Zia Yusuf: the British Muslim driving Reform’s transformation into an election winner

Zia Yusuf: the British Muslim driving Reform’s transformation into an election winner

Reform’s success at the expense of Labour and the Conservatives in recent local elections has triggered speculation that it is on course for significantly more representation in parliament at the next general election. This is a remarkable position for such a young party to be in. And perhaps just as remarkable is the fact that the chairman of a party defined by identity politics and opposition to immigration is a Muslim son of Sri Lankan immigr…

Reform Is the Political Arm of the Fossil Fuel Industry

Billionaire-backed? Not us. Unlike mainstream media, Novara Media runs on the support of 12,000 people like you, which keeps us editorially independent. Chip in today and help build people-powered media. Last week’s local elections were a resounding success for Reform UK – and mainstream political journalists are still trying to get their heads around voters’ rejection of both Labour and the Tories.  But as the dust settles on the upending of th…

Elections next year are much bigger and 'losing two thirds of that would be catastrophic'

Our deputy editor joins Duncan Barkes and William Yarwood to discuss the implications of last week's local elections for Reform UK and the Conservatives.

What is behind the rise of Reform UK?

Last week's byelections in the UK were an earthquake in British politics. For the first time since the rise of the Labour Party 100 years ago, the two-party system has been upended. Now, a new contender for power has decisively entered the race: Reform.

To the episodes of political instability experienced in Europe this week with the double parliamentary vote to elect Chancellor in Germany and the victory of the ultra-right in the first round of the presidential elections in Romania were added days before the election result in the United Kingdom. The mix of right-wing populism and English nationalism represented by Reform UK, Nigel Farage’s party, shook the British political scene last week ab…

Reform hits fresh polling high after local elections triumph

If general election was held tomorrow, Farage’s party would more than double share of the popular vote it took in July