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If you want to know what Reform would be like in power, look at how it threatened Bangor University

A debating society didn’t want to invite two figures connected to the party to speak. Cue an authoritarian response, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK

Reform UK on receiving end of ‘rubbish’ jab as MP links Nigel Farage’s party to Birmingham bin crisis

An Independent MP compared Reform UK MPs to “rubbish” whilst discussing the ongoing Birmingham bin crisis.

The Independent UK

Reform UK labeled ‘racist’ over two-child benefit cap policy

A Reform spokesperson said the policy has ‘nothing to do with race’ and that MPs are ‘wilfully misrepresenting the policy’

The Independent UK

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Gorton and Denton byelection: Labour won comfortably in 2024 but Reform could benefit from a split vote on the left

A byelection has been set for February 26 in the Manchester constituency of Gorton and Denton. This will be a big test for Keir Starmer’s Labour party and a temperature check on the state of multi-party politics in the North. Although Labour won the seat comfortably in 2024, some early…

The Conversation

Burnham is right – Starmer’s veto will make the Manchester by-election much harder for Labour

As Burnham is the key to stopping Reform in both Manchester seats, the prime minister faces a conundrum whatever decision he makes, writes David Maddox

The Independent UK

In Pictures: Trump, tears and taxes feature in the best political images of 2025

The Press Association’s photographers captured some extraordinary moments in UK politics throughout the year.

Evening Standard

UK Government Reverses Farm Inheritance Tax Rules After Protests — Relief Threshold Raised

UK government raises farm inheritance tax relief threshold after farmer protests, easing pressure on family farms while keeping higher taxes for larger estates.

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A black swan event: Keir actually cracked a good joke at PMQs

MPs from most corners of Commons laughed at the festive gag – but stony-faced Farage failed to see the funny side

The Guardian - UK

‘America is British’. Heaven is ‘a socialist state’. David Attenborough is ‘anti-human’ – the startling theories of Reform MP Danny Kruger

He was a Conservative party big-hitter who wrote speeches for David Cameron and worked with Boris Johnson before he suddenly jumped ship. He talks family, flags and why Nigel Farage is ‘top dog’

The Guardian - UK

Is racism becoming more acceptable in the UK?

Keir Starmer has called on Nigel Farage to address allegations of racism in Reform UK, and antisemitic and xenophobic comments and bullying allegedly made by Farage while he was at school. Farage has denied the accusations.

The Conversation

Starmer brands Farage ‘spineless’ amid claims about his schooldays

The prime minister urged the Reform leader to ‘explain the alleged comments’ as soon as possible

The Independent UK

Starmer accuses ‘spineless’ Farage of failure to tackle racism in Reform party

PM says Reform UK leader also has ‘questions to answer’ about alleged racist comments and chants at school

The Guardian - UK

Nige is no longer laughing at himself as he ‘performs’ yet another big speech

Reform leader is trying to make it as a mainstream politician – which involves contradicting himself and gaslighting voters

The Guardian - UK

Court hears allegation of Labour fraud after Reform UK Runcorn by-election win

The result of the Runcorn and Helsby by-election is being challenged by English Constitution Party candidate Graham Moore.

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Candidate tells court of ‘fraud’ at by-election count won by Reform MP

Graham Moore, of the English Constitution Party, has launched a legal challenge against the Runcorn and Helsby by-election result.

Evening Standard

Reform MP loses Court of Appeal bid to throw out challenge to by-election result

Graham Moore, a losing candidate in the Runcorn and Helsby by-election in May, has launched a legal challenge against the result.

Evening Standard

Reform MP’s advert comments risk normalising ‘flagrant racism’ – Lammy

Sarah Pochin apologised for causing offence after saying she was ‘driven mad’ by seeing ‘adverts full of black and Asian people’.

The Guardian - UK

Farage reclaims centre stage as Reform’s Sarah Pochin keeps the world at bay

Nige suffers through lacklustre PMQs to seize the spotlight with drive-by demand to get further away from Europe

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The Guardian - UK

Racism, intent and the diversity in TV adverts

Letters: Readers respond to the Reform UK MP Sarah Pochin’s remarks about ‘adverts full of black people, full of Asian people’

Marie Claire

Sarah Pochin’s Comments About ‘Adverts Full of Black and Asian People’ Reveal a Troubling Backlash Against Diversity

Reform MP Sarah Pochin’s remarks about diversity in advertising have sparked outrage—and raised questions about how rhetoric once confined to the political fringes is entering the mainstream.

The Independent UK

I was spat on for being Black – but Britain is not racist, says David Lammy

Deputy PM hit out at Reform MP’s remarks over adverts, warning they marked return to ‘flagrant racism’

The Guardian - UK

Reform wheels out Danny Kruger, the ‘brains’ of Nigel Farage’s operation

A man with no experience of government is to prepare the party … to govern. What could possibly go wrong?

The Guardian - UK

It’s the noblest battle of our new free-speech age: Sarah Pochin’s anti-woke couch ad crusade

The Reform MP was driven ‘mad’ by the number of black and Asian people on the telly. What totally settled non-issue will her party tackle next, asks Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

Evening Standard

Reform’s Kruger vows to change Civil Service code to ban ‘woke agenda’

The Tory convert said Nigel Farage’s party would cut Civil Service headcount and close five government buildings if it won the next general election.

The Guardian - UK

Nige thinks Pochin’s comments were ugly and unpleasant. But he agrees with them

Reform is no place for racists, and every party has its bad apples. But the benchmark seems to be higher at Farage’s party

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