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Fact check: Reform UK’s council election claim, Pope Francis and St George’s Day

Round-up of fact checks from the last week compiled by Full Fact.

Evening Standard

Reform hits 30% landmark as more than half of Tory voters switch to Farage

The latest Techne UK tracker poll results for The Independent

The Independent UK

MRP poll puts Reform ahead of Labour and the Tories – here’s why the finding should be treated with caution

Thinktank More in Common recently published an MRP (multi-level regression with post-stratification) poll which appears to show that if there was a general election in the near future, Reform would win 180 seats. According to the analysis, Labour and the Conservatives would win 165 seats each and the Liberal Democrats…

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Robert Jenrick rules out Tory pact with Reform UK

Shadow minister dismisses alliance with Nigel Farage’s party and asks critics of Kemi Badenoch to ‘give her a break’

The Guardian - UK

We obsess over the angry young men going Reform. But what of the anxious young women going Green?

Desire for a politics that cares about global and local injustice is sharpening the political gender divide, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK

Local elections 2025: Guide to every council and mayoral contest

A total of 1,641 council seats are up for grabs across 23 local authorities.

Evening Standard

Local elections 2025 mapped: Where are the council and mayoral contests on May 1?

There are thousands of seats up for grabs across 23 local authorities

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Local elections 2025: Hour-by-hour guide to results

The final results are due to be declared around 7pm on Friday May 2.

Evening Standard

Local elections 2025: The times when results will be announced in your area

An hour-by-hour guide to when the winners will be known

The Independent UK

Opinion polls suggest unsettled public mood ahead of May 1 elections

An average of polls completed in the seven days to April 20 puts Reform on 25%, Labour on 23% and the Tories on 21%.

Evening Standard

Local election 2025 opinion polls puts Reform ahead of Labour and Tories

Recent polling puts Reform ahead of Labour and the Conservatives – but all just a few points apart

The Independent UK

James Cleverly declines to rule out another shot at Tory leadership: 'I just say, never say never again'

He urged the Conservatives to stop ‘obsessing’ about Reform UK

Evening Standard

Tory mayor joins calls for deal with Reform UK at next general election

Ben Houchen, the Tees Valley mayor says there will ‘have to be a coming together’ of the two rightwing parties

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Conservatives in crisis: a shrinking party without purpose

Editorial: Speculation about deals with Reform is symptomatic of the Tories reluctance to understand why they lost and how far they are from regaining public trust

The Guardian - UK

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Evening Standard

Farage accused of being ‘out of touch’ after ‘overdiagnosis’ comments

The Reform leader told a local elections campaign event that overdiagnosis is ‘creating a class of victims’ in the UK.

The Independent UK

Farage sparks furious backlash after claiming children with special educational needs are ‘over diagnosed’

The Reform UK leader claimed GPs are over diagnosing adults with mental health problems and children with special educational needs

The Guardian - UK

Nige doubling up, Dicky in No 11 and 30p Lee at foreign? Run for the hills!

As some polls put the Reform party ahead of Labour and the Tories, it might just be time to think the unthinkable

The Guardian - UK

Charities attack Farage claims of ‘mental illness problems’ overdiagnosis

Reform leader accused of ‘wildly inaccurate’ remarks as he complains about UK creating ‘class of victims’

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The Independent UK

Jenrick letter intensifies speculation he is preparing Tory leadership bid

The speculation comes just a week before the local elections where the Tories are set to lose hundreds of seats

Evening Standard

Robert Jenrick engaged in ‘blatant manoeuvring’ against Tory leader, says Powell

Commons Leader Lucy Powell said if Kemi Badenoch ‘was a strong leader’ she would have ‘sacked him (Jenrick) by now’.

Evening Standard

Nigel Farage calls for minister for deportations

The Reform leader also said that his voters would be ‘in revolt’ if the party looked to do a deal with the Conservatives.

The National (Scotland)

Labour austerity feeding rise of far right in UK, John Swinney tells Anas Sarwar

LABOUR'S “continuation of austerity” at Westminster is pushing voters towards Reform and the far right, John Swinney has said.

Evening Standard

Kemi Badenoch: ‘I cannot tell you how much abuse and vilification has been put my way'

Kemi Badenoch believes she is the antidote to the existential crisis plaguing the Tories. But can she convince her party — and the country — she can be Prime Minister?

Evening Standard

Tories face 'losing 500 seats' in election hammering by Reform in North and Lib Dems in London commuter belt

The town hall polls are a test of Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage’s leaderships

The Guardian - UK

Making plans for Nigel: tense Tories wonder whether Badenoch has what it takes to see off Reform

With local election punishment looming, Conservative stress bubbled over after Jenrick’s remarks about Farage

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