Seven ex-Reform councillors join Rupert Lowe’s new rival party Members of the new political party Restore Britain will form a group at Kent County Council The Independent UK · Feb 18
Huge number of Londoners to vote tactically to stop Nigel Farage becoming Prime Minister, polling reveals The YouGov survey also cast doubts on whether Reform UK can win a Commons majority at the next general election Evening Standard · Feb 18
Reform to reinstate two-child benefit cap as Jenrick pledges ‘fiscal discipline’ Sir Keir Starmer criticised Robert Jenrick’s announcement as ‘shameful’, as Reform’s Treasury spokesperson claimed the policy is unaffordable. 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
Plans to equalise minimum wage for older and younger workers could be delayed Minister insists government still committed to manifesto pledge The Independent UK · 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
Reform UK to overhaul OBR if it gets into power, Robert Jenrick to say Mr Jenrick will also claim that net zero efforts have become a ‘distraction’ for the Bank of England The Independent UK · Feb 18
Reform accused of ‘pitching for votes of misogynists and homophobes’ with plans to scrap Equality Act Charities have warned that scrapping the Equality Act would be a ‘significant step backwards’ for discrimination protections in Britain The Independent UK · Feb 17
Nigel Farage assumes Anne Robinson role in political remake of The Weakest Link Reform UK leader snaps at reporters as he tries to maintain control over announcement of shadow cabinet The Guardian - UK · Feb 17
What do we know about Reform UK’s frontbench team of four? Here are the briefs – and some of the views – of Robert Jenrick, Suella Braverman, Richard Tice and Zia Yusuf The Guardian - UK · Feb 17
Farage says Reform UK is no longer a ‘one-man band’ – so who is in his new top team? The Independent takes a look at the politicians who have been handed the top roles The Independent UK · Feb 17
Nigel Farage unveils Reform UK frontbench team and warns over dissent Leader says move should end claims of one-man band and shows party is ‘creating a machine for government’ The Guardian - UK · Feb 17
London local elections leave Labour 'nowhere to hide' with Greens on march in the capital, new analysis But the city is such a Labour stronghold that it may cling onto many wards, says Professor Sir John Curtice Evening Standard · Feb 17
Evening Standard · Feb 17 Nigel Farage unveils 'shadow cabinet' with two Tory defectors on Reform UK's frontbench The Reform leader proposed a ‘new super economics and business department’ modelled ‘on what the Germans did after World War Two’
Evening Standard · Feb 17 Farage promotes Jenrick and Braverman as he unveils new Reform front bench Richard Tice, the deputy leader, was named as the spokesman for business, trade and energy.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 17 UK politics: Farage insults female reporter as Braverman says Reform UK wants to scrap Equality Act – as it happened Party leader tells FT journalist she should ‘write some silly story’ after press conference revealing roles for his top team
The Guardian - UK · Feb 17 Farage expected to name Jenrick as potential future chancellor Former Tory minister one of a raft of likely appointments to counter accusations Reform is a ‘one-man band’
The Guardian - UK · Feb 17 Labour take note: the politics of home cannot be ceded to the nativist right Reform’s version of patriotism is opportunistic and bogus, but it is swaying voters. Labour must look to its roots to find a reply, says Guardian associate editor Julian Coman
The Independent UK · Feb 16 Robert Jenrick to be unveiled as Reform UK’s Treasury spokesman, reports say Robert Jenrick will be unveiled as Reform’s chancellor-in-waiting alongside several other new appointments on Tuesday
The Guardian - UK · Feb 10 Serco accused of ‘petty and vindictive’ removal of artwork from court cells Government contractor stripped custody suites in England and Wales of motivational murals, report says
Evening Standard · Feb 4 New Reform MPs Robert Jenrick and Suella Braverman 'accidentally' vote to lift two-child benefit cap The former ministers, who defected from the Tories to join Nigel Farage’s party last month, appeared to inadvertently go against Reform policy
The Guardian - UK · Feb 3 Mandy wonders where it all went wrong as Labour throws him to the wolves Mandelson tried to explain as everyone from Harriet Harman to Robert Jenrick lined up to condemn him
The Independent UK · Jan 30 Update in case of ‘hero’ bus driver who chased down necklace thief Mark Hehir was dismissed by Metroline over the incident
The Independent UK · Jan 28 Badenoch mocks Jenrick and Braverman as she tries to get Tories back on track after Reform defections Kemi Badenoch delivers speech denouncing Westminster ‘psychodrama’ as she fights to rescue her party