Nigel Farage says Elon Musk will help Reform UK beat the Tories as he demands apology for Tory leader Kemi Badenoch's 'crazy conspiracy theory' in membership 'fakery' row
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1 week, 5 days ago

Nigel Farage says Elon Musk will help Reform UK beat the Tories as he demands apology for Tory leader Kemi Badenoch's 'crazy conspiracy theory' in membership 'fakery' row

Daily Mail  

Nigel Farage has has heaped praise on Elon Musk while demanding an apology from Kemi Badenoch for accusing Reform UK of faking their membership numbers. It comes after Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch accused Mr Farage of 'fakery' in response to Reform claiming they had surpassed the Tories in signed-up members. Nigel Farage is weighing up 'what action to take' if the Conservative leader does not apologise to him Reform UK threatened legal action after Tory leader Kemi Badenoch accused the party of 'fakery' over its membership numbers Mrs Badenoch said Reform's counter was 'coded to tick up automatically'. The counter was installed on Reform's website to mark the 'historic moment' they overtook the last known Tory membership figure In a series of social media posts on Boxing Day, Mrs Badenoch claimed the Reform counter is 'a fake' and is 'coded to tick up automatically' They added: 'Like most normal people around the UK, Kemi is enjoying Christmas with her family and looking forward to taking on the challenges of renewing the Conservative Party in the New Year.'

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Make no mistake, Farage has a real Musk problem
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2 days, 22 hours ago

Make no mistake, Farage has a real Musk problem

The Independent  

You know that moment when your child gets home from school and you know something bad has happened? Well, in this story it’s Nigel Farage who’s fallen out with the school’s Mr Flash – Elon Musk. And Farage is worried that his longstanding best friend, Donald Trump, might take Elon’s side because they seem inseparable – always hanging around the …

Musk turns on UK politician Farage over jailed far-right activist
3 days, 10 hours ago

Musk turns on UK politician Farage over jailed far-right activist

Al Jazeera  

Elon Musk has reversed his support for Nigel Farage, the leader of the United Kingdom’s populist party Reform UK, after a disagreement over the tech billionaire’s call for the release of a jailed far-right activist. Farage doesn’t have what it takes,” Musk posted on his social media site X. Musk last week falsely claimed that Yaxley-Lennon, who is serving an …

Never mind Badenoch and Farage – Starmer’s real task is dealing with Trump and Musk
4 days, 16 hours ago

Never mind Badenoch and Farage – Starmer’s real task is dealing with Trump and Musk

The Independent  

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Why the latest defection to Reform could trigger a wave of Tories switching to Farage’s party
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4 days, 22 hours ago

Why the latest defection to Reform could trigger a wave of Tories switching to Farage’s party

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It is the latest in a series of regional …

Former Conservative MP Marco Longhi defects to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party
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5 days, 15 hours ago

Former Conservative MP Marco Longhi defects to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nigel Farage’s Reform UK has secured the defection of a third …

SARAH VINE: Sorry, Kemi, but nobbling Naughty Nigel must be your No 1 priority
1 week, 4 days ago

SARAH VINE: Sorry, Kemi, but nobbling Naughty Nigel must be your No 1 priority

Daily Mail  

A businessman friend once explained the basic rule of retail to me: if people aren't buying what you're selling, it's your fault, not theirs. By contrast, Nigel Farage's Reform is like Amazon, or, scarier still, the ever-expanding TikTok Shop. Nigel Farage's Reform is like the ever-expanding TikTok Shop. How typical of him to exploit this time of year, when most …

Kemi Badenoch's feud with Reform escalates
1 week, 4 days ago

Kemi Badenoch's feud with Reform escalates

Daily Mail  

Kemi Badenoch’s unprecedented feud with Nigel Farage escalated tonight over claims she urged the head of a television station to cut the airtime given to the Reform UK leader. Mr Farage has a primetime show on the Right-wing channel, which also airs other programmes fronted by Reform figures, including chief whip Lee Anderson and former Tory MP Andrea Jenkyns – …

Nigel Farage piles pressure on Kemi Badenoch to apologise for her 'crazy conspiracy theory' that Reform's soaring membership numbers are fake
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1 week, 4 days ago

Nigel Farage piles pressure on Kemi Badenoch to apologise for her 'crazy conspiracy theory' that Reform's soaring membership numbers are fake

Daily Mail  

Nigel Farage has urged Kemi Badenoch to apologise or face 'action' after she accused Reform UK of 'fakery' over its membership numbers. Tensions between Reform and the Conservatives escalated after Mrs Badenoch accused Mr Farage of 'fakery' in response to Reform claiming they had surpassed the Tories in signed-up members. Nigel Farage has urged Kemi Badenoch to apologise or face …

Elon Musk will help Reform UK win over young voters and beat the Tories, Nigel Farage claims
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1 week, 4 days ago

Elon Musk will help Reform UK win over young voters and beat the Tories, Nigel Farage claims

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. With rumours swirling of a potentially massive donation to Reform from the world’s richest man, …

Nigel Farage demands apology from Kemi Badenoch in Reform membership row
1 week, 5 days ago

Nigel Farage demands apology from Kemi Badenoch in Reform membership row

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nigel Farage has demanded an apology from Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch …

Are there really more Reform members than Tories as Nigel Farage claims?
1 week, 5 days ago

Are there really more Reform members than Tories as Nigel Farage claims?

The Independent  

Nigel Farage has called Kemi Badenoch “absolutely disgusting” for accusing him of lying about Reform UK’s membership numbers. Kemi Badenoch’s claim Ms Badenoch accused Mr Farage of “not understanding the digital age” and pursuing a kind of fakery that is easily uncovered. Reform UK’s evidence But Mr Farage was quick to invite one of the “Big Four” consultancy firms to …

Kemi Badenoch has fallen for Nigel Farage’s membership trap – hook, line and sinker
1 week, 5 days ago

Kemi Badenoch has fallen for Nigel Farage’s membership trap – hook, line and sinker

The Independent  

It was a classic Boxing Day publicity stunt, so you can see why Kemi Badenoch is suspicious of Nigel Farage’s claim – on a quiet news day – that his party has overtaken the Conservatives in members. She called Reform’s automated online ticker “fakery”, thus falling effortlessly into the trap that Farage set. This dispute could run for days if …

Reform UK threatens legal action against Tory leader Kemi Badenoch in membership 'fakery' row - as Nigel Farage blasts 'disgusting' claims
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1 week, 5 days ago

Reform UK threatens legal action against Tory leader Kemi Badenoch in membership 'fakery' row - as Nigel Farage blasts 'disgusting' claims

Daily Mail  

Reform UK today threatened legal action after Tory leader Kemi Badenoch accused the party of 'fakery' over its membership numbers. A furious row has erupted between Mrs Badenoch and Reform leader Nigel Farage after an online counter indicated Reform now has more than 141,000 members. Reform chairman Zia Yusuf set up a poll among his followers on X, previously known …

Reform membership overtakes Conservative Party membership for first time
1 week, 6 days ago

Reform membership overtakes Conservative Party membership for first time

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A digital counter on the Reform website showed a membership tally before lunchtime on Boxing …

Can Kemi Badenoch turn the Tories’ fortunes around?
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Can Kemi Badenoch turn the Tories’ fortunes around?

The Independent  

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has insisted she will not be rushed into policy positions, claiming there is no “quick fix” following the party’s historic defeat in July’s general election. Nearer to the next general election she will no doubt be pushed by circumstances into making some definite policy commitments, but they too may be vague and hedged around with caveats …

Badenoch: No quick fix for the Tory party
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Badenoch: No quick fix for the Tory party

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “And I think what many commentators need to understand is that this is a …

Labour fears Nigel Farage – but he’s Keir Starmer’s secret weapon against the Tories
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Labour fears Nigel Farage – but he’s Keir Starmer’s secret weapon against the Tories

The Independent  

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STEPHEN GLOVER: Beware Nigel... looking like Trump's lap dog - out-poodling even Blair - will alienate lots of British voters
3 weeks ago

STEPHEN GLOVER: Beware Nigel... looking like Trump's lap dog - out-poodling even Blair - will alienate lots of British voters

Daily Mail  

Will Nigel Farage be our next prime minister? It’s no longer fanciful to imagine Reform challenging – or even eclipsing – the Tories in next year’s local elections and then at the general election, which Sir Keir Starmer will presumably delay for as long as possible, unless he is first led away by men in white coats. Nigel Farage with …

Tories fight Reform for Elon Musk's millions: Shadow minister suggests X owner should give them $100m not Farage if he wants to defeat 'woke mind virus' in the UK
3 weeks ago

Tories fight Reform for Elon Musk's millions: Shadow minister suggests X owner should give them $100m not Farage if he wants to defeat 'woke mind virus' in the UK

Daily Mail  

Elon Musk should give the Conservatives a $100million donation instead of handing it to Reform if he wants to defeat the 'woke mind virus' in the UK, a top Tory said today. Mr Farage met X owner Mr Musk at Trump's Florida headquarters on Monday, saying they had discussed money and that there will be 'ongoing negotiations' with the tech …

Nigel Farage isn’t the threat to the Tories that Kemi Badenoch thinks he is
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Nigel Farage isn’t the threat to the Tories that Kemi Badenoch thinks he is

The Independent  

Conservative MPs are worried. They weren’t worried when Andrea Jenkyns, formerly one of their number, defected to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party. They were properly spooked, however, by last week’s unsourced report that Elon Musk was considering a $100m donation to Farage – which prompted follow-up stories about how the American billionaire could get around the ban on foreign donations …

Elon Musk responds to claims of $100m donation to Nigel Farage’s Reform party
1 month ago

Elon Musk responds to claims of $100m donation to Nigel Farage’s Reform party

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Elon Musk has responded to reports he is preparing to donate …

Keir Starmer fails to back disciplinary action against Labour MP Dawn Butler for sharing tweet saying new Tory leader Kemi Badenoch represents 'white supremacy in blackface'
2 months ago

Keir Starmer fails to back disciplinary action against Labour MP Dawn Butler for sharing tweet saying new Tory leader Kemi Badenoch represents 'white supremacy in blackface'

Daily Mail  

Keir Starmer tried to distance himself today from a Labour backbencher who shared a tweet saying Kemi Badenoch 'represents white supremacy in blackface' - but refused to take any disciplinary action against her. Former minister Dawn Butler was widely criticised at the weekend for a post made shortly before Ms Badenoch became the new Tory leader, and the first black …

Pollsters warn Kemi Badenoch to avoid being ‘overly combative’ to win back voters
2 months ago

Pollsters warn Kemi Badenoch to avoid being ‘overly combative’ to win back voters

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} Kemi Badenoch has …

Kemi Badenoch calls for Tories to be honest about mistakes as she’s elected Conservative leader
2 months ago

Kemi Badenoch calls for Tories to be honest about mistakes as she’s elected Conservative leader

The Independent  

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The daunting challenge for new Tory leader Kemi Badenoch: Recovering from worst EVER election result... with just 121 MPs and Nigel Farage waiting in the wings
2 months ago

The daunting challenge for new Tory leader Kemi Badenoch: Recovering from worst EVER election result... with just 121 MPs and Nigel Farage waiting in the wings

Daily Mail  

The bitter battle for the Tory crown has been going on for nearly four months. And the party suffered its worst ever election defeat in July, returning just 121 MPs as a swathe of big beasts fell to Labour and the Lib Dems. Nigel Farage, now finally in Parliament alongside a small group of fellow MPs, has made no secret …

Kemi Badenoch hits out at Boris Johnson’s Partygate fines
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Kemi Badenoch hits out at Boris Johnson’s Partygate fines

The Independent  

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No 10 slaps down Tory MP over claim Kemi Badenoch is ‘preoccupied’ by family
2 months, 3 weeks ago

No 10 slaps down Tory MP over claim Kemi Badenoch is ‘preoccupied’ by family

The Independent  

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Tory MP sparks backlash for ‘astonishing comments’ about Kemi Badenoch’s family
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Tory MP sparks backlash for ‘astonishing comments’ about Kemi Badenoch’s family

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Alex Brewer, a Lib Dem MP, said the comments made …

Tory centrists should back Kemi Badenoch and not boycott leadership vote, urges party grandee
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Tory centrists should back Kemi Badenoch and not boycott leadership vote, urges party grandee

The Independent  

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Kemi Badenoch handed £5,000 by councillor who dismissed ‘grossly exaggerated’ Grenfell concerns
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Kemi Badenoch handed £5,000 by councillor who dismissed ‘grossly exaggerated’ Grenfell concerns

The Independent  

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Nigel Farage has scared the Tories into abandoning the centre for the hard right
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Nigel Farage has scared the Tories into abandoning the centre for the hard right

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The decision to choose Kemi Badenoch versus Robert Jenrick for …

Badenoch launches Tory leadership campaign with attack on Doctor Who
4 months, 1 week ago

Badenoch launches Tory leadership campaign with attack on Doctor Who

The Independent  

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What Tory leadership contenders have said about UK riots as Kemi Badenoch accused of being missing in action
4 months, 4 weeks ago

What Tory leadership contenders have said about UK riots as Kemi Badenoch accused of being missing in action

The Independent  

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Farage does not want ‘Tory poison’ in his party as he plans for Reform to replace Conservatives
6 months ago

Farage does not want ‘Tory poison’ in his party as he plans for Reform to replace Conservatives

The Independent  

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Nigel Farage promises to rid Reform of ‘bad apples’ during chaotic event
6 months ago

Nigel Farage promises to rid Reform of ‘bad apples’ during chaotic event

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nigel Farage gave a “100% promise” to rid Reform UK …

Allison Pearson meets Nigel Farage: ‘Kemi Badenoch was very unpleasant’
6 months, 1 week ago

Allison Pearson meets Nigel Farage: ‘Kemi Badenoch was very unpleasant’

The Telegraph  

I notice Farage is perfectly happy to stand on the pavement and debate his critic about the invasion of Ukraine for several minutes, even though two bodyguards with earpieces are hovering anxiously. Sure enough, on Friday, Channel 4 claimed to have carried out a sting on one Reform canvasser who was filmed calling Sunak vile names and suggesting the Army …

Labour and Tories turn fire on Reform UK and Farage
6 months, 1 week ago

Labour and Tories turn fire on Reform UK and Farage

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said he shared Rishi Sunak’s “disgust” at the use …

Nigel Farage issues ‘political revolt’ warning as he makes U-turn in MP bid
7 months ago

Nigel Farage issues ‘political revolt’ warning as he makes U-turn in MP bid

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “So I am going to stand in this election.” With Reform seeking to take …

Nigel Farage fuels speculation with ’emergency’ General Election announcement
7 months ago

Nigel Farage fuels speculation with ’emergency’ General Election announcement

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nigel Farage said he intends to make an “emergency” General …

Kemi Badenoch rules out serving in Tories if Nigel Farage joins accusing him of wanting to 'trash' the party - after Brexit champion said he is plotting a 'takeover'
7 months ago

Kemi Badenoch rules out serving in Tories if Nigel Farage joins accusing him of wanting to 'trash' the party - after Brexit champion said he is plotting a 'takeover'

Daily Mail  

Kemi Badenoch today ruled out serving in the Tories if Nigel Farage joins insisting the Brexit champion wants to 'trash' the party. Nigel Farage has said he is planning a Tory 'takeover' after the general election Kemi Badenoch hit out after Mr Farage alarmed moderates with the suggestion he will exploit a heavy election defeat on July 4 Rishi Sunak …

Reform 'could cost the Tories 28 seats' even though Nigel Farage U-turned on plan to run as an MP as insurgent party's votes threaten to hand constituencies to Labour
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Reform 'could cost the Tories 28 seats' even though Nigel Farage U-turned on plan to run as an MP as insurgent party's votes threaten to hand constituencies to Labour

Daily Mail  

Reform UK could cost the Conservatives up to 28 seats at the general election despite Nigel Farage dodging another bid to become an MP, an analysis has found. Mr Farage's decision was seen as a huge boost to Rishi Sunak as the PM attempts to overhaul Labour's huge poll lead over the Tories over the next six weeks. Reform UK …

Nigel Farage called ‘sketchy crackpot’ in secret NatWest emails
1 year, 2 months ago

Nigel Farage called ‘sketchy crackpot’ in secret NatWest emails

The Independent  

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Nigel Farage rejects suggestions he could make Tory party return
1 year, 3 months ago

Nigel Farage rejects suggestions he could make Tory party return

The Independent  

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