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DARK SECRETS: 3 - The Real Truth

In The Room | Farage’s scandal-hit conference and Burnham’s next big test

Westminster is back, and so is conference season, beginning with Reform’s scandal-hit gathering in Birmingham.

The Independent UK

Reform was told there was ‘nothing in’ Channel 4 sting before aides quit

IN THE ROOM: It certainly isn’t the first time Reform’s finances have landed the party in hot water. But the latest scandal does show a changing Nigel Farage, says Helen MacNamara. Reported by Maja Anushka

The Independent UK

Nigel Farage is losing social media crown to Andy Burnham, analysis suggests

New research seen by The Independent shows that Andy Burnham’s social media videos on pub snacks, toy buses, the cost of Freddos and playing a guitar with a soldier are outdoing the Reform UK leader’s efforts

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Top Reform supporter quits party and urges Nigel Farage to ‘get a grip’

A civil war erupted within the party after Tim Montgomerie was suspended last month

The Independent UK

Reform insists National Rally agreed migrant policy after backlash in France

Critics say agreement between Nigel Farage and Jordan Bardella to return migrants to France goes against France’s ‘interests and sovereignty’

The Guardian - UK

European democracies are running out of time to turn away from the abyss

Far-right parties, Maga ideology and Kremlin money are conniving to suffocate liberal idealism for another generation, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK

Protesters assaulted at Reform conference 'not a big deal', Malcolm Offord says

MALCOLM Offord has said he “wouldn't make a big deal” about protesters who appeared to be violently assaulted at Reform’s conference by…

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Councillor becomes first politician in the country to defect from Reform to Labour

A Reform councillor has decided to leave the party, saying he had seen ‘first-hand’ how it ‘simply doesn't have a serious plan’

The Independent UK

The byelection here in Holborn and St Pancras is Labour’s to lose. But lose it might

The Greens appeal to young and progressive voters here on defence, rent controls and North Sea oil. The Burnham bounce may be about to hit an obstacle, says the Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Majority of Tory and Reform voters do not back cuts to disability benefits, survey finds

Nearly half of respondents say spending on personal independence payments should be increased

The Guardian - UK

‘Army of Christian patriots’: how a black-clad vigilante group swarmed Portsmouth

Daniel Thomas has spent months trying to unify the UK’s disparate far right to form a disciplined anti-migrant force

The Guardian - UK

Almost half of Brits think more should be spent on disability benefits

Longstanding poll reveals public opinions on disability benefits and Labour’s big challenge on NHS satisfaction

The Independent UK

Farage calls for ban on face coverings in public after anti-migration protests

The Reform UK leader labelled face coverings a ‘menace’ and made clear he would ban any worn for religious reasons as well.

The Independent UK

Nigel Farage demands ban on face coverings in public after anti-migration protests in Dover and Portsmouth

Reform UK leader labels face coverings a ‘menace’ and makes clear he would ban any worn for religious reasons as well

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The Independent UK

Tories to blame for anti-migration protests in Dover and Portsmouth, policing minister says

Sarah Jones warned that any protesters stepping ‘from peaceful protest into illegality will face the full force of the law’

The Guardian - UK

Farage still Reform’s best hope as rivals struggle to match appeal to party faithful

Despite series of scandals, members remain loyal to their leader as questions over his successor grow

Evening Standard

Who is Sagal Abdi-Wali? Council leader is Labour’s candidate in crunch Holborn and St Pancras by-election

Sagal Abdi-Wali, leader of Camden Council, will take on expected Green candidate Zack Polanski in north London by-election

The Independent UK

Why Patriot Platform founder Daniel Thomas confronted Reform’s Zia Yusuf in Portsmouth

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The Guardian - UK

A Reform UK without Nigel Farage used to be unthinkable. Not any more

The scandals are building, his touch perhaps not quite what it was. And, most of all, his party rivals are beginning to sense an opportunity, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK

Why does the hard right have such a high tolerance for domestic abusers in their midst?

The ‘stop the boats’ narrative is increasingly presented as if it stems from a concern for women’s safety. This is just the laundering of thuggery

Evening Standard

Angela Rayner withdraws council reorganisation decisions after new legal advice

At least eight councils have launched legal challenges.

The National (Scotland)

Reform UK documentary on Channel 4 shows up BBC big time

OFTEN in this newsletter I find myself picking fault with the mainstream media, but credit must be given to the Reform UK undercover documentary…

The Conversation

Crime is falling – but the public doesn’t feel safer, study finds

Crime levels are falling for most offences across the UK – but the public doesn’t necessarily feel safer. It’s a human trait to focus on frightening information in the news or on social media – but it could also mean that people are more fearful about crime than they need…

Evening Standard

Naga Munchetty praised for 'brilliant' takedown of Reform's Robert Jenrick on BBC Breakfast

The presenter, 51, went head-to-head with the politician in a heated exchange

International Business Times UK

Reform UK Donations Scandal Leaves Party Looking Like a 'Pirate Ship', Senior Figure Admits

Reform UK is embroiled in controversy following allegations of foreign funding, prompting an internal investigation and scrutiny from the Electoral Commission and Metropolitan Police.

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