Reform insiders say move was 'clever, then stupid' as rivals seek to counter populists

Mr Farage must know that his chances of entering Downing Street are close to being extinguished and this is his last chance to move the dial – and that is the real reason for this…

Tory leader gives first response to Farage’s Reform rival’s resignation gambit at POLITICO’s London Playbook Live.

Reform UK leader to stand down as MP for Clacton and run again in subsequent by-election, as he tries to get ahead of donations row

It comes after the Reform UK leader confirmed reports in The Independent that he had discussed walking away from politics altogether as pressure piles up over his undeclared…

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleNigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, announced…

Editorial: The Reform UK leader wants voters to overrule parliamentary accountability. Labour should expose the trick, then offer a politics that works

Nigel Farage described the contest as "people versus the establishment", while opponents called it a political stunt to deflect attention from the allegations.

Reform UK leader will contest byelection in an audacious attempt to get ahead of two damaging scandals

Editorial: The Reform leader’s by-election stunt suggests that he is not the serious politician he so desperately claims to be

Will Nigel farage’s Clacton gambit see him win big, or could this be the one that backfires?

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has been snubbed by all main parties over his 'desperate' Clacton by-election stunt - with only Count Binface announcing he will stand against the…

Political editor David Maddox says Nigel Farage has failed to learn lessons from history – and it could result in career-ending embarrassment for the Reform UK leader

When Reform high command gathered in the boardroom of their Millbank headquarters last Tuesday, the meeting was supposed to be to select candidates in their 120 most winnable…

His byelection stunt shows he is clearly rattled by a perilous position. Wildcards rarely endure: his future is behind him, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The godparents of Europe’s populist right seek to brazen their way out of trouble, hoping voters will agree the establishment is conspiring to stitch them up.

Le Pen faces legal issues affecting her candidacy for the 2027 French presidential election. Her nomination at 93% YES.

Reform insiders say move was 'clever, then stupid' as rivals seek to counter populists

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage's vanity by-election appears to have spectacularly backfired with his only major challenger being a comedian who goes by the name Count Binface

In triggering an entirely optional byelection, Nigel Farage has given opponents weeks to repeat the claims about his finances

A political gamble looks like it has spectacularly backfired.