The Latest Breaking News from Nigel Farage

There’s no doubting the charisma of its leader, but Reform UK lacks the depth and experience needed to govern – and voters are quickly realising that, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

Members voted in favour of the ‘collective leadership’ option, with a ‘lay’ chair – who cannot be an MP

In his New Year message, the Labour prime minister, under pressure over faltering economy and with his party trailing Nigel Farage’s Reform UK in the polls, pledges Britain will ‘turn a corner’ in the next 12 months

Sir Keir Starmer conceded life is still ‘harder than it should be’ for many but said more people will begin to feel ‘a sense of hope’ in 2026.

The Government saw its popularity fall further in 2025 as Nigel Farage’s Reform UK surged

Joe Dromey, head of the Labour thinktank, urges his party to take on the ‘twin populisms’ of Reform UK and the Greens

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: An opinion poll for The Independent suggests that the electorate is unmoved by stories from the Reform leader’s school days – but no potential leader of this country should be able to shrug off allegations of this seriousness without a proper defence

Exclusive: More than 20 former pupils of Dulwich College have accused the Reform UK leader of holding ‘racist, antisemitic and fascist views’ as a pupil

For all the talk of coups, this much is clear: without a strong vision, Labour will face a fresh crisis of legitimacy, says Polly Toynbee