Populist party adopts ‘common sense’ approach and welcomes previously rejected applicants
Former banker James McMurdock is alleged to have borrowed ￡70,000 through two companies
Reform UK wooing the City after executives expressed concern about uncosted policies
Chief of staff to UK prime minister argues government needs to head off Nigel Farage by leaning to the right
Reform UK says policy would transfer money directly to poorest 10%
PM’s decision was controversial with some Labour strategists fearing it gave Reform UK too much credibility
Low donations reflect leader Nigel Farage’s difficulty in capitalising on party’s political momentum and polling lead
Analysis of polling data shows party competes directly with Labour in poorer heartlands
Ex-banker Zia Yusuf will lead efficiency-seeking initiative for local councils
Internal tensions have beset rightwing grouping even as it leads national opinion polls
Reform UK leader’s visit ahead of closely watched by-election reflects populist party’s rise north of border
Rightwing party says cryptocurrencies will be allowed as a form of tax payment if it wins power
Plus: Rachel Reeves’ problems are piling up ahead of the Autumn Budget
With no overarching theory of change, the government is hell-bent on avoiding unpopular decisions to improve the state
Nigel Farage’s rightwing populist party is leading in national opinion polls but has just five MPs
With just five MPs, Reform UK is terrorising Westminster but holding a poll lead for four years isn’t easy
Nigel Farage’s party has been accused of pursuing ‘fantasy economics’ with its latest policy pledges
Reform UK leader in favour of policy to make it ‘easier’ for lower paid workers to have children
Policy introduced by Tories blocks parents from claiming subsidies for more than two children
Their apparent authenticity and tolerance for controlled anarchy leave their opponents looking tired and staid
UK government figures say the policy was widely blamed for Labour’s losses in this month’s local elections
UK prime minister has told allies that the Tories are heading for the ‘end of the road’
UK premier set to face biggest House of Commons rebellion in vote on cuts to disability and incapacity benefits
Broken promises played midwife to Brexit and are capable of powering Reform — or a Conservative facsimile — into office
There may no longer be space for two major parties of the traditional middle after Reform’s disruption
