Tory leader apologises to councillors as Reform makes big gains in local elections

Reform rise sees Unionist parties shifting further to the right

THE rise of Reform has seen Unionist parties move further to the right, giving Yes parties an opportunity to put forward a different vision for Scotland.

Hard-right slaps aside Labour, Conservative

HARD-RIGHT upstarts Reform UK delivered a stinging blow to Britain’s two establishment parties last Friday, winning a string of victories in English local elections and snatching a parliamentary seat from Labour. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd

Lee Anderson delivers 10-word verdict after 'Islamophobic' and 'racist' claims

Reform UK made sweeping gains in the elections last week, winning hundreds of council seats.

Badenoch - 'Four years ago Keir Starmer had his worst result, he is prime minister now'

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch apologises to councillors who lost their seats in the local elections but says her party is taking “the slow and steady way” #BBCLauraK pic.twitter.com/cSQe3BFg11 — BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) May 4, 2025 The post Badenoch – ‘Four years ago Keir Starmer had his worst result, he is prime minister now’ appeared first on Conservative Home.

Nigel Farage's hard-right party makes historic gains in local polls, eyes Downing Street

Reform UK, which formed from the remnants of its firebrand leader Nigel Farage's Brexit party, swept over 670 local council seats as well as its first two mayoral posts

Populist Reform UK became the largest party in the British local elections. – They have made an incredibly good choice, says political scientist Jonas Hinnfors. Will England become a new T