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The Latest Breaking News from Reform UK

Union chief urges staff at Reform UK-controlled councils to sign up

Reform leader Nigel Farage warned some council staff to ‘seek alternative careers’ after his party took control of Durham council.

Evening Standard

Starmer urged to change course after Reform’s success in local elections

Labour MP Rachael Maskell said her party has ‘special responsibilities’ to serve the needs of people.

Evening Standard

Badenoch apologises for local election results as Reform warned there are ‘no simple answers’ – as it happened

Shadow chief treasury secretary Richard Fuller says Nigel Farage’s party must do more than just ‘point at problems’

The Guardian - UK

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Main party leaders under pressure as Reform sweeps to victory in local elections

Reform picked up 10 councils and more than 600 seats in an election that Nigel Farage hailed as ‘the death of the Conservative Party’.

Evening Standard

Tories lose 15 councils amid Reform’s local elections surge

Reform was the main beneficiary of the Conservative collapse, winning more than 600 seats and taking control of 10 local authorities.

Evening Standard

Nigel Farage’s Reform UK stun Labour in local elections

Reform UK won the Runcorn and Helsby by-election by six votes in an extremely narrow victory that served as a major blow to Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

The Independent UK

Farage claims Reform UK local election gains ‘beginning of the end’ for Tories

Hard-right party wins byelection with 17-point swing from Labour and adds more than 500 council seats

The Guardian - UK

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Lib Dems now ‘party of middle England’, says Davey as party makes gains

As the Tories faced a Reform UK surge in the North and parts of the Midlands, the Lib Dems put the squeeze on their vote further south.

Evening Standard

Who is Sarah Pochin? Reform UK's first female MP

The former Tory councillor only joined Reform UK in March 2025, having been a Conservative in the past and has a strong belief in British identity

Evening Standard

Anti-immigrant Reform UK makes broad gains in English local elections

Labour-Conservative dominance challenged by Nigel Farage’s Trump-aligned party, which has control of at least six county councils

The Guardian - UK

Reform UK’s victories are just the latest chapter of political fragmentation

Farage’s party has benefited this time as voters flee the main parties, but there are faultlines within its own coalition too

The Guardian - UK

Election results and the rise of Reform UK reflect a broken voting system

Letters: Guardian readers respond to the Runcorn byelection and the local and mayoral results

The Guardian - UK

After Runcorn, Labour now needs to prove itself to the electorate – the future of the country depends on it

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Pragmatic, practical moves can be taken to restore the trust many have lost in the government

The Independent UK

Former boxer and Olympic medallist Luke Campbell wins new Hull and East Yorkshire mayoral election for Reform UK

Former boxer and Olympic medallist Luke Campbell gave an emotional victory speech after winning the new Hull & East Yorkshire mayoral election for Reform UK.

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

Enjoy this victory, Nigel Farage – because it could also be the start of your downfall

This week’s election results are a huge boon for Reform UK. But success comes with more pressure, more scrutiny and the risk of bruising exposure, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Evening Standard

Badenoch apologises as Tories suffer heavy local election defeat

The Tory leader conceded the public was ‘still not yet ready to trust us’ after losing hundreds of councillors in a Reform UK surge.

The Independent UK

Luke Campbell: From boxing champion to Reform’s mayor of Hull and East Yorkshire

The 37-year-old fought Vasiliy Lomachenko and Ryan Garcia among others during his pro career

Evening Standard

Farage vows to ‘resist’ asylum hotels as Reform celebrates major gains

Mr Farage’s party has gained hundreds of seats and taken control of five councils.

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Evening Standard

Fact check: Reform UK’s NHS policy and Labour’s free breakfast clubs pledge

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

The Guardian - UK

‘They really are all horrible’: political anger marks Reform UK’s Runcorn win

Many voted for party as protest against government, while there is a growing trend of people detaching completely from politics

Evening Standard

Tories hail ‘significant’ mayoral election win after widespread losses

Party leader Kemi Badenoch previously warned the local elections would be tough for the Conservatives.

The Independent UK

Farage hails Reform as ‘main opposition’ after gaining MP and councils

Reform UK has won Staffordshire and Lincolnshire councils from the Conservatives and taken control of Durham County Council.

The National (Scotland)

John Swinney stresses 'threat' of Nigel Farage after English elections

Scotland must be “alive” to the “threat” of Nigel Farage, the First Minister has said, after Reform UK’s strong performance in England’s…

Evening Standard

Swinney: Scotland must be alive to the threat of Farage after English elections

Scotland’s First Minister attacked Labour and the Tories for ‘cosying up’ to Reform, which performed strongly in local elections south of the border.

Al Jazeera

Radical-right Reform party makes gains in UK elections

Leader Nigel Farage, a Trump ally, hopes to position anti-immigration party as significant political force in UK.

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