Kemi Badenoch to launch ‘Get Britain Drilling’ campaign amid living cost hikes The Conservatives will put the campaign at the heart of their proposals for bringing down the spike in energy prices. Evening Standard · Mar 28
‘Unprecedented territory’: are UK polls as volatile as they seem? – in charts In what is beginning to look like a fragmented five-party system, small swings carry outsized political consequences The Guardian - UK · Mar 23
Why the rise of multi-party politics is good for democracy If a general election were held today, many British voters would notice something that has been quietly changing for years. They have more choice on the ballot than they used to. The dominance of Labour and the Conservatives is being eroded by multi-party politics. The recent Gorton and Denton byelection… The Conversation · Mar 12
Crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne no longer interested in Reform-Tory pact Donor who has given £12m to Reform UK had previously wanted Nigel Farage to keep open mind about deal with Conservatives The Guardian - UK · Mar 6
Defence secretary accuses Tory and Reform MPs of ‘unpatriotic’ behaviour John Healey lambasts opposition politicians for seeking to turn Donald Trump and the US against Keir Starmer The Guardian - UK · Mar 5
Labour 'risks losing 600 seats' in London local elections in worse nightmare than Gorton disaster Sir Keir Starmer’s party is facing tough battles against the Greens, Reform UK, the Conservatives and the Lib Dems Evening Standard · Mar 4
Why isn’t the Greens’ growing success reflected in media coverage? The victory of the Greens in the Gorton and Denton parliamentary byelection is a landmark for the party. But our new research reveals the Greens have received limited airtime over the last year despite almost doubling their support in the polls and in party membership. The Conversation · Feb 27
Labour Pain: Why Green win in bypolls is a major red flag for Keir Starmer The numbers alone capture the scale of Labour’s collapse. The Greens secured 14,980 votes, representing 40.7 percent of the electorate. Reform UK came second with 10,578 votes, or 28.7 percent. Labour was pushed into third place with just 9,364 votes, amounting to 25.4 percent. The Conservatives, once Labour’s primary rival,… The Times of India · Feb 27
Takeaways from a UK special election won by the Green Party over Starmer's Labour Britain’s Green Party has scored a surprise victory in a special election for a seat in Parliament in a blow for Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his Labour Party The Independent UK · Feb 27
Martin Lewis apologises to Kemi Badenoch for ‘gate crashing’ ITV interview Ms Badenoch said she loves a ‘feisty debate’ and is looking forward to seeing Mr Lewis again soon. Evening Standard · Feb 23
Child abusers should be made to join a register just like sex offenders, Conservatives say Conservative frontbenchers in the Lords have tabled an amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill, designed to set up a similar child cruelty register The Independent UK · Feb 18
Reform would restore two-child benefit cap in full, Jenrick to pledge The former Tory minister is to make his first speech as Reform’s Treasury spokesman. Evening Standard · Feb 18
Robert Jenrick to outline Reform UK plans for Bank of England and OBR Nigel Farage named his top team on Tuesday, which included Conservative defectors Mr Jenrick and Suella Braverman. Evening Standard · Feb 18
‘Gender guidance could drive wedges between schools and parents’ – Tory peer The newly-proposed guidance is different to the draft guidance published under the Conservatives. Evening Standard · Feb 13
The Conversation · Feb 6 Reform has been warned that defecting Tories will damage its brand – and the first evidence is in Since Reform UK took in several high-profile Conservative defectors in the space of a few weeks, a debate has arisen about whether these new recruits benefit or harm Nigel Farage’s party.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 2 So is Reform a threat to democracy or merely ‘Tories: the sequel’? Starmer must make up his mind The PM has told Labour it is in the ‘fight of our lives’ against Nigel Farage’s challengers. To win, it must first agree on a line of attack, says Tom Baldwin, author of Keir Starmer, The Biography
Evening Standard · Jan 27 Badenoch to hit out at Labour and Reform ‘psychodrama’ in speech The Tory leader also appears to have a message for Tory moderates, who she tells to ‘move on’ from the past.
The Independent UK · Jan 27 Voices: ‘It’s chaos’: Readers on Labour infighting, Tory defections and Britain’s broken political system YOUR VIEWS: Our community sees the Burnham by-election row and Suella Braverman’s defection as the latest symptoms of Britain’s broken politics, warning that Labour is increasingly mirroring the Conservatives it once opposed
Evening Standard · Jan 26 Tories face backlash over ‘mental health’ swipe at Suella Braverman as former home secretary defects to Reform Conservatives forced to reissue statement over latest high-profile defection from party amid criticism across the political spectrum
The Independent UK · Jan 26 Tories forced to retract Braverman mental health claim Suella Braverman said the reference to her mental health said ‘more about them than it does me’
The Times of India · Jan 26 Who is Suella Braverman? British-Indian leader quits Conservatives over 'Tory betrayal' and joins Reform UK Suella Braverman, the British-Indian former Home Secretary, has become the latest high-profile Conservative MP to join Reform UK.
Evening Standard · Jan 26 Suella Braverman defects to Reform UK: Ex-home secretary attacks Tory 'betrayal' as she joins Nigel Farage's party MP says 'I feel like I’ve come home’ but Labour says it shows Farage ‘willing to accept the very worst of the Conservative Party’
The Guardian - UK · Jan 23 ‘Risky’ Tories, ‘drama queen’ Jenrick and Farage’s Trump problem: voters’ verdict on the battle for the right In focus groups in Warrington and Godalming, there was a feeling Keir Starmer was adrift – but are Reform’s ‘Globetrotters’ the answer?
The Guardian - UK · Jan 19 Badenoch warns Tory MPs about people trying to ‘undermine party from within’ Conservative leader says staffers are briefing against party, in lengthy letter after Robert Jenrick’s switch to Reform
Evening Standard · Jan 18 Who has defected to Reform UK from the Conservatives and why? Andrew Rosindell has become the second Tory MP to defect to Reform in a week.