The Latest Breaking News from UKIP

The failings of the first past the post system are exposed amid an unprecedented fracturing of political support that signals dangers for the winning party

With Nigel Farage’s surprise return to frontline politics and Reform surging in the polls, there is increasingly fevered speculation as to how much damage Reform will do to the Conservatives in the election, and whether they will even overtake the Tories in terms of vote share.

A YouGov poll has put Reform UK ahead of the Conservatives for the first time. After a terrible few weeks of election campaigning, the Tories are on 18% while Reform has edged ahead to 19%. The same poll gave Labour 37% and the Liberal Democrats 14%.

Some say the Reform UK leader is kind and entertaining, but it is striking how many enemies he has made, even among those close to him politically

Former Ukip leader told millions of viewers watching ITV election debate ‘we are now the opposition to Labour’

Evening Standard analysis of key seats for the July 4 General Election

We revisit the most complained about and controversial moments from the small-screen

George Cottrell, who was jailed in US for wire fraud, has been seen at Reform UK leader’s side over the last week

Reform UK leader Farage will attempt to get a seat in the House of Commons for the eighth time