Farage and Tice sue NCA over alleged leaks of financial information The Reform leader and deputy leader accused the National Crime Agency (NCA) of leaking confidential financial details Evening Standard · Aug 8
Count Binface and friends back in action For those who enjoy a touch of absurdity in the murky world of politics there is a by-election in Clacton on the Essex coast of England this week that should fit the bill. Bangkok Post · Aug 8
Zack Polanski calls out 'absurd' BBC double-standards for Greens and Reform UK GREEN leader Zack Polanski has criticised “absurd” editorial decisions from the BBC ... The National (Scotland) · Aug 8
Nigel Farage ‘horrified’ Ann Widdecombe murder detectives probing firebombing on his home A source said there had been a ‘very serious policing error’ The Independent UK · Aug 8
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’ The Guardian - UK · Aug 8
Clacton feels like the butt of a bad joke. ‘I saw Count Binface being interviewed – it made me really angry’ ON THE GROUND : There are a record 34 candidates standing in Clacton-on-Sea’s by-election – but many voters say they feel nobody is taking them seriously. Nicole Wootton-Cane speaks to residents to find out what the election means beyond Farage versus Count Binface The Independent UK · Aug 8
Police reopen Farage ‘firebomb’ investigation amid Widdecombe murder inquiry IN FULL The Independent UK · Aug 8
Ann Widdecombe investigators reopen probe into ‘arson attempt’ at Nigel Farage’s home A ‘firebomb’ was reported as being posted through the Reform leader’s mailbox The Independent UK · Aug 8
Police probing Widdecombe death reopen inquiry into ‘firebomb’ at Farage’s home Officers have reopened an inquiry into an alleged burglary, reportedly a firebomb attack at Nigel Farage’s south London home. The Independent UK · Aug 8
A ‘Keminaissance’ for the Tories is wishful thinking – Badenoch’s Reform-lite summer will only end one way Hiring a convicted antisemite as an adviser; rabble rousing at a time of violent unrest. She is still in a race to the bottom and making too many mistakes, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland The Guardian - UK · Aug 7
It must be tricky for Farage to remember what’s what. It’s so hideously complicated I can’t pass up the moment the Reform leader celebrates his byelection victory against ‘the establishment’ – a man with a dustbin on his head The Guardian - UK · Aug 7
Kemi Badenoch’s weird week: defence of ex-neo-Nazi raises questions over Tory direction Some in party are delighted by leader’s tack rightwards but opponents have savoured latest Conservative controversy The Guardian - UK · Aug 7
Voices: ‘Trying to out-Reform Reform’: Readers slam Tories’ social housing ‘eviction’ plan YOUR VIEWS: Kemi Badenoch says barring foreign nationals from social housing – evicting existing tenants within six months and blocking new arrivals – could free up 230,000 homes. Our community say the Conservatives’ own record on housing, from Right to Buy to years of under-building, undermines that claim The Independent UK · Aug 7
The Independent UK · Aug 7 When is the Clacton by-election? Nigel Farage’s showdown with Count Binface is soon IN FULL
The Independent UK · Aug 7 Badenoch vows ‘serious’ Tory candidate for Clacton if Farage probe leads to second by-election IN FULL
The Guardian - UK · Aug 7 As a Tory, I say things are looking up. Farage is fading, and the looming threat to No 10 is called Kemi My party has seen difficult times – but with a few canny moves, the leader is finally cutting through, says former Conservative party chief whip Simon Hart
The Independent UK · Aug 6 Badenoch vows to put forward ‘serious Tory candidate’ in Clacton to face Reform UK – on one condition The Conservative Party leader made the pledge in an open letter to Clacton voters a week before the by-election
The National (Scotland) · Aug 6 Tories 'in the gutter' as they plan to evict foreign nationals from council homes THE Tories have been accused of “following Reform to the extremes” as they unveiled plans to evict foreign nationals from council homes.
The Independent UK · Aug 6 Tories unveil ‘unserious and unworkable’ plan to evict foreign nationals from social housing to free up homes Conservatives accused of copying controversial Reform policy while government data shows nine out of 10 social lets already go to UK nationals
The Independent UK · Aug 6 Clacton by-election poll tracker: Could Count Binface deliver a huge upset to Nigel Farage? Two thirds of people in Clacton said they would vote for Nigel Farage if the by-election was held tomorrow
International Business Times UK · Aug 6 'Is King Charles a White Briton?' Rupert Lowe Repeatedly Dodges BBC Question in Extraordinary Live Radio Clash Rupert Lowe, leader of Restore Britain, avoided confirming King Charles' identity as a 'white Briton' during a BBC interview, sparking debate over UK demographics and his party's rhetoric.
The Independent UK · Aug 6 Voices: The terror attack in Berlin reminds us why Pride events matter COMMENT: In the shadow of the terrible violence seen in Berlin, World Pride takes place this week in Amsterdam – and it’s never looked more important, says Peter Tatchell
The Independent UK · Aug 6 Count Binface’s musical party election broadcast features Toby Carvery, ice cream, and amusements Count Binface has just released a musical party election broadcast filled with digs at Nigel Farage ahead of the upcoming Clacton by-election.
International Business Times UK · Aug 6 Nigel Farage's Reform UK Proposes Prison Terms for Employers Unaware of Hiring Undocumented Staff Reform UK proposes prison sentences and fines for company directors whose businesses employ illegal workers, aiming to hold senior executives accountable and deter illegal employment practices