The Conservatives and Labour have allowed resentment to fester in the biggest part of the UK – and the only region not to have its own parliament.
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The pale blue strip is unlikely to become Reform’s version of the Maga hat.
From golf course antics to constitutional power grabs, Donald Trump’s rule-bending reveals how narcissistic politics risks breaking democracy itself.
People’s fears of crime are shaped by the political context in which they grew up.
The two are probably as close as ever, but it’s not currently politically expedient to acknowledge it in public.
Immigration is often a sticking point between rightwing politicians and the businessmen who fund them.
The party chairman resigned after Reform’s newest MP called for a burqa ban in parliament.
The rising popularity of Nigel Farage’s party is an unprecedented threat to the major parties.
Left and right boundaries are blurring, and Labour is on the back foot.
In a speech to launch his tough new immigration plans, the prime minister parroted the right’s rhetoric.
This is not a passing trend but a response to long-term institutional failures.
Yusuf has faced personal abuse and is the child of immigrants, but appears to see no contradiction in chairing an anti-immigration party.
The Conservatives and Labour together barely scraped a quarter of seats – but Reform’s victory came on a historically low vote share.
Nigel Farage is now claiming to be the official opposition after overturning Labour’s 14,700-majority.
Council seats are up for election across Tory heartlands and Nigel Farage is looking to gain hundreds of them.
The way an MRP poll is produced makes it of limited value so far out from an election.
Nigel Farage is engaged in a very public spat with Rupert Lowe, one of his MPs. But it hasn’t dented Reform’s polling. Here’s why.
Constant X posts about the UK amount to meddling in another country’s democratic processes – a practice that should not be enabled by any party.
Looking at how votes were distributed in 2024 offers a more reassuring picture.
The two parties are actually fishing in slightly different ponds.
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