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Reform enters local government for the first time with UK mayoral election wins

The UK now has two regional mayors representing the Reform party, following English local elections on May 1. This is the first time anyone from the party has held a government position at any level.

The Conversation

‘They really are all horrible’: political anger marks Reform UK’s Runcorn win

Many voted for party as protest against government, while there is a growing trend of people detaching completely from politics

The Guardian - UK

Radical-right Reform party makes gains in UK elections

Leader Nigel Farage, a Trump ally, hopes to position anti-immigration party as significant political force in UK.

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Reform's Andrea Jenkyns storms out of TV interview as she's grilled on comment about rival's 'South African accent'

Reform’s new Greater Lincolnshire mayor storms off as she accuses Sky News reporter of asking ‘divisive questions’

Evening Standard

Reform policies: What will Nigel Farage’s party actually do after local election wins?

The Independent looks at what Reform UK will do in power, and whether it is likely to work

The Independent UK

Andrea Jenkyns: The opera-singing ex-Tory MP’s journey from working in Greggs to a radical Reform UK mayor

NEWS ANALYSIS: From swearing at protesters outside Downing Street to becoming the mayor of Lincolnshire in an election where opponents claimed she was not qualified to stand, Dame Andrea Jenkyns has had a career of controversy and drama like few others, says The Independent’s political editor David Maddox

The Independent UK

Who is Dame Andrea Jenkyns, Reform UK’s first regional mayor?

In a speech following her victory, the 50-year-old said there would be ‘an end to soft-touch Britain’.

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Local elections 2025 full results: Reform gain new MP and control of first councils as Tories and Labour falter

Reform have made huge gains, beating Labour at the Runcorn by-election and seizing control of Kent, Staffordshire, Durham, Derbyshire and Lincolnshire councils

Evening Standard

Newly-elected Reform mayor Andrea Jenkyns makes radical call to house asylum seekers ‘in tents’

Reform’s Dame Andrea Jenkyns has called for migrants to be “put in tents” after she was elected the new mayor of Greater Lincolnshire.

The Independent UK

Andrea Jenkyns becomes first Reform UK mayor as voters abandon Labour and Tories

Dame Andrea Jenkyns has been elected the first Reform UK mayor as voters in England were seen to abandon Labour and the Tories

The National (Scotland)

Reform UK is main opposition party, Nigel Farage claims after election wins

Farage says his party has overtaken Tories after securing byelection victory, mayoralty and council seats

The Guardian - UK

Farage has ‘broken new ground’ with Runcorn win, Britain’s top pollster John Curtice says

Nigel Farage never won a by-election afresh with Ukip, but has now done so for the first time with Reform UK

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer told to ‘start listening’ as Reform makes big local election gains

Doncaster mayor warns PM after rightwing party secures wins in Lincolnshire, Runcorn and string of county councils

The Guardian - UK

Friday briefing: Reform takes Labour scalp in knife-edge Runcorn byelection

In today’s newsletter: Early indications of Conservative collapse in benchmark local elections

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Nigel Farage's Reform party faces crucial test in local elections in the UK

Farage ran for election to the House of Commons eight times, losing every attempt until he was elected as an MP for the Clacton constituency in 2024.

The Independent UK

Reform’s Andrea Jenkyns cleared to run for Lincolnshire mayor just days before election

Dame Andrea said the move to prevent her from standing was a ‘political hit job aimed at smearing my candidacy’

The Guardian - UK

‘Extinction-level event’: Tories fear voters turning to Reform in Lincolnshire

Conservatives face tough fight in mayoral and council elections as Farage’s anti-net zero message cuts through

The Independent UK

More problems for Farage as Andrea Jenkyns faces bid to disqualify her from mayoral election

A council in Lincolnshire will hold a hearing next week to decide if Andrea Jenkyns is eligble to stand as mayor for the county amid allegations that she does not live there

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The Guardian - UK

Over 60 Reform UK candidates in local elections are Tory defectors, study finds

Labour accuses Nigel Farage’s party of ‘mass rebrand’ after research into nominations of former Conservatives

The Guardian - UK

Labour mayoral candidate on race to stop Reform – and ‘Doge Lincolnshire’

Jason Stockwood, ex-chair of Grimsby Town FC, has plan for keeping rival Andrea Jenkyns from implementing US-style cuts

The Guardian - UK

Farage reprises his favourite moans at his latest not-so-special announcement

Just when it seemed the press conference couldn’t get any more underwhelming, Nige introduced his new councillors

The Independent UK

How Farage lost the Brexit Party and why it means Reform is not inevitable

NEWS ANALYSIS: The last week has seen Farage and Reform top a national poll and hold another packed rally as their political momentum continues to gather steam. But the embarrassing row with Elon Musk and issues around Tommy Robinson exposed a number of serious problems for Reform behind the scenes,…

The Independent UK

Why the latest defection to Reform could trigger a wave of Tories switching to Farage’s party

News analysis: The defection of Boris Johnson ally Marco Longhi to Reform UK represents something much bigger than the actions of an unhappy former MP

The Independent UK

Could Reform shock politics with a high-profile Tory defector?

ANALYSIS: Boris Johnson has appeared on a wishlist of disaffected Tories sought by Reform UK. Wishful thinking, writes David Maddox, but it underlines the scale of ambition of a party that wants to win a general election in 2029

Evening Standard

Badenoch: No quick fix for the Tory party

The Conservative leader said the process of rebuilding the party was a ‘marathon, not a sprint’.

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