The Latest Breaking News from UKIP

As the country gears up for the election, all eyes are on the bellwether constituencies that historically reflect the broader national mood.

The failings of the first past the post system are exposed amid an unprecedented fracturing of political support that signals dangers for the winning party

With Nigel Farage’s surprise return to frontline politics and Reform surging in the polls, there is increasingly fevered speculation as to how much damage Reform will do to the Conservatives in the election, and whether they will even overtake the Tories in terms of vote share.

Our political editor David Maddox hosted a Q&A session with Independent readers who wanted further insight on the Reform leader’s campaign plans

Nigel Farage, a man who has never been elected to the House of Commons despite years of trying, has again been allowed to set the agenda in the UK.

James Corden and Anna Maxwell Martin are starring in The Constituent, a play that asks if MPs are no longer safe. Here, its writer explores what politicians wearing stab vests means for democracy

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A YouGov poll has put Reform UK ahead of the Conservatives for the first time. After a terrible few weeks of election campaigning, the Tories are on 18% while Reform has edged ahead to 19%. The same poll gave Labour 37% and the Liberal Democrats 14%.

Some say the Reform UK leader is kind and entertaining, but it is striking how many enemies he has made, even among those close to him politically

Former Ukip leader told millions of viewers watching ITV election debate ‘we are now the opposition to Labour’

Evening Standard analysis of key seats for the July 4 General Election