Standards inquiry into Farage's £5m gift restarts hours after Clacton win

Parliamentary standards inquiry into a £5m gift to Nigel Farage resumes hours after he retakes Clacton...

Farage faces Count Binface as major parties boycott Clacton by-election he triggered

Clacton votes on 13 August in a by-election shunned by Labour, the Tories, Lib Dems and Greens, leaving...

Influencers fact-check Farage as he fights Clacton by-election under £5m gift inquiry

Al Jazeera reports social media creators are fact-checking Farage days before Clacton votes, as a...

Latest 24H | Good Law Project launches legal challenge on day one of new single-sex spaces code

Good Law Project sent a pre-action letter over the EHRC single-sex spaces code hours after it took effect...

Labour Overtakes Reform UK in More in Common Poll for First Time in 16 Months

A More in Common poll put Labour on 28%, four points ahead of Reform UK, its first lead over the party...

Nigel Farage Resigns as Clacton MP and Vows to Contest By-Election Amid Funding Inquiries

Nigel Farage has resigned as Clacton MP and will contest the by-election, saying he has not broken the law...

Reform UK defends Makerfield candidate Robert Kenyon after sexist posts linked to him resurface

Reform UK is standing by Robert Kenyon after forum posts linked to him resurfaced ahead of the 18 June...

Reform UK candidate who won a seat in Sunderland beat his girlfriend black and blue and allegedly abused a child

Behind Politics UK: the "impartial" platform owned by a Reform councillor

Bailey Nash-Gardner, founder of Politics UK, won a Reform UK seat in Havering as critics point to his...

Reform UK takes Chorley East from Labour in first declared result as counts begin across Britain

Reform UK won Chorley East from Labour in the first declared result as English counts started; Scotland...

From county halls to devolved parliaments, Britain’s 7 May elections will test a fractured political map

Voters face local, mayoral, Scottish and Welsh contests on 7 May, with 136 English councils and more than...

Reform UK says it would put migrant detention centres in Green-held areas, not Reform seats

Reform UK said a future government would avoid placing migrant detention centres in Reform-held areas and...

Four Labour-linked figures charged over alleged Croydon East selection tampering

The CPS said four Labour-linked figures were charged after a Met probe into alleged Croydon East selection...

Ipsos poll: Britons pick Starmer over Farage head-to-head, but more expect Reform to be largest party

Ipsos found 40% would pick Starmer's Labour over Farage's Reform, but more respondents expected Reform to...

Lisa Nandy says Andy Burnham should have been allowed to stand in Gorton & Denton by-election

Lisa Nandy said Andy Burnham should have been allowed to stand in the Gorton & Denton by-election after...

Modelling warns Labour could be left controlling as few as two London councils at May borough elections

Party modelling reported by GB News suggests Labour could hold as few as two London councils after the 7...

YouGov poll puts Greens second on 21% ahead of Labour as Reform leads on 23%

YouGov polling shows Reform on 23%, Greens on 21% (second), while Labour and Conservatives are tied on 16%...

Labour plans to repeal ministers’ power to direct Electoral Commission strategy

Steve Reed said an elections bill will scrap the strategy statement for the Electoral Commission and...

Omnisis poll puts Greens ahead of Labour in Gorton and Denton days before by-election

Omnisis poll ahead of 26 Feb vote shows Greens 20%, Reform 17%, Labour 15%, with 27% undecided in Gorton...

Government drops plan to postpone 30 English local elections after Reform UK legal challenge

The government dropped plans to postpone 30 English local elections after legal advice and a Reform UK...

Farage unveils Reform UK “top team”, naming Robert Jenrick as Treasury spokesperson

Nigel Farage reshuffled Reform UK’s senior roles, naming Robert Jenrick Treasury spokesperson and...

Parliament to debate petition for automatic by-elections after MPs defect, after it passes 127,000 signatures

A petition with 127,396 signatures will be debated on 16 March 2026, calling for automatic by-elections...

UK government introduces bill to restrict foreign-linked political donations and extend voting to 16-year-olds

Representation of the People Bill would tighten donation rules, raise Electoral Commission fines, and...

Starmer faces huge Labour by-election test in Gorton and Denton as Greens and Reform target seat

Labour defends Gorton and Denton on 26 Feb as Greens and Reform UK target the seat after Andy Burnham was...

Labour launches anti-Green social media campaign ahead of Gorton and Denton by-election

Labour has launched ads attacking the Greens ahead of the 26 Feb Gorton and Denton by-election, arguing...

Andrew Gwynne resignation triggers Gorton and Denton by-election as Labour rule could block Burnham bid

Andrew Gwynne resigns as MP, triggering a Gorton and Denton by-election; Labour rules mean Andy Burnham...

More than 20 England councils seek to delay May 2026 elections until 2027 amid local government reorganisation

More than 20 England councils may postpone May 2026 elections to 2027, with 27 areas requesting delays...

Seven Labour select committee chairs urge ministers to ban cryptocurrency donations to political parties

Seven Labour committee chairs urged ministers to ban crypto donations to parties ahead of the elections...

Farage says Reform UK tops 270,000 “paid-up” members as Labour total is reported below 250,000

Farage said Reform UK’s website shows 270k+ paid-up members as reports put Labour’s paying membership...

Electoral Commission assesses Labour complaint over Farage’s Clacton campaign spending

Electoral Commission and Essex Police are assessing allegations that Reform UK overspent in Nigel Farage’s...