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‘Toxic’ views of Reform UK candidates raise questions about party’s vetting

UK’s ‘common sense’ vetting procedure which Zia Yusuf had described as ‘the best’ in the country has proven time and time again to be completely inadequate. “After the last general election, Nigel Farage pledged

Labour claims Reform UK won’t protect women, as poll suggests Farage’s party heading for ‘seismic’ wins in May – UK politics live

elections are just over three weeks away, and Labour is using this announcement as a platform to attack Reform UK, saying that Nigel Farage’s party can’t be trusted to stand up for women

May elections live: millions cast their votes across England, Scotland and Wales

UK leader said: > double quotation markThe Tories tried to remove the gutless Keir Starmer and failed. > > The only way to finally remove the most unpopular and unpatriotic prime minister in our lifetime is to back

Starmer vows to fight on as PM despite heavy local election losses for Labour

Nigel Farage’s Reform UK. Starmer struck a defiant note on Friday morning in the face of calls from some of his MPs to quit, insisting he remained as determined as ever to deliver

AI platforms reference Nigel Farage more than other leaders when prompted on UK politics, study shows

Nigel Farage](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/nigel-farage) than any other UK leader when prompted about British politics, according to an AI search analytics firm. “We are confident in saying that Reform are showing up significantly more than

Reform government could cause Truss-style chaos, says renewables industry

Nigel Farage’s populist party would severely undermine investor confidence in the energy industry and across the wider UK economy, the new chief executive of RenewableUK said. “The signal this would send to the entire

The Tories are still on life support – so why is Badenoch in celebratory mood?

Nigel Farage’s Reform UK – losing to the rightwing upstarts in England, Wales and Scotland. Why then is Kemi Badenoch hailing these results as proof that “[the Conservatives are coming back](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/08/badenoch-claims-tories-coming-back-despite-widespread-losses-in-local-elections)

Minority groups brace for surge in racism after Reform UK election gains

Nigel Farage described the election results, in which Labour also lost ground in Scotland, as a “truly historic shift in British politics”. Reform UK’s success has caused trepidation among many members of minority communities

Mapped: the elections that could deliver ‘unprecedented’ losses for Labour

result would be the worst local election performance for any prime minister since comparable data began. Starmer already has the poorest local election performance of modern prime ministers — but 2026 could be worse Biggest losses