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The Guardian Politics28 May 2026

Why the Green party must run in every seat – including Makerfield – and ignore Labour demands to stand aside | Ben Smoke

Only the Greens can actually counter Reform UK – Labour is out of touch and partly responsible for the hard right’s rise The Green party of England and Wales has announced Sarah Wakefield as its candidate for the upcoming Makerfield byelection. The constituency is split between Greater Manchester and Wigan, and the latter’s council saw a surge in support for Reform in the latest local elections, with the party taking 24 of the 25 seats up for grabs. The showdown between Labour’s Andy Burnham, th

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The Guardian Politics27 May 2026

Report ‘phone hack’ to police or I will do it for you, Labour chair tells Farage

Anna Turley gives Reform leader 24 hours to report Russian hacking claim in ‘public and national interest’ The Labour chair has given Nigel Farage 24 hours to report to security services the claim that his phone was hacked by Russia-linked actors or the party will do it for him. In a letter to the Reform UK leader, Anna Turley said it was “in the public and national interest” to ensure that a suspected overseas hack of a senior politician’s phone by a hostile state was properly investigated. Co

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The Guardian Politics27 May 2026

Brexiters peddled ‘nationalistic pish’, said Reform UK’s Makerfield candidate

Robert Kenyon castigated Brexit as an economically self-harming project on rugby league forum in 2016 Reform UK’s candidate for the Makerfield byelection has castigated Brexit as an economically self-harming project promoted by politicians who “peddled the nationalistic pish”, raising more doubts about his commitment to Nigel Farage’s signature achievement. The comments by Robert Kenyon, unearthed on a defunct rugby league forum and first reported by the Telegraph, follow the emergence of anothe

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The Guardian Politics27 May 2026

Calls for Barnsley Reform councillor to resign over apparent swastika tattoo

Publicly accessible Facebook images dating back to 2018 appear to show the symbol on Andy Arnold’s arm A newly elected Reform UK councillor in Barnsley has come under pressure to resign after photographs emerged appearing to show him with a swastika tattoo. Andy Arnold, who was elected to Barnsley council earlier this month to represent Wombwell, can be seen with what appears to be the symbol tattooed on his arm in a series of publicly accessible Facebook images dating back to 2018. Continue re

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Guido Fawkes27 May 2026

Farage Reports Hope Not Hate to Charity Watchdog Over ‘Pro-Labour Leaflets’

Nigel Farage has written a public letter to the Charity Commission over allegations that political campaign group Hope Not Hate is canvassing for Labour in Makerfield. Farage claims the group is sending leaflets backing Andy Burnham across the constituency, with “a call to join the local fightback against Reform”. Guido has covered HnH’s deep ties…

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Express Politics27 May 2026

Nigel Farage demands snap general election if Labour ousts Keir Starmer

The Reform UK leader called for Labour to go to the country if the PM is toppled.

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The Guardian Politics27 May 2026

Reform UK spending on Facebook ads surged before May elections

Party spent £252,000 in last two weeks of campaign on its main Facebook pages compared with Labour’s £276,000 UK politics live – latest updates Reform UK ramped up the funding and sophistication of its political Facebook ads in the final weeks of campaigning for the May elections, in a sign of the growing financial muscle of Nigel Farage’s party. There were several days in the fortnight before the party’s breakthrough electoral performance when Reform spent more than any other party on the inf

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Guido Fawkes27 May 2026

YOUGOV: Reform Maintains Lead as Tories Take Second

The latest polling from YouGov has Reform on a five-point lead: Reform UK 24% ▼1 Conservatives 19% ▲1 Labour 17% = Greens 16% ▲1 Lib Dems 14% = Restore Britain 3% ▼1 SNP 3% = Plaid Cymru 2% ▲1 Your Party 0% = Others 2% =   The Tories, Labour and the Greens are once…

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Sky News Politics27 May 2026

Labour MPs report Reform UK to equalities watchdog for alleged Islamophobia

A group of MPs has written to the chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) demanding a probe into Reform UK regarding allegations of Islamophobia.

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The Guardian Politics26 May 2026

Reform civil service plan ‘would sack more planning officers than exist’

Analysis of party’s proposed cuts also suggests it would get rid of two-thirds of psychologists who support prison staff A Reform UK plan to cut the size of the civil service would involve sacking more planning officers than exist and getting rid of at least two-thirds of the psychologists who support prison officers’ welfare, it has emerged. The policy paper, led by the Reform MP Danny Kruger and published in December, promises to save more than £5bn a year by cutting civil service roles, with

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Sky News Politics26 May 2026

Horizon Post Office scandal victims 'don't have luxury of time'

Police have warned that time is running out for the victims of the Horizon Post Office scandal to receive justice, unless millions of pounds are funnelled into the criminal investigation.

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The Guardian Politics26 May 2026

Reform UK’s Makerfield byelection candidate appeared to doubt seriousness of Covid on X

Robert Kenyon has been linked to vaccine scepticism and advised a person with the virus to ‘stop having boosters’ The Reform UK candidate in this month’s Makerfield byelection appeared to doubt the seriousness of Covid and the efficacy of vaccines for the virus, in another tranche of messages unearthed from now-deleted social media posts. Previously seen messages from Robert Kenyon showed him interacting with far-right figures, and expressing strong support for Donald Trump. Continue reading...

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