Former Conservative prime minister Sir John Major has made a devastating statement on Brexit, describing the way Rishi Sunak’s government is deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda as “un-Conservative” and “un-British”. Speaking to the BBC’s Amol Rajan, Sir John agreed with former Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair that far from reducing immigration as Nigel Farage, Boris… Read More »
Nigel Farage has described smokers as “heroes of the country in terms of the amount of tax they pay” in response to claims about a smoking ban outside pubs. The Reform UK leader lit up a Benson and Hedges cigarette outside the Westminster Arms, less than 400 metres from the Prime Minister’s official residence in… Read More »
Nigel Farage’s Reform party held an event to welcome its first three elected representatives in Wales this week but the news did not receive a positive response. Three Torfaen councillors defected to Reform UK, giving the party its first official presence in Wales. Former independent councillors David Thomas, Jason O’Connell and Alan Slade cited Reform’s… Read More »
Nigel Farage has hit out at billionaire X owner Elon Musk by claiming there is a conspiracy between the government and the media to promote “open borders” as he doubles down on a key claim about the Southport stabbings. The Reform UK leader released a video targeting Musk, who is behind a series of tweets… Read More »
The race to replace Rishi Sunak in the Conservative Party has officially begun, with six senior Tory MPs standing as candidates. Kemi Badenoch recently joined the competition alongside James Cleverly, Robert Jenrick, Dame Priti Patel, Tom Tugendhat and Mel Stride, declaring that capitalism is not a “dirty word”. Former Home Secretary Suella Braverman told The… Read More »
You may have noticed that the more Nigel Farage speaks for Britain, the more French he seems. At his post-election press conference, eyes bulged and shoulders shrugged as agitators shouted “RACIST!” to drown him out. To them, he’s just another European nationalist. If they had just shut up and listened, they would have felt justified.… Read More »
Sir Keir Starmer’s new government could be “in trouble very quickly”, Nigel Farage said, as Reform UK’s fifth MP watched a football club’s first match in Essex. The Reform leader, who is also Clacton’s new MP, watched East Thurrock Community Football Club in Corringham on Saturday afternoon, alongside James McMurdock, who won the Basildon South… Read More »
Some of Rishi Sunak’s closest allies have faced a furious backlash after they were rewarded by the former prime minister despite their “mad” role in calling an early election. In a sign of growing anger within party ranks over the decision to hold an early election and concerns about the way it was conducted, former… Read More »
On Tuesday the BBC published a report that around £1.5 billion worth of personal protective equipment (PPE) remains unused. We were told in scandalous tones that it was rotting in warehouses. Opposition parties were invited to comment. Labor primarily described the surplus as “staggering waste”. The Liberal Democrats agreed and promised that “steps will be… Read More »
“A vote for reform is a vote for Labour.” This statement is at the heart of the Conservative Party’s campaign. The party is struggling with a surge in support for Nigel Farage’s party, apparently to its detriment. Using constituency-level voting, our new tool examines how Reform is currently voting in your constituency and explores three… Read More »