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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 5 - Caught on Camera

Are we seeing the end of the UK's political duopoly?

Labour and the Conservatives have had a stranglehold on political power for decades — but as Reform UK's victory in last week's election shows, this now appears to changing.

Euronews

Parliament’s newest MP takes her seat after by-election win over Labour

Sarah Pochin was flanked by Reform UK leader Nigel Farage and chief whip Lee Anderson as she arrived in the Commons.

Evening Standard

Unison chief tells staff at Reform-controlled councils to join union

Nigel Farage warns employees working on diversity or climate change initiatives to seek ‘alternative careers’

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Who is Sarah Pochin? Reform UK's first female MP

The former Tory councillor only joined Reform UK in March 2025, having been a Conservative in the past and has a strong belief in British identity

Evening Standard

‘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

Farage hails Reform as ‘main opposition’ after gaining MP and councils

Reform UK has won Staffordshire and Lincolnshire councils from the Conservatives and taken control of Durham County Council.

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer defends ‘tough decisions’ as local election results roll in

Reform UK’s Sarah Pochin beat Sir Keir Starmer’s candidate Karen Shore by six votes in the Runcorn and Helsby by-election.

Evening Standard

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Reform UK wins by-election by just six votes to gain fifth MP

Nigel Farage's right-wing populist party campaigned on an anti-immigration platform in Runcorn and Helsby, a constituency in northwest England.

Euronews

Starmer says ‘I get it’ after Labour’s ‘disappointing’ Runcorn defeat

The Prime Minister said his party ‘get it’ after new MP Sarah Pochin took the seat by a historically slim margin on Friday.

Evening Standard

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

Reform ‘now main opposition party’, says Farage

Sarah Pochin took the seat that Labour won with a majority of more than 14,000 last year by just six votes.

Evening Standard

Who is Sarah Pochin? Reform UK’s first female MP

Sarah Pochin becomes Reform UK’s fifth MP and its first female representative in parliament

The Independent UK

Labour criticised from within own ranks after early local election results

A newly re-elected mayor hit out at changes to the winter fuel allowance, hikes to employer national insurance contributions and welfare reforms.

Evening Standard

Reform beats Labour by six votes in Runcorn vote as party gains first mayor

In one of the closest parliamentary votes ever, new MP Sarah Pochin took the seat which Labour won with a majority of almost 14,700 last year.

Evening Standard

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Hard right wins local UK election in blow to PM Starmer

Hard-right upstarts Reform UK snatched a parliamentary seat from Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Labour party on Friday in local elections that dealt a blow to Britain's two establishment parties.

Evening Standard

Reform win sets new record for smallest by-election majority since 1945

The result at Runcorn & Helsby also marks Reform’s highest-ever share of the vote in a by-election.

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

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer admits disappointment as Nigel Farage hails bombshell by-election victory and Reform snap up council seats

‘Reform are in business. They are a major challenge,’ says polling expert Professor Sir John Curtice

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The Guardian - UK

Reform wins Runcorn byelection by just six votes in blow to Labour

Result will heighten government’s fears it could lose scores of MPs to Nigel Farage’s party at next general election

The Guardian - UK

‘Labour have done nothing but lie’: grievances fuel Runcorn byelection battle

‘Dogfight’ between Labour and Reform UK is turning ugly after Nigel Farage’s party put immigration centre stage

International Business Times

Hard-right Upstarts Eye Big Gains In Local UK Polls

Britain's anti-immigrant Reform UK party is seeking to prove its credentials as a credible political force at local elections this week that will test the popularity of Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

The Independent UK

Runcorn by-election: Can Sarah Pochin give Reform the rebrand Nigel Farage is hoping for?

NEWS ANALYSIS: A self-professed ‘clean candidate’, Sarah Pochin is a far cry from many of the candidates Reform put up at the general election, but can she convince the voters of Runcorn? Millie Cooke and Harriette Boucher went to find out

The Independent UK

Reform UK candidate backed means testing winter fuel payments despite Nigel Farage calling move ‘vindictive’

Sarah Pochin said winter fuel payments should go to those who need it and not those who don’t

The Independent UK

Reform candidate reprimanded for using status as a magistrate to influence colleagues

Sarah Pochin’s ‘behaviour fell below the standards expected of a magistrate’, the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office said

Evening Standard

Nigel Farage serenaded in the street on campaign visit

The Reform UK leader was in Runcorn ahead of the by-election.

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