Nigel Farage and Reform UK have achieved the longstanding goal of taking a parliamentary seat from the incumbent Labour government. In a photo finish Reform beat Labour by just six votes in Runcorn....
AfD classified as extreme-right by German intelligence29 minutes agoPaul KirbyEurope digital editorReutersGermany's Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party has been designated as right-wing...
Nigel Farage threw everything he had at winning in Runcorn and Helsby because he knew that victory here could be a vital step on the path to becoming prime minister. It’s not really because he...
Sir Keir Starmer’s MPs have warned that the Prime Minister's first 10 months in power “haven’t been good enough” as they slammed Labour’s “catastrophic” local election results. Reform...
Reform has won its first-ever regional mayor in England while Labour managed to hold on to a hat-trick of mayors across the country, in the first results from this year’s local elections. Most...
So far, Northumberland is the only council to have declared all of its results, with Reform making gains at the expense of both Labour and the Tories.The Conservatives did enough to remain the...
Reform could be heading for another civil war following their election wins, Tory insiders claim. Nigel Farage’s party is celebrating dramatic election wins, with Reform’s Sarah Pochin becoming...
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Sir John Curtice: Reform challenging traditional party dominance25 minutes agoJohn CurticeProfessor of politics at the University of StrathclydeBBCThe overnight results from Thursday's elections have...
It has been a historic night for Reform UK as it gained Sarah Pochin as its fifth MP, beating Labour in the Runcorn and Helsby by-election by the skin of its teeth with six extra votes. Throughout...
There are four words that will come back to haunt Sir Keir Starmer again and again after Labour’s humiliating by-election defeat to Reform UK in Runcorn: winter fuel payment cut. Sir Keir and...
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Liverpool fans' celebrations caused earth tremor1 hour agoJenny ColemanReutersLiverpool fans celebrating the club's historic title-clinching win over Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield caused a series of...
What happened in local elections overnight and what's still to come?37 minutes agoBecky MortonPolitical reporterGetty ImagesKnife-edge Runcorn by-electionReform UK won its first Parliamentary...