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Nigel Farage speaking at a press conference behind a microphone, wearing a blue suit and patterned tie.

Judge referred Farage to the Attorney General for contempt of court over Manchester Airport trial – Farage responds by attacking the judiciary

Joe Connor May 29, 2026

A judge referred Farage to the Attorney General for potential contempt of court after finding his "two-tier justice" comments during…

Split-screen image showing political commentators George Finch and Marina Purkiss during a television debate. Finch gestures animatedly while speaking, while Purkiss listens and responds from the opposite side of the studio desk.

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‘Don’t you dare suggest working-class people hold beliefs like Robert Kenyon’: Marina Purkiss takes apart Reform’s teenage council leader on Jeremy Vine

Joe Connor May 29, 2026

Finch claimed Kenyon had apologised and was "a changed man."

Reform UK councillor Darren Grimes appears during a television interview wearing a navy suit, white shirt and turquoise tie. A stylised city skyline graphic is visible in the blue background.

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‘Nobody can stop Pride’: trade unions raise £15,000 to save Durham Pride after Reform’s Darren Grimes cuts council funding

Jordon Scott May 29, 2026

The TUC invoked the 1980s solidarity between the LGBT community and striking miners.

Split-screen image of journalist Camilla Tominey and trade union leader Mick Lynch speaking into microphones during a Telegraph podcast interview.

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‘Signed-up affiliates of Reform’: Mick Lynch accuses The Telegraph of political bias – in The Telegraph

Jordon Scott May 25, 2026

“I don’t trust Nigel Farage at all. He will unleash a torrent of racism and division which will put our…

Split image showing businessman Christopher Harborne holding an award and Nigel Farage speaking outdoors in a blue suit.

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Farage claims Russia hacked his phone to leak his £5m gift story. The Guardian says it’s deflection. The Defence Secretary has a different question entirely.

Joe Connor May 24, 2026

Nigel Farage claims Russian spies hacked his phone and leaked his undisclosed £5m gift from Christopher Harborne to The Guardian…

Split-screen image showing Reform UK Makerfield candidate Robert Kenyon during an interview beside broadcaster Carol Vorderman speaking into a podcast microphone.

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Carol Vorderman calls Reform’s Makerfield candidate a ‘disgusting online abuser’ – and points to a pattern in Farage’s party

Joe Connor May 23, 2026

Carol Vorderman has described Reform's Makerfield candidate Robert Kenyon as a "disgusting online abuser" and a misogynist after posts from…

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Farage bought £1.4m property in cash weeks after receiving undisclosed £5m Harborne gift – and weeks before standing for parliament

Joe Connor May 14, 2026

Nigel Farage purchased a £1.4 million property in cash in May 2024 - weeks after receiving his undisclosed £5m personal…

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Farage faces formal Parliamentary Standards investigation over undeclared £5m gift – with suspension and Clacton by-election at stake

Joe Connor May 13, 2026

The Parliamentary Standards Commissioner has confirmed a formal investigation into Nigel Farage over his failure to declare a £5 million…

Split-screen image showing Your Party MP Zarah Sultana during an interview and media personality Katie Hopkins speaking into a podcast microphone.

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‘Those statements are false’: Katie Hopkins forced to publish legal apology to Zarah Sultana after falsely claiming she ‘incites violence and is friends with terrorists’

Joe Connor May 13, 2026

Katie Hopkins has been legally required to publish and pin an apology on X for a minimum of 24 hours,…

UN warns 45 million people face starvation if Strait of Hormuz not reopened to fertiliser ships within weeks

Joe Connor May 12, 2026

"We may witness a crisis that will force 45 million more people into hunger and starvation"