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Reform UK has dropped behind Scottish Labour at Holyrood after Amanda Bland resigned from the party to sit as an independent MSP.
Police Scotland is assessing information about election spending paperwork involving nine unsuccessful Reform UK candidates at the May 2026 Holyrood election. Reform UK acknowledges administrative errors; no criminal wrongdoing has been established.
Reform UK has suspended activist and aspiring parliamentary candidate Jason Powell after undercover ITV footage recorded comments about migrants and Muslims. An internal investigation is under way.
Three councillors elected for Reform UK in Castle Bromwich have resigned from Solihull Council after an ITV undercover investigation, prompting three ward by-elections. A fourth vacancy has arisen in Birmingham.
Nigel Farage has defended Reform UK’s vetting procedures during a visit to Chelmsford after an ITV undercover investigation recorded offensive and racist remarks by councillors and candidates.
Reform UK has opened investigations after ITV undercover recordings captured councillors and candidates making racist, sexist and violent remarks. Several councillors have left the party.
Nigel Farage has clarified Reform UK’s position after Robert Jenrick suggested Royal Marines could use lethal force while intercepting small boats in the Channel.
Farage says children would not be exempt under Reform’s proposed asylum crackdown, according to live reporting.
Nigel Farage has announced plans to suspend asylum grants for five years if Reform wins power, alongside measures targeting pending cases and refugee resettlement.
Reform UK says existing public-sector inspections could be used to check immigration status, claiming the approach could increase enforcement capacity by between ten and forty times.
Former Home Secretary Suella Braverman will partner Katie Price in Channel 4’s new Celebrity Handcuffed series, due to air in 2027.
Joshua Kerry, who is already charged with the murder of Ann Widdecombe, has now been charged with preparation of terrorist acts, including alleged activity against Nigel Farage MP.