies wrongdoing and suggests complaints are in response to his criticism of Nigel Farage

The Guardian - UK

Ousted Reform MP Rupert Lowe could join breakaway rightwing party

Ben Habib, an ex-Reform deputy leader who was also forced out by Nigel Farage, makes offer to Great Yarmouth MP

The Guardian - UK

Tuesday briefing: What a new Reform row reveals about Nigel Farage’s control of his party

In today’s newsletter: Rupert Lowe has become the newest former ally to be cast from Farage’s fold. Here’s what the latest chapter of Reform’s in-fighting means for their future

The Guardian - UK

‘Dog-whistle v fog horn’: why Rupert Lowe’s reach on X may not cut through

Lowe’s online presence, helped by Elon Musk, dwarfs that of Nigel Farage, but may not bring him new Reform voters

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The Independent UK

Nigel Farage accused of ‘witch hunt’ by Rupert Lowe as Reform civil war escalates

Reform leader Nigel Farage and MP Rupert Lowe have continued to exchange blows as former Brexit Party MEPs who served with both men come to the Great Yarmouth MP’s aid

The Guardian - UK

From Trump whisperer to trouble – angry Reform UK MPs turn on Farage

Internal row in party over ‘messianic’ leader becomes public amid competing members’ allegations of bullying and dirty tricks

The Independent UK

The Rupert Lowe row has exposed Reform UK’s dysfunction under Nigel Farage

IN DEPTH: News analysis: Hidden behind the facade of positive opinion polls, Reform UK is embroiled in an ego-driven civil war, writes political editor David Maddox

The Guardian - UK

Reform’s circles of influence: who’s who at the top of the party

From MPs and donors to the backroom team, key players around the leader Nigel Farage

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The Guardian - UK

‘Guess who’s back?’: the inside story of Nigel Farage’s quest for power

With a new HQ and digital-savvy staff, Reform UK is trying to tighten its operation – but there are tensions over fringe views and trouble brewing at the grassroots

The Independent UK

How Farage lost the Brexit Party and why it means Reform is not inevitable

NEWS ANALYSIS: The last week has seen Farage and Reform top a national poll and hold another packed rally as their political momentum continues to gather steam. But the embarrassing row with Elon Musk and issues around Tommy Robinson exposed a number of serious problems for Reform behind the scenes,…

The Guardian - UK

Pressure on Nigel Farage as Reform UK councillors resign over his leadership

Exclusive: Departures will add to scrutiny of party leader after Elon Musk said he was ‘not up to the job’

The Independent UK

Fact check: Government committed to using hotels for asylum claimants for now

Pensioners are not being asked to downsize to reduce the Government’s reliance on hotels for housing migrants awaiting asylum decisions.

Evening Standard

Who is Ben Habib and why did he leave Reform? Nigel Farage says departure is 'Champagne moment'

Far-right movement’s leader happy to distance himself from former backer

The Independent UK

Reform UK divided as senior figures say Tommy Robinson supporters ‘are our friends’

Nigel Farage and deputy leader Richard Tice have distanced themselves from Tommy Robinson, while other top party figures have backed him and his supporters

The Guardian - UK

Splits in Reform UK as senior figures defend Tommy Robinson supporters

Howard Cox and Ben Habib take issue with chair saying party wants nothing to do with Robinson and ‘all of that lot’

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