‘Clown show’: Reform UK chairman resigns as party infighting escalates
Zia Yusuf has resigned as chairman of Reform UK, stating he no longer believes working to elect a Reform government is a “good use of my time”. In a surprise announcement posted on X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday evening, Yusuf said: “11 months ago I became chairman of Reform. I’ve worked full time as a […]
Reform UK split over burqa ban as chairman labels stance ‘dumb’
An apparent split has emerged within Reform UK after the party’s newest MP, Sarah Pochin, called for a ban on burqas in Britain “in the interests of public safety”. The MP, who won the recent Runcorn and Helsby by-election with a margin of just six votes over Labour, asked her first question at PMQs on […]
Nigel Farage’s policies labelled ‘Trussonomics on steroids’ after major speech
Nigel Farage vowed to introduce tax breaks for married couples and abolish the two-child benefit cap in a major speech seeking to position Reform UK as the true opposition to Labour. Delivering a pro-family pitch, Farage said lifting the two-child limit is the “right thing to do” as it would make having children “a bit […]
Farage only cares about his ‘own self-interest and personal ambition’, says Labour
The Labour Party has launched a pre-emptive attack on Nigel Farage, branding him a “private-educated stockbroker and career politician” whose policies would harm working families, hours before the Reform UK leader is due to deliver a major speech. In a statement, Labour chair Ellie Reeves accused Farage of having “only ever cared about his own […]
Kemi Badenoch: ‘I am not going to let the Conservative Party disappear’
Kemi Badenoch argued her party needs to “redefine” what modern conservatism looks like, styling herself as an “insurgent’ and an “underdog”.
Rupert Lowe hits out at ‘viper’ Farage and promises ‘alternative’ to Reform UK
The comments came as it was announced that the former Reform MP will not be charged after facing allegations of making threats.
Labour sounds ‘more like Reform than Reform’, says Reform UK
Sarah Pochin claimed that the prime minister’s recent rhetoric shows that Reform UK has Labour “on the run”.
Reform UK ‘flag ban’ presents target for Labour
Reform UK’s fresh batch of local representatives are busily bedding into their new offices across the country. And as Nigel Farage’s teal troops descend on England’s town halls, Westminster is steadily adjusting to the new political reality precipitated by the local elections. The Labour and Conservative parties are still reeling — reckoning with respective backlashes […]
Week-in-Review: Reform plots reckoning for Keir Starmer — and irrelevance for Badenoch
The Runcorn and Helsby by-election will be seen as the moment Nigel Farage first made good on his totemic warning, issued at the commencement of his parliamentary career: “We’re coming for Labour”, the Reform leader declared at his Clacton count last July, “be in no doubt about that.” Who would doubt it now? Insurgent political […]
Who is Sarah Pochin, the new Reform UK MP?
Sarah Pochin is the Reform UK MP for Runcorn and Helsby, having won the seat in a by-election on 1 May 2025. She is the first female MP elected for Reform UK. In the May 2025 by-election, Sarah Pochin received 12,645 votes, representing 38.72 per cent of the vote share. The Labour candidate, Karen Shore, […]
