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Environment issues have never been so fiercely debated in a Welsh election campaign as they will be in 2026

Wales prides itself in being a pioneer in environmental policy. It was the first country in the world to adopt a statutory duty for public bodies to make development sustainable, in 2015. Yet, environmental issues have rarely featured prominently in elections to the Senedd (the Welsh parliament).

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An expulsion, a smirking leader and now a defection: it’s episode one, series one of the Farage/Jenrick show

Farage was all smiles as the Tory rightwinger he once called a ‘fraud’ defected to Reform. Will it be big enough for the both of them? Keep watching, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

Robert Jenrick defects to Reform after shock sacking and declares Farage is leader Britain needs

Nigel Farage thanks Tory leader for delivering Jenrick to Reform ‘on a plate’ after firing him – and boasts of a Labour defector to come

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Awkward moment Nigel Farage left waiting on stage after unveiling Robert Jenrick defection to Reform

Farage was unveiling Jenrick as Reform UK’s newest recruit and invited him to join him on stage when Jenrick initially failed to appear

Evening Standard

Awkward moment Nigel Farage left waiting as Robert Jenrick fails to appear at his own Reform unveiling

This is the awkward moment Nigel Farage was left waiting as Robert Jenrick failed to appear at his own Reform UK unveiling.

The Independent UK

Robert Jenrick attacks Tories as ‘failed’ party as he defects to Reform

It comes after the Newark MP was sacked from the Tory frontbench by Kemi Badenoch.

Evening Standard

Tories reveal the ‘proof’ Robert Jenrick was plotting defection to Reform

The former Tory shadow cabinet member has been announced as a Reform UK member at a press conference

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Barbs and a betrayal as Jenrick joins Reform after Badenoch gives him boot

Former shadow justice secretary shares stage with Nigel Farage in wake of being summarily sacked by Tory leader

The Guardian - UK

Triple boost for Keir Starmer on GDP, the NHS and Grok after series of U-turns rocked Government

The PM is seeking to get his Government to focus sharply on tackling the cost-of-living crisis after its popularity slumped since the July 2024 general election

Evening Standard

Multimillionaire leader of Reform in Scotland refuses to reveal net worth

Newly appointed Malcolm Offord, who became a Tory life peer in 2021, plans to stand for Holyrood in May

The Guardian - UK

Why Kemi Badenoch finally gave Robert Jenrick the boot after months of Tory power struggle

The Conservative leader has faced months of questions over Jenrick’s ambitions, including whether he planned to defect to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK – but Badenoch made a move first, as Whitehall editor Kate Devlin and political editor David Maddox report

The Independent UK

I have nothing to hide but don’t know if I want to release tax return – Offord

The former Tory peer was announced as Reform UK’s leader in Scotland on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch sacks rival after 'plot' to defect to Reform UK

In the past 12 months, the Conservatives have suffered a string of defections to hard-right Reform UK, including some former Cabinet ministers.

Euronews

I am the ultimate leader says Farage, as Offord takes top job in Scotland

The former Tory peer was announced as the head of Reform UK north of the border.

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Everything Nigel Farage and Robert Jenrick said about each other before his dramatic defection

The Reform UK leader had described the Tory MP as a ‘fraud’ as recently as last summer

Evening Standard

Who is Malcolm Offord, Reform UK’s leader in Scotland?

The businessman defected from the Tories in December.

Evening Standard

Malcolm Offord named Reform’s Scottish leader ahead of ‘two-horse race’ election

Nigel Farage said May’s Holyrood poll is a contest only between his Reform UK party and the SNP.

The Independent UK

Watch: Jenrick rules out Reform defection weeks before sacking

Robert Jenrick ruled out a move to Reform UK just weeks before he was sacked due to "irrefutable evidence that he was plotting in secret to defect'' from the Conservative Party.

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The Independent UK

Robert Jenrick latest: New Reform MP claims defection will ‘unite the right’ after Badenoch brands him a ‘liar’

The Conservative leader said Nigel Farage’s party was ‘taking away’ her problems by welcoming Robert Jenrick

The Independent UK

Reform UK announce former Tory peer Malcolm Offord as new leader in Scotland

Former Tory minister Sir Malcolm Offord defected to Farage’s party in December

Evening Standard

Furious backlash grows against cancelling local elections which 'could see 10 million denied vote'

The Conservatives, Reform UK and Liberal Democrats have condemned the delays

The Guardian - UK

Opponents label Jenrick a ‘chancer’ and a ‘charlatan’ as he defects to Reform – as it happend

Former shadow justice secretary turns fire on Tories and Labour as he joins Nigel Farage’s party

The Independent UK

Streeting calls for ‘action’ on calls to ban under-16s from social media

Sir Keir Starmer has faced calls to place restrictions on under-16s accessing social media platforms in recent weeks

The Independent UK

University free speech row as students want Reform UK banned

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The Guardian - UK

Reform UK politicians should be barred from speaking on campus, say 35% of students

Survey by education thinktank finds ‘contradictory’ attitudes towards free speech at UK universities

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