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Arron Banks hired private investigators to dig into Conservative party chair

Revelation comes after it was disclosed that Reform UK backer had paid for spying on prominent journalist

The Guardian - UK

Reform backer Arron Banks urged to set out extent of surveillance of journalists

Industry body says use of private investigators against reporters is ‘attack on our democracy’ after Banks apparently admitted doing so

The Guardian - UK

Arron Banks ‘hired private detective’ to look into journalist who investigated Reform UK

Asked whether he targeted reporter who investigated party finances, Brexit campaigner says: ‘When you live by the sword, you die by the sword’

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Nigel Farage cries ‘witch-hunt’ – but this may be Reform’s Partygate moment

Media scrutiny of party leader’s finances has undermined his claim to be a politician in tune with typical voters

The Guardian - UK

What are the latest allegations about Nigel Farage’s funding?

Reform UK leader received financial support from a convicted fraudster for staffing, security and housing

The Guardian - UK

Streeting condemns Farage’s ‘deafening silence’ over ‘racist’ remarks from Reform MP

Reform MP Sarah Pochin provoked widespread condemnation when she said that it ‘drives me mad seeing adverts full of black and Asian people’

The Independent UK

Rayner’s return gives a lift to Labour’s gloomy backbenchers

Former deputy PM’s resignation statement offered a moment to reflect on what the party had lost – and might have again

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UK government urged to restore Electoral Commission’s independence to protect democracy

Oversight of watchdog could be abused by a future authoritarian government, report warns

The Guardian - UK

There’s much more to Zia Yusuf’s dramatic resignation from Reform than a row over the burqa

NEWS ANALYSIS: Zia Yusuf is a casualty of Reform’s inability to raise a big enough election war chest, reports David Maddox

The Independent UK

Without Yusuf, Farage will find it even harder to increase Reform’s popularity

The reversal of Reform’s Doge-style unit could be viewed as a step back to the less disciplined age of Farage’s party

The Guardian - UK

Who is Arron Banks? The 'bad boy of Brexit' could be the next Reform UK chair

The Reform UK party has announced its mayoral candidate for the West of England. Here’s what you need to know.

Evening Standard

Who are the 'Brexit badboys' tipped to replace Zia Yusuf as Reform UK turmoil deepens

Nigel Farage allies Arron Banks and Andy Wigmore have emerged as favourites to take on the chairman role

Evening Standard

Nigel Farage 'has peddled Russian propaganda for years', John Swinney says

Nigel Farage has 'spent years peddling Russian propaganda', First Minister John Swinney has said

The National (Scotland)

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

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From Olympians to Love Island stars: How did famous candidates do in the local elections?

A host of famous names appeared on ballot papers across the country as voters went to the polls

The Independent UK

Why Reform winning big in the local elections could backfire for Nigel Farage

NEWS ANALYSIS: Reform UK needs to win big in the local elections and the Runcorn by-election on 1 May to prove it is a potential party of government. But The Independent’s political editor David Maddox explains why victory could ultimately be its leader’s undoing

Evening Standard

Reform UK echoes Trump with ‘make Britain great again’ aired at election launch

Nigel Farage said he wanted to create a British form of Doge, a US cost-cutting programme led by Elon Musk.

The Guardian - UK

Reform’s circles of influence: who’s who at the top of the party

From MPs and donors to the backroom team, key players around the leader Nigel Farage

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‘Like a son to me’: George Cottrell, the high-rolling convicted fraudster at Nigel Farage’s side

Extravagant lifestyle and past controversies of Montenegro-based volunteer raise awkward questions for Reform leader

The Independent UK

Tory MP who used Nigel Farage on campaign leaflet falls out spectacularly with Reform

Exclusive: Reform candidate tells Tory MP Andrea Jenkyns that his party’s leadership are ‘a***holes’ as she falls out spectacularly with the right wing party

The Guardian - UK

Tory peer Peter Cruddas shared posts supporting Nigel Farage and Reform UK

Exclusive: almost half of billionaire Tory donor’s last 100 reposts were in support of rightwing party

Evening Standard

Trump's eclectic inner circle in London: from Nigel Farage's former adviser to pop princess Holly Valance

Nigel Farage, Woody Johnson and Holly Valance are among those expected to attend a glitzy Trump fundraiser in London tonight — so who else has made it into the former POTUS’ UK power base? Katie Strick reports

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak beating Keir Starmer in just four constituencies, poll reveals

Labour leader is preferred PM in 390 seats – even beating Sunak in his own Richmond constituency

The Guardian - UK

Rights groups back Observer writer Carole Cadwalladr over court costs

Reporter’s legal team argues that excessive costs awarded to Brexit backer violates her right to journalistic freedom of expression and will take case to European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg

The Guardian - UK

Carole Cadwalladr to appeal against ruling that she pay Arron Banks’s legal costs

Decision to make journalist responsible for hundreds of thousands of pounds in legal costs sets ‘chilling precedent for UK journalism’

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