Author: Miles Donavan

Reform have sought to portray Dorries’ defection as a major scalp for their party, however a tweet from Farage has resurfaced in which he criticised the former Tory MP. Nigel Farage is being reminded of his past comments slagging off Nadine Dorries, after the Reform UK leader welcomed her defection from the Tories to his party. Former Tory culture secretary Dorries has become the latest high-profile defection to Reform UK, with her announcement coming on the eve of Reform’s annual conference in Birmingham. Speaking to the Daily Mail, the ex-MP for Mid-Bedfordshire said: “The Tory Party is dead. Its members…

Left Foot Forward speaks with refugees about right-wing protests, narratives about asylum seekers and the hotels Stacey explains that before she came to the UK and was placed in an asylum hotel in Bristol, she Googled asylum seekers’ experiences. “It was like a jail for them and the conditions were really bad,” some people had said online. Stacey didn’t know what awaited her, but when she arrived, she was surprised to find lots of organisations set up to help her and said, “the majority of people were so welcoming and helpful”. The welcoming atmosphere that Stacey describes has shifted over…

Progressives must continue to expose Farage for what he really stands for, a far-right populist, who wants to privatise the NHS, and is comfortable praising the likes of war criminal Vladimir Putin. Despite all of the focus by the right-wing media on Reform UK, a new poll finds that voters prefer a second Labour term under Starmer than having Farage in No. 10. The poll, carried out by YouGov, asked voters if they had to choose, whether they preferred a Labour government led by Keir Starmer or a Reform UK government led by Farage. 43% of those asked said they…

One can only dream of sections of the right-wing press in the UK holding Farage to account in the same way. A US congressman is being praised for taking apart Nigel Farage is a blistering speech, in which he highlighted the Reform UK leader’s hypocrisy over free speech and his cosying up to dictators and autocrats. Rather than return to Parliament after the summer recess, Farage decided to once more jet off to the U.S. where he not only rubbed shoulders with Trump loyalists but also to attend a Congressional inquiry into freedom of speech, where he falsely claimed that…

There are a lot of policies Reform UK hasn’t worked out Labour has launched a Reform ‘Don’t Know’ manifesto, highlighting at least 16 policy areas where the hard-right party has failed to spell out how they’d fix the issue. Ahead of Reform’s party conference tomorrow and on Saturday, Labour has launched a new manifesto website, branding it: “Reform ‘Don’t Know’ Manifesto. All complaints, no answers.” It adds: “Reform know what they don’t like. But they don’t know how they would fix things. And that’s why Nigel Farage’s favourite answer is ‘Don’t Know’.” The spoof manifesto outlines Reform’s stances on key…

That’s the scale of Tory hypocrisy!     The hypocrisy of Tories! Readers are being reminded of former Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s failure to declare seven luxury seaside flats, which he ‘forgot to declare’ but nonetheless he did remember to claim 27p in expenses for a half-mile car journey. A story of the former Tory chancellor’s failure to declare the properties has resurfaced on the ‘Nobody likes a Tory’ Facebook page, highlighting how Hunt, one of the richest then members of the cabinet, failed to declare the purchase of seven luxury flats. In 2018, The health secretary was forced to apologise for failing…

James Catton has shared racist views and promoted Britain First and other far-right activists online Reform’s new donor manager, James Catton, has shared racist and extremist content on social media, including posts from Britain First and Homeland Party members. A new investigation by anti-extremist group Hope Not Hate has revealed that Catton, who started working for Reform in May, has made shocking comments in support of mass deportations. In his role as donor manager, Catton says on LinkedIn that he works “closely alongside the Senior Leadership team” to ensure “we have enough capital to deliver on our promises”. In YouTube…

“Nigel in Congress (on the day of pmqs) lobbying against the UK whilst wearing a GB news pin where his Union Jack should be.” So much for Nigel Farage being a patriot! The Reform UK leader is being criticised for wearing a GB News pin on his suit jacket, in place of a Union Jack, as he appeared before a   US Congressional hearing on free speech in Europe. Rather than appearing in Parliament after its return from the summer recess, Farage jetted off once more to the U.S., to speak alongside Trump loyalists while also attending a Congressional inquiry into…

The European Convention on Human Rights “protects all our basic rights and freedoms” The Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey condemned Reform UK and the Tories for calling for the UK to withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights at PMQs today. In one of his questions to the prime minister, Davey slammed Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch for wanting to join Russia and Vladimir Putin by withdrawing from the convention. Farage and Badenoch want to pull the UK out of the ECHR and other international human rights treaties, as they claim this will make it easier to deport…

Farage was grilled on his support for MAGA and why Reform bans journalists from its events Nigel Farage was grilled by Democrat politicians over his support for Donald Trump and Reform’s banning of journalists during a visit to the US Congress yesterday. Farage skipped PMQs to give evidence on freedom of speech at the US House Judiciary Committee. Democratic representative Hank Johnson questioned Farage on his regular appearances at Make America Great Again (MAGA) rallies, accusing him of trying to “ingratiate himself” with tech billionaires so he can become prime minister. The congressman asked Farage to confirm his party has…