Politics

Scotland Although the Scottish National Party looks set to win a fifth term after Thursday’s Holyrood election, the exact makeup of the parliament remains hard to predict. Reform UK, which has grown strongly in Scotland over the past year and a half, is fighting for second place with Scottish

Lib Dems criticise Badenoch for seemingly paving the way for Farage to enter Downing Street after she signalled openness to Tory‑Reform council agreements Kemi Badenoch indicated she would not object to Conservative councillors cooperating with Reform UK colleagues at the local level. During a Sky News interview, when asked

Zack Polanski admitted he was mistaken when he called himself a British Red Cross spokesperson, and he said the heightened media focus on the Green party stems from anxiety over its growing appeal and its backing of wealth taxes. Polanski had described himself as a spokesperson for the charity while

Nigel Farage’s income since he was elected as an MP has now topped £2 million in addition to his parliamentary salary, according to an analysis of the register of members’ interests. His earning ability places him among a small group of MPs who have used their position to generate

Labour is braced for record‑breaking losses in Thursday’s local elections in England, which could be decisive for Keir Starmer’s future as prime minister. In a message to voters on Thursday, Starmer said Reform’s Nigel Farage and the Greens’ Zack Polanski were “not fit to meet this

Nigel Farage’s partner, Laure Ferrari, declined to say how she financed a house in the Reform leader and MP’s Clacton constituency, remarking that “there’s more than one way to pay for a house”. In an interview with the French outlet Le Monde, Ferrari was questioned about revelations