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Black-clad Dover vigilantes will return if police do not act, say campaigners

Far-right linked group able to mobilise at scale due to police ‘inaction’, says founder of Hope Not Hate

Rachel Hall2d ago

Undercover report on donations ‘looks bad’ for Reform, admits Nigel Farage – as it happened

The Reform UK leader is under pressure after senior aides appeared to plot how to bypass electoral laws on foreign donations

Yohannes Lowe2d ago

Zia Yusuf’s post about Camden council leader is ‘straightforward racism’, says minister

Senior Reform UK figure has faced criticism within party after post about Sagal Abdi-Wali, a former child refugee

Josh Halliday2d ago

Farage says overseas donation row ‘looks bad’ but denies Reform broke law

Robert Jenrick says party has followed legal protocol ‘at all times’ as Met police consider launching investigation

Pippa Crerar Political editor3d ago

London mayoral contenders limber up for a race that is Sadiq Khan’s to lose

Tories and Reform hope to unseat the incumbent by tempting some Labour voters to shift to the right

Helena Horton and Aamna Mohdin3d ago

Falklands row shows urgent need to commit to 3% target, says Labour defence committee chair

Exclusive: Tan Dhesi says Argentinian threats make it more crucial than ever that PM increase defence spending

Kiran Stacey Policy editor3d ago

Farage brushes aside Reform controversies in closing conference speech – UK politics as it happened

‘Sometimes we will get things wrong and get a bit of a kicking for it,’ party leader tells gathering in Birmingham

Taz Ali (now) and Hamish Mackay (earlier)3d ago

‘I wasn’t even listening,’ Farage says of donations scandal meeting

Reform UK leader maintains innocence in overseas funding controversy on last day of party conference

Ben Quinn and Peter Walker3d ago

Catastrophic dangers await Burnham’s push for English devolution

Like France, the UK has always been centralised – and imposing a new political structure brings huge risks

Phillip Inman3d ago

‘The chancellor is in a bind’: is No 11 at odds with Burnham’s big vision?

MPs applaud PM’s ambition and optimism but John Healey has yet to show he can match leader’s radical perspective

Pippa Crerar, Heather Stewart and Jessica Elgot3d ago

John Healey warns of tough first budget as Middle East war puts pressure on economy

Chancellor says he wants to ensure country has ‘buffer’ against uncertainty as global bond yields hit 18-year high

Geraldine McKelvie4d ago

Reform continues to cast doubt on climate science. Do its supporters agree?

Climate scepticism is common at the Reform party conference, but many also criticise Labour for failing to protect Britons from hot weather

Fiona Harvey in Birmingham4d ago

Sweden confirms 458 Britons deported or forcibly removed since Brexit

Scale of deportations made public for first time amid criticism of hardline approach to UK citizens

Lisa O’Carroll Senior correspondent4d ago

The two-year trail of financial controversy dogging Reform and Farage

Six claims the party has faced – from an undisclosed £5m gift to an alleged plot to bypass election laws

Jamie Grierson4d ago

How posh are you? Do you have a therapist? What would you say to Trump at a party? Marina Hyde answers readers’ questions

We asked you what you most wanted to put to our Guardian columnist. You responded in droves, querying her ‘beef’ with Burnham, who she thinks is this generation’s Hugh Grant, and what she really thinks about Richard Osman ...

Marina Hyde4d ago

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Politics stories

Black-clad Dover vigilantes will return if police do not act, say campaigners

Undercover report on donations ‘looks bad’ for Reform, admits Nigel Farage – as it happened

Zia Yusuf’s post about Camden council leader is ‘straightforward racism’, says minister

Farage says overseas donation row ‘looks bad’ but denies Reform broke law

London mayoral contenders limber up for a race that is Sadiq Khan’s to lose

Falklands row shows urgent need to commit to 3% target, says Labour defence committee chair

Farage brushes aside Reform controversies in closing conference speech – UK politics as it happened

‘I wasn’t even listening,’ Farage says of donations scandal meeting

Catastrophic dangers await Burnham’s push for English devolution

‘The chancellor is in a bind’: is No 11 at odds with Burnham’s big vision?

John Healey warns of tough first budget as Middle East war puts pressure on economy

Reform continues to cast doubt on climate science. Do its supporters agree?

Sweden confirms 458 Britons deported or forcibly removed since Brexit

The two-year trail of financial controversy dogging Reform and Farage

How posh are you? Do you have a therapist? What would you say to Trump at a party? Marina Hyde answers readers’ questions

Farage seeks to shore up damaged leadership as scandal engulfs Reform conference

‘I can’t be bought,’ Nige tells Reform’s faithful – however different it may look

Cambridge University examines conduct of academic suspended by Reform UK

Farage gives speech at Reform conference after party officials suspended over donations sting – as it happened

Nicola Close obituary

Investigations launched into polling firm at centre of Reform UK allegations

Leicestershire v Somerset, Nottinghamshire v Hampshire, and more: county cricket, day two – live

England v Pakistan, third men’s cricket Test, day one – live

‘Their boat was sinking’: RNLI vows to keep rescuing asylum seekers despite attacks

How progressives are harnessing anger and frustration to steal young voters from Republicans

EU unveils ‘buy European’ public procurement rules to counter China

UK airport disruption: what are your rights if you have been affected?