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Nigel Farage holds up his hands as he gives his conference speech from behind a podium with Reform UK's logo.

Farage threatens to overhaul Lords and judges to meet his pledges

The Reform UK leader promises to deliver on key priorities in the first 100 days of government, if the party wins power.

7 hrs ago
Politics
Nigel Farage giving his speech at the Reform conference. He is wearing a blue suit, pink and yellow patterned tie and white shirt.

Analysis: Reform donations row overshadows moment to lay out party's ideas

8 hrs ago
Politics

Reform UK promises £80bn cuts to public spending

Speaking at the party's conference, economy spokesman Robert Jenrick says Reform will be the "party of fiscal responsibility".

1 day ago
Politics

Burnham and Macron agree to scale up action on small boats

The leaders also discussed Ukraine and "the UK's drive to get closer to Europe", No 10 says.

1 day ago
Europe
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage and National Rally President Jordan Bardella hold a large version of the proposed agreement

Farage unveils small boats deal with French National Rally party

Reform says it would use the Navy to intercept boats and return migrants to France, if the party wins power.

10 hrs ago
Politics
Nigel Farage speaking in front of two microphones, wearing a blue suit and a pink and yellow tie. He is wearing a union flag-patterned badge on his lapel.

Farage says his aides' donor comments were 'loose pub talk'

Two senior Reform aides have stepped down from their roles following a Channel 4 News and Verbatim film about donations.

10 hrs ago
Politics
Stock photo shows jarred food and household pantry items stacked on a shelf in close up.

Stock up on food to prepare for extreme weather, minister says

Dame Angela Eagle warns the weather event could lead to extreme storms this winter.

16 hrs ago
Business
Zack Polanski, wearing a black jacket and green T-shirt.

Zack Polanski says he'll run for former PM Starmer's seat in by-election

The Green Party leader intends to run in the Holborn and St Pancras seat following Sir Keir Starmer's resignation as MP.

A shot of Dan Jukes and Nigel Farage in the Channel 4 News report.

Two Reform officials step down after undercover donations report

Reform says Dan Jukes and James Orr have left their roles as it launches an investigation into the report.

Badenoch is pictured from below the podium where she is giving a speech, at London Scottish House in Westminster, with a royal blue background and a Union flag to her left. She wears her braided hair tied back in a low ponytail, with a navy jacket and a turquoise top.

Badenoch accuses Burnham of kicking defence spending into the long grass

Andy Burnham has committed to reaching the Nato target of 3.5% spending by 2035, but not 3% by 2030.

Four banknotes are in a pile on a table. Each banknote is partially obscured. There is a £50 note in the background which has a £20 on top of it. A £10 is on top of the £20, and a £5 is on top of the £10.

Burnham to tackle 'mega-donors' in UK politics, minister says

Some MPs have pressed for the government to introduce a cap on UK-based donors.

US President Donald Trump speaks during an End of Summer BBQ event with Republican lawmakers in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington DC.

Trump hints US would not back UK over Falkland Islands due to lack of Iran war support

The US president says the UK was not "there to help me" in his ongoing war with Iran.


Features and analysis

Nigel Farage is wearing a blue suit, white shirt and a tie. He has short grey hair. A Union flag can be seen in the background.

Three crucial questions facing Farage at Reform conference

Can the Reform UK leader put his policies into action, and become prime minister?

Argentine President Javier Milei, wearing a leather jacket, stands smiling with a closed fist raised against a black backdrop.

Trump's response is key as Argentina's Falklands demands get louder

With Argentina's President Milei promising "winds of change" over the Falklands, will Donald Trump shift his stance on British rule?

Andy Burnham is wearing a dark coloured suit jacket, white shirt, blue tie and glasses. He has short, black hair. He is stood up and is speaking. Behind him are MPs sat on the green benches of the House of Commons.

Burnham's PMQs debut shows the challenge of delivering new style of politics

Burnham's exchanges with Kemi Badenoch slipped into familiar territory of trading barbs, writes Alex Forsyth.

An American flag waves against a backdrop of cranes and storage containers in Los Angeles.

Faisal Islam: Why bond market wildfire is keeping world leaders up at night

Huge AI spending plans and the ongoing war in Iran are driving up borrowing costs around the world.

Andy Burnham leaving 10 Downing Street

Five takeaways from Burnham's Commons debut as PM

The prime minister's first appearance in Parliament comes more than six weeks after he entered No 10.


From our Political Editor Chris Mason

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage speaks during a press conference in London.

Chris Mason: Reform face headwinds as they gather for conference

The party's continued prominence has brought what prominence always brings: scrutiny, says BBC political editor Chris Mason.

A man in a patterned pink tie, white shirt and blue suit.

Nigel Farage insists he's 'broken no rules'

The Reform leader has been dogged by questions over his finances after receiving a £5 million sum from Christopher Harborne.

Andy Burnham outside Downing Street

Chris Mason: Will Burnham find PMQs as 'nail biting' and 'nerve wracking' as Blair did?

Curiously, the questions at lunchtime may well feel like a minor extension of what he faced on Tuesday, the BBC's political editor writes.

Nigel Farage

Where does this unorthodox by-election victory leave Nigel Farage?

As expected, the Reform UK leader easily won the Clacton by-election but was nowhere to be seen after the result.

Burham looks up and towards the camera while sitting at a desk surrounded by cabinet members during a cabinet meeting in Downing Street on 21 July.

Chris Mason: What his first week in power tells us about Andy Burnham

The fledgling Burnham administration has been seeking to find its feet and make a decent first impression at the same time, the BBC's political editor Chris Mason explains.


BBC InDepth

A montage image shows a silhoutte of a lectern on the left. On the right is a series of emojis. The BBC InDepth logo is in the top left-hand corner.

The dangers of politicians being 'too online' - or not online enough

In an era when reputations can be made or broken with a single post, getting the balance right is tricky.

A montage image shows BBC economics editor Faisal Islam standing in front of a black-and-white image of Manchester's skyline. Islam is bearded with dark greying hair and wears a grey suit with a multicoloured tie and a white shirt. In the background is the BBC InDepth logo and a beige and a red backdrop.

Burnham's 'Manchesterism' got him to No 10 - but will it work for the UK?

Economics editor Faisal Islam examines whether the north-west city can be a template for the entire country.

A black and white image of Andy Burnham with a border around which is cream. There is also an image of Sir John Curtice on the right and a lozenge which says BBC InDepth

Sir John Curtice: The 'Burnham bounce' is real but it's not massive

The governing party's poll ratings have improved but they're only just ahead of Reform.

A black and white image of Andy Burnham with No.10 behind. To the right is Laura Kuenssberg in a pink blazer with her arms crossed. There is also a lozenge which says BBC InDepth

Our exclusive behind-the-scenes access at No 10 as Andy Burnham became PM

Laura Kuenssberg was given unprecedented access to the new prime minister’s first days in power.

A treated image of a close up shot of Andy Burnham

Ruthless plotter? Flip-flopper? Dad dancer? Insiders reveal the real Andy Burnham

Who is the real Andy Burnham? Laura Kuenssberg talks to more than 20 people who know him to work it out


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Nigel Farage speaking at a lecturn with 'Reform UK' written on it, wearing a blue jacket with a red and mustard tie

Reform has faced a 'campaign of attacks', Farage says

Nigel Farage has been addressing Reform UK members at the party's conference in Birmingham.

Nigel Farage wearing a blue suit, red and yellow tie, standing at a podium in front of a union flag

'Loose pub talk': Farage responds to undercover report

The Reform leader was speaking following a news report which raised questions about his party's fundraising.

Newsnight political editor Nick Watt questions Nigel Farage - Watt is wearing a dark blue suit with a maroon tie and is turned sideways while holding a Newsnight branded microphone in Farage's face. Farage is wearing a royal blue suit with a yellow and red patterned tie and is looking off to his left - they are walking through a busy Wetherspoons while talking

'Not what you want on day of the conference,' Farage tells BBC

The Reform leader was speaking to Newsnight after an undercover report raised questions about party fundraising.

A close-up of Zia Yusuf smiling

'Fate of this country is down to us' - Zia Yusuf

Reform UK's shadow home secretary Zia Yusuf addresses delegates in Birmingham at the party's conference.

Splitscreen image of supporters at the Reform UK conference and Chris Mason looking at screen

Mason: 'Not what Farage wanted today to look like'

Chris Mason speaks from the Reform UK conference as two of its senior officials step down following a Channel 4 investigation.


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