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Reform UK has fallen behind both Labour and the Conservatives in Lord Ashcroft’s latest poll, while a separate seat projection would leave Farage’s party with 37 MPs.

Reform UK has fallen to third place in a major poll as Burnham’s Labour bounce keeps growing

Joe Connor Aug 9, 2026

27% to 23% to 18%. Reform led national polling for over a year. It's now third, behind a party it…

Nigel Farage reacts angrily while being questioned by Sky News about alleged undeclared financial support.

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Labour takes Kidsgrove seat after Reform councillor’s paperwork failure forces byelection

Joe Connor Aug 9, 2026

Reform won this seat unopposed in May. Three months and one missed deadline later, Labour took it by 26 votes.

Count Binface and Nigel Farage shown side by side in a composite image about the Clacton by-election.

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Farage reportedly didn’t realise standards probe could restart if he wins Clacton

Jordon Scott Aug 8, 2026

A senior Reform source says Farage was "poorly informed" before quitting his seat. If true, the people advising him didn't…

Green and opposition councillors singing the national anthem during a Kent County Council meeting

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Reform ordered Kent councillors to sing the national anthem. The Greens found a very funny loophole

Jordon Scott Aug 7, 2026

Reform's rule said meetings must end with God Save the King. It never said how much of it. The Greens…

Nigel Farage was met with chants of “Binface”, “vote Binface” and “bin for the win” while canvassing in Clacton ahead of the 13 August by-election.

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Clacton residents chant ‘Binface’ at Nigel Farage as his self-inflicted byelection gets even more awkward

Joe Connor Aug 7, 2026

Farage wanted Clacton to pass judgment on him. A few voters appear to have started early, shouting for a man…

The Palace of Westminster, home to the UK Parliament, stands beside the River Thames in central London. The Gothic Revival building is illuminated by warm sunlight, with its ornate towers, detailed stonework and the Union flag visible against a clear blue sky.

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Westminster’s ‘vertical drinking’ crackdown sparks Soho pub revolt as Khan and No 10 pile in

Jordon Scott Aug 7, 2026

Nobody's banning standing with a pint. But the council's draft policy explicitly favours seating over "high-volume vertical drinking," and Soho's…

Count Binface during his musical party election broadcast for the 2026 Clacton by-election.

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Count Binface roasts Nigel Farage in musical Clacton election broadcast and the internet is completely here for it

Joe Connor Aug 6, 2026

A three-minute campaign song that name-checks "unconditional gifts with a curious whiff" without ever saying £5m out loud. It didn't…

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Rupert Lowe can’t say whether King Charles counts as a ‘White Briton’

Joe Connor Aug 6, 2026

Nick Robinson asked a simple yes-or-no question about the King. Lowe spent two minutes not answering it, then threatened to…

Nigel Farage hugs an elderly voter during a doorstep campaign video in Clacton ahead of the 2026 by-election.

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Nigel Farage posts VERY convenient voter encounter and everyone had the same question

Jordon Scott Aug 6, 2026

A staffer says "thank you, Derek" at the end of the clip. Farage called him a spontaneous "maybe." Nobody's buying…

Martin Daubney gestures on GB News during a heated interview with Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice about a parliamentary standards investigation.

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Richard Tice rages at standards investigation on GB News and Martin Daubney somehow gets even angrier

Joe Connor Aug 6, 2026

"For standing up against the scourge of antisemitism, I am being investigated,"