Reform UK Are on the Rise. Here’s What They Stand For

Reform UK has grown from a fringe euroskeptic movement into a major force in British politics. By railing against immigration and the rising cost of living, the party led by Brexit figurehead Nigel Farage has siphoned support from the governing Labour party and Conservative opposition to fracture the old two-party system.
Left Foot Forward

Reform UK support drops to nine-month low in new YouGov poll

Reform UK’s projected vote share has fallen to its lowest level since April last year in a new YouGov poll. Reform’s vote share dropped to 24%, down two points, in the latest YouGov poll for Sky News and The Times, conducted before controversial ex-Tory chancellor Nadhim Zahawi defected to the party.

Reform UK councillor takes over cabinet post

A new councillor has taken charge of services for children, families and education at a Reform UK-controlled authority. Michael Stratton has been appointed cabinet member at West Northamptonshire Council after Kathryn Shaw stepped down earlier this month after eight months in the role.
The Big Issue

Reform UK councils to raise taxes despite campaign pledges: 'They've collided with reality'

Reform UK will increase council tax in several councils it controls – despite previously pledging to “cut waste and reduce your taxes”.

Farage tells Reform candidate who said David Lammy should ‘go home’ to Caribbean to apologise

Nigel Farage has told a Reform mayoral candidate who said David Lammy should “go home” to the Caribbean to apologise for his remarks. , Reform’s candidate for the Hampshire and the Solent mayoralty, after he made remarks about the “loyalties” of Mr Lammy and praised right-wing Conservative Enoch Powell.
Left Foot Forward

Reform UK mayoral candidate finally ‘apologises’ for David Lammy should ‘go home’ comment

Reform UK’s candidate for the Hampshire and Solent mayoralty, Chris Parry, has finally been forced to apologise for his comments saying the deputy prime minister David Lammy should “go home”. Parry, an ex-Royal Navy Rear Admiral, said that Lammy should “go home to the Caribbean” where his “loyalty lies”.
Anadolu Agency

UK's far-right Reform party hits its lowest poll rating since April last year

Support for Nigel Farage’s party falls to 24% as Conservatives recover slightly and Labour edges up, poll shows - Anadolu Ajansı

Tunbridge Wells’ Lib Dem MP Mike Martin takes aim at Reform UK’s running of KCC

It started when it brought in an Elon Musk-inspired ‘Department of Local Government Efficiency’ (Dolge) team to identify waste and make savings at KCC. No savings were ever identified by the team and the project quickly collapsed after its head, Reform’s former party chairman, abandoned it.
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