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 · Jan 12
Lib Dems call on Reform MPs to donate income from X to charity amid Grok row Exclusive: Party says Nigel Farage and colleagues receiving ‘tainted money’ for their posts on Elon Musk’s platform The Guardian - UK · Jan 9
Streeting’s call to rejoin EU customs union is ‘early shot’ in possible leadership challenge, Labour MP says The move comes amid speculation that Wes Streeting wants to replace Keir Starmer as Labour leader and prime minister The Independent UK · Dec 21, 2025
Streeting faces criticism as he appears to back joining customs union with EU Opposition parties accused Wes Streeting of putting ‘political pitch-making’ above his role as Health Secretary. Evening Standard · Dec 21, 2025
Reform candidate who told David Lammy to ‘go home’ questioned other politicians’ loyalty to UK Nigel Farage’s party is facing calls to drop the retired naval officer The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2025
Penitent Tice tussles with The Unbearable Lightness of His Being Another day, another Reform UK press conference: this time the deputy leader’s turn to apologise for his Send remarks The Guardian - UK · Dec 16, 2025
Government launches investigation into foreign money in UK politics The announcement comes after the jailing of former Reform UK leader in Wales Nathan Gill for taking bribes to make pro-Russian statements. Evening Standard · Dec 16, 2025
Richard Tice refuses to condemn Reform mayoral candidate’s comments about David Lammy Reform deputy leader says party’s role is to ‘challenge’ minister after Chris Parry posted on X that Lammy should ‘go home to the Caribbean’ The Guardian - UK · Dec 16, 2025
Tice declines to condemn candidate who said Lammy should ‘go home’ to Caribbean Reform UK’s deputy leader Richard Tice was asked about Chris Parry’s post at a press conference The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2025
Former Tory MP quits party for new Reform UK role Nigel Farage recently batted off suggestions he was welcoming in too many ex-Tories The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2025
How Farage’s response to racism claims is straight out of Trump’s populist playbook Reform UK leader’s legal threats, denials and attacks on the media are tactics often deployed by US president The Guardian - UK · Dec 5, 2025
Holocaust survivors call on Nigel Farage to apologise over alleged antisemitic comments Exclusive: Group’s open letter says Reform UK leader must take responsibility for behaviour as a schoolboy The Guardian - UK · Dec 5, 2025
Farage turns on broadcasters over racism allegations as number of claims hits 28 Reform leader suggests he would boycott BBC, saying he has had letter from Dulwich pupils defending him The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2025
Tice steps up for Farage over past racism claims – and gets nothing in return You could call it an act of friendship, except Nige sees Dicky less as a friend and more as a useful idiot The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2025 Nigel Farage denies saying anything racist ‘with malice’ as he attacks BBC Reform UK leader launches tirade against broadcaster in latest effort to address claims of abuse from school contemporaries
Evening Standard · Dec 4, 2025 Mayoral elections delay confirmed by minister amid ‘affront to democracy’ claims Local Government Secretary Steve Reed said the Government is ‘minded’ to push mayoral elections in four areas planned for next year back to 2028.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2025 Reform deputy leader dismisses claims of Farage’s past racism as new witnesses come forward Richard Tice says testimony by about two dozen people about party leader’s school days is ‘made-up twaddle’
The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2025 Farage criticises BBC over racism allegations and claims one fellow pupil said he was ‘offensive’ but not racist – as it happened Reform leader claims he has had letters of support over racism allegations, but that those letters also described some of his comments as offensive
The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2025 No 10 to delay four England mayoral elections amid accusations of ‘cancelling democracy’ Ministers will argue that four newly created mayoralties need more time to complete reorganisation
The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2025 Reform UK claim to have saved £331m at English councils – but do the numbers stack up? Experts say councils face limits on cuts as Reform’s savings on IT deals, office moves and EV projects are disputed
The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2025 Reform UK’s Richard Tice says children wearing ear defenders in school is ‘insane’ Tice was outlining Reform’s Doge (Department of government efficiency) unit’s progress
Evening Standard · Nov 17, 2025 Sight of children wearing ear defenders in school is ‘insane’, Richard Tice says He said there is a crisis in the special educational needs and disabilities (Send) system, saying neurodiverse conditions are overdiagnosed.
The Independent UK · Nov 5, 2025 Reform UK takes aim at pensions overhaul during pitch to business chiefs Deputy leader Richard Tice said he wanted to emulate the ‘Big Bang’ the City experienced in the 1980s with a ‘big reform’.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 5, 2025 Reform’s public-sector pensions plan could cost billions extra, union warns Prospect says proposals to make payouts less generous would damage public finances rather than save money
The Guardian - UK · Oct 24, 2025 Nigel Farage seeks influence over Bank of England in same vein as Trump and US Federal Reserve Reform UK leader suggests he would replace Bank of England governor if he became prime minister