Where is the left-wing Reform?

Where is the left-wing Reform?

Nigel Farage’s Reform UK emerged as the biggest winner of the first major polls since Labour swept into government last year. The right-wing populist party won its fifth seat in Parliament in the Runcorn and Helsby by-election, as well as two mayoralities and hundreds of local council seats.The results mean the party, seen until recently as an underdog in British politics, has now arrived as a serious force. But it has many progressives asking: …

Beyond Manche, Reform UK has become a must. The Eurosceptic and anti-immigration truble is imposing itself as the new face of an English anger that does not want to pass. The party has just won 10 municipalities, and it has conquered three major local councils (including Kent, Doncaster and Staffordshire), marking a historic breakthrough on the local terrain. The party has also ripped off a seat of Labour MP in an ultra-tight by-election, confir…

5 lessons for the Left after Reform UK’s local election wins

Reform UK’s success in last week’s local elections must be a wake-up call for Labour, and the Left more broadly. They won 677 council seats and took control of 10 councils. They also won the mayoralty in Greater Lincolnshire and Hull and East Yorkshire, and the parliamentary by-election in Runcorn and Helbsy. With results like these, sitting back until next year’s local elections — or even worse, banking on blocking Farage from reaching No 10 in…