Former Reform MP calls for Scottish Parliament to be abolished Former Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe has called for the Scottish Parliament to be abolished, calling it a "talking shop" The National (Scotland) · Jun 4, 2025
Reform UK to pilot Doge-style scheme to examine council spending Party tells council officers they risk ‘gross misconduct’ if they block Elon Musk-inspired initiative The Guardian - UK · Jun 2, 2025
Reform UK to send first ‘Doge’ team to look at council spending The unit will visit Kent County Council on Monday. Evening Standard · Jun 1, 2025
Reform unleashes Elon Musk-inspired 'Doge' unit to crack down on local government waste Nigel Farage’s party has pledged to slash spending on diversity programmes and pension schemes for council workers Evening Standard · Jun 1, 2025
Starmer says Farage would spook the City and give us Truss 2 – he could be right It is not the cryptocurrencies message that is raising eyebrows, it is Reform’s broader tax and spending policies The Guardian - UK · May 31, 2025
Reform backs cryptocurrency tax cut as party receives first Bitcoin donations Party chairman Zia Yusuf suggested the cut could generate up to £1 billion for the Treasury over a decade. Evening Standard · May 30, 2025
Rupert Lowe caught on camera using ‘antisemitic language’ The Great Yarmouth MP can be heard remarking on the size of a camera which is about to start filming him, describing it as a ‘Jewish camera’. Evening Standard · May 21, 2025
Ex-Reform MP Rupert Lowe recorded making ‘antisemitic’ remark in leaked video The Board of Deputies of British Jews condemned Rupert Lowe’s ‘bizarre and outdated antisemitic language’ The Independent UK · May 21, 2025
Reform councils pledge to scrap LTNs – despite there being none in their areas All 10 council areas controlled by rightwing party tell the Guardian they have no low-traffic neighbourhoods The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2025
Rupert Lowe slams ‘viper’ Farage as inquiry into alleged threats against Reform party chair is dropped Rupert Lowe said Nigel Farage is a ‘coward and a viper’ who must never be PM The Independent UK · May 14, 2025
Zia Yusuf: the British Muslim driving Reform’s transformation into an election winner Reform’s success at the expense of Labour and the Conservatives in recent local elections has triggered speculation that it is on course for significantly more representation in parliament at the next general election. The Conversation · May 9, 2025
ITV GMB Sparks Outrage as Zia Yusuf Faces 'Aggressive and Biased' Andrew Tate Grilling by Ed Balls Things got seriously heated on Good Morning Britain when Reform UK chairman Ria Yusuf appeared on the show and ended up in a fiery exchange with Ed Balls. The Fashion Central · May 6, 2025
File passed to prosecutors on Rupert Lowe ‘verbal threats’ allegations In a statement in March, Reform said Mr Lowe had been reported to police over alleged threats of physical violence to party chairman Zia Yusuf. Evening Standard · May 6, 2025
Reform’s chairman is right: young Britons are demoralised. But it’s not because they hate their country Waving the flag won’t buck them up. Tackling the climate crisis and the economy might, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2025
The Fashion Central · May 5, 2025 BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg Left Stunned as Reform Party Unveils Plans to Sue Government Sunday’s episode of Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg wasn’t short on drama, especially when Reform UK’s Chairman
The Guardian - UK · May 5, 2025 Reform accused of seeking ban on flying Ukrainian flags over council buildings Hard-right party says only St George’s and union jack flags to be permitted on or in its English council properties
Evening Standard · May 5, 2025 Reform says county standards will fly as well as Union and St George’s flags The party took control of 10 local authorities in England at last week’s local elections, including Durham, Lancashire and Staffordshire.
The Guardian - UK · May 4, 2025 Reform UK to resist housing asylum seekers in its council areas, chair says Echoing comments by Nigel Farage, Zia Yusuf says judicial reviews, injunctions and planning laws will be used
Evening Standard · May 4, 2025 Reform will use ‘every instrument’ to resist asylum hotels in areas it runs Party chairman Zia Yusuf said he was ‘realistic’ about the fact the levers of change at a local level ‘pale in comparison’ to Westminster powers.
The National (Scotland) · May 4, 2025 Schools will be made to teach students to 'love Britain' if Nigel Farage becomes PM SCHOOLS will be forced to teach pupils to love the UK and that the British Empire did “more good for the world than it did bad” if Reform UK’s…
The Guardian - UK · May 4, 2025 UK politics: New Reform mayor suggests 10% cut to council workforce – as it happened Andrea Jenkyns says she wants a ‘lean, mean local government’ and says she is ‘up for a fight’ with unions
Evening Standard · May 3, 2025 Farage: Reform UK has ‘supplanted’ Tories after local elections sweep The Reform leader said the Conservatives will ‘never recover’.
The National (Scotland) · May 2, 2025 Andrea Jenkyns becomes first Reform UK mayor as voters abandon Labour and Tories Dame Andrea Jenkyns has been elected the first Reform UK mayor as voters in England were seen to abandon Labour and the Tories
The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2025 Reform UK served with legal papers over bullying allegations MP Rupert Lowe’s staff taking legal action over party’s internal report on bullying claims
The Guardian - UK · Apr 26, 2025 In Kent, the ‘silent Reform voter’ may give Nigel Farage his greatest victory On the campaign trail in Ramsgate, the Reform leader was keen to talk immigration and his distrust of the Tories