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Politics Labour says Reform UK won't save 500m by closing office buildings because government ending those contracts anyway John Major says many traditional Tory supporters now 'politically homeless' because of party's lurch to right Highland council complains about impact of plan to put asylum seekers in barracks in centre of Inverness Plans to house UK asylum seekers in barracks are costly and complicated, experts say

I had not experienced any racism in Reform, where there were a lot of good people.

Former Chancellor George Osborne has warned that Reform UK "cannot be trusted to run the economy", accusing Nigel Farage's party of lacking fiscal credibility at a time when economic stewardship is likely to define the next general election. Speaking amid growing scrutiny of Reform's costed plans, Mr Osborne dismissed the party as economically unreliable, pointing to its proposals to lift the two-child benefit cap and nationalise water companies - policies that have already been branded "socialist" by Conservative critics.

The Green Party of England and Wales is riding high, with membership almost doubling over the past half year and the party gaining in the opinion polls. It is a similar story for Reform UK. The "bold politics" of the Green Party's leader, Zack Polanski, are in part intended to counter Reform. Support for both parties is defined by cultural issues. In the case of Reform, by the culture war around immigration and national identity; in the case of the Green Party by the wider picture of the linked issues of social justice and climate change.

During a fiery candidates' debate, Nigel Farage's party was criticised for using immigrants to score political points rather than treating them as individuals. An audience member said that people like her who had someone not born in the UK in her family no longer felt welcome in the area since Reform arrived to campaign and had advised her sons to avoid certain places.

The alleged attacker was wound up and sent into battle by the dangerous rhetoric of Labour and the Greens, Finch told the Daily Mail. He said the attack didn't cause any lasting injury. Farage said he was deeply upset about the incident and the words used against him echo the prime minister's disgraceful attack on Reform during Labour conference week and wholly irresponsible comments from the leader of the Green party.

When our councillors decide to change parties part way through their term of office, they should resign so that an election is held. Most people intend their vote for a party in the election, rather than for the particular person standing. So, if someone decides to change party part way through their term it's only fair that they should resign and, if they like, stand again in their new colours.

I'm anticipating a teachers' strike very quickly after winning the next general election, he said during a question and answer session at the event last month. They are poisoning our kids. They are telling them to be ashamed of their country. They are telling little Johnny, who's eight, who is black, that he is a victim and little Oliver, who is white, who is eight, that he is an oppressor. They are dividing us, not uniting us. They are feeding this negative culture in.

Speaking to the Guardian, he said: The picture of Welsh politics is changing and Plaid Cymru is the voice of progressive Wales. We have consistent polling showing Plaid Cymru in the lead. Reform is also polling well and Labour is falling further behind. I think it's becoming more and more clear it's a two-horse race - Reform's division versus Plaid's vision.

A Reform UK council has ended its ban on journalists from the area's biggest local newspaper after being threatened with legal action over damaging the outlet's freedom of expression. Nottinghamshire county council, which has been led by Reform since the local elections earlier this year, said it was committed to the principles of openness after lifting the sanctions it had placed on journalists from the Nottingham Post and its website, Nottinghamshire Live.

Atherton told the BBC she had joined Reform because of her concerns over a "loss of national identity and pressure on public services". She added that she had "had enough of 26 years of decline in Wales under a Labour and Plaid Cymru pact". Atherton added that she worried "like millions of others" about the direction the UK was heading.

Danny Kruger was already looking very queasy when he was sat at the back for the Reform press conference in which Nigel Farage revealed his plans for mass deportations of legal migrants. Then on Wednesday, it fell to him to go on the news channel to say that when Zia Yusuf had repeatedly said that Keir Starmer was a terrorist who was plotting to kill Farage, he had actually meant something entirely different.