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Reform UK: will high-profile defections change the party’s image?

A core function of political parties is to nurture talent and, in some cases, provide a credible path to power for ambitious politicians. In this fraught climate, Reform UK increasingly appears to be an alternative route for those who see no such path via the Conservative party.

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Backdoor blasphemy laws ‘will never happen’, says Cabinet minister amid row over Labour’s redefinition of Islamophobia

It comes after Reform’s candidate for London mayor Laila Cunningham suggested women in burkas should be stopped and searched by police

Evening Standard

Exclusive: Laila Cunningham says women in burkas need to be searched

Nigel Farage’s London mayoral candidate tells The Standard podcast: ‘I don't think in an open society people should cover their face. It provides a cloak of anonymity for criminals’

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Laila Cunningham: 'London is not a Muslim city and I'd like to see Christianity celebrated more'

She is a mother of seven, a former prosecutor and a fiery debater who claims that London is no longer safe. Claudia Cockerell sat down with Reform’s mayoral candidate for London 2028

Evening Standard

'Don't talk down London', says Keir Starmer as he slams Nigel Farage's Reform UK at PMQs after homicide rate falls

The PM criticised Reform after its London mayoral candidate Laila Cunningham said the capital was ‘burning’

Evening Standard

How safe is London really? This is what the data says

The Standard examines crime rates in London over the past decade

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan reacts to Reform London mayoral candidate Laila Cunningham's 'burka ban' support

London mayor responds to Ms Cunningham's proposals for the first time

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OPINION - The fall in violent crime in London is welcome but it's not the whole story

Homicide rates are down but how about shoplifting and phone theft?

Evening Standard

Donald Trump 'hates us' as London shows diversity as a success story, says Sadiq Khan

‘We have shown diversity as a strength not a weakness. It makes us richer not poorer, it makes us stronger not weaker,’ the London Mayor stressed

Evening Standard

Reform will win councils in London at May local elections, says Tice as it races to recruit 1,800 candidates

Nigel Farage’s party is hoping to gain control of a string of councils in Outer London

Evening Standard

Several businesses linked to Reform’s London mayor candidate struck off

Laila Cunningham has been unveiled as the party’s candidate for the 2028 election

The Independent UK

Reform UK's London mayoral candidate Laila Cunningham attacks the Met: 'I don't see police on the street'

Scotland Yard defends its actions to tackle crime in the West End - saying extra officers are targeting crimes which Londoners ‘care about the most’

Evening Standard

Who Is Reform UK's Laila Cunningham? From Tory Councillor to Nigel Farage's Pick for 2028 London Mayor

Since joining Reform, Cunningham has become a regular media presence.

International Business Times UK

Former criminal prosecutor to run for London mayor

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The Guardian - UK

Desperate for attention, Nige holds marathon presser and skips PMQs

Reform leader warns of the terrors of London alongside his mayoral candidate and swaps Commons for radio slot

The Guardian - UK

Reform London mayor candidate accused of talking down capital with ‘pity’ remark

Laila Cunningham tells press conference that people pity Londoners for having to live in a city that is ‘no longer safe’

The Independent UK

Who is Laila Cunningham? The Reform UK candidate for London mayor

Nigel Farage said the former criminal prosecutor will be the figurehead for the party’s campaign ahead of May’s elections

Evening Standard

Nigel Farage announces Reform UK candidate for London mayor

The Reform UK leader said the candidate will be the figurehead for the party’s campaign ahead of May’s elections.

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Evening Standard

Who is Reform's Laila Cunningham, and what would London look like with her as mayor?

Reform UK has named the Westminster councillor as its London mayoral candidate – but who is she, and what does she stand for?

The Guardian - UK

Nigel Farage dismisses racist and antisemitic school bullying claims as ‘made-up fantasies’

Reform UK leader says accusations about his behaviour at Dulwich college were politically motivated

Evening Standard

Nigel Farage tells mayoral candidate to apologise for saying David Lammy should 'go home'

The Reform leader said Chris Parry should say sorry to the Deputy Prime Minister as he unveiled his party’s candidate for Mayor of London

The Independent UK

Farage launches attack on Sadiq Khan as Reform unveils challenger for London mayoral elections

‘There will be a new sheriff in town, and I’ll be launching an all-out war on crime,’ Reform’s candidate for mayor of London said

Evening Standard

Laila Cunningham unveiled as Reform's candidate for London Mayor as she tells Sadiq Khan: 'Your time is up'

Reform’s London mayoral candidate Laila Cunningham, a Westminster councillor who defected from the Tories, claimed the capital is not safe and called for Met Police chief Sir Mark Rowley to be fired

Evening Standard

Tory crisis in London as second councillor defects to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK at flagship town hall

Alan Mendoza on Wednesday joined Laila Cunningham as Reform’s second representative on Westminster Council

The Guardian - UK

Rayner says Farage ‘failing young women’ with plan to scrap Online Safety Act

Deputy PM says move would cause rise in ‘revenge porn’, as Labour launches attack ads against Reform UK leader

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