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Row breaks out between Tories and Reform at Piddington news conference – UK politics live
PoliticsThe Guardian

Row breaks out between Tories and Reform at Piddington news conference – UK politics live

United front is short-lived as Zia Yusuf and Chris Philp bicker in front of residents and cameras Here is footage of the extraordinary scenes as Reform’s Zia Yusuf and the Tories’ Chris Philip descended into bickering with one another, during a news conference in which they were suppose to be putting on a united front: Earlier today, Downing Street said the government was seeking to establish “the full picture” of Microsoft outages as it urged people to follow advice on “alternative ways to get in touch” where services are disrupted. Continue reading...

If you’re wondering what a Reform government might look like, just look at its chaotic record in Wales | Will Hayward
PoliticsThe Guardian

If you’re wondering what a Reform government might look like, just look at its chaotic record in Wales | Will Hayward

As the main opposition in the Senedd, the party should be taking politics seriously. Spoiler alert: it’s not In May 2026, Reform UK became the official opposition inside the Welsh Senedd. It was the best result the party had ever received in a national parliament – and since that time it has been a wild ride. Given that its leader, Nigel Farage, claims he expects to one day lead the UK government, how it performs in Wales matters more than just for the people of Cymru; it gives the rest of the UK a sense of what it could expect if Reform does well in the next general election. Just to give you a taste, here are two developments. In September, Reform’s leader in Wales, Dan Thomas, resigned after he was arrested and released on bail on suspicion of assault and coercive or controlling behaviour. (Thomas said that he had done “nothing wrong” but resigned to avoid becoming a “distraction”.) I

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