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As Britain prepares to crown yet another PM, is it a battle of the vibes against Nigel Farage?
The UK has made quite a habit of crowning prime ministers at a dizzying pace. This time, it's Labour's last roll of the dice against Nigel Farage. The post As Britain prepares to crown yet another PM, is it a battle of the vibes against Nigel Farage? appeared first on Crikey.
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The i Paper
· Jul 7, 2026
Reform will struggle to survive if Farage is brought down
Kitty Donaldson: Nigel Farage is facing off against a bevy of scandals – and they could reshape British politics as we know it
ArcaMax
· Jul 5, 2026
Farage retreats from view as finance probe looms large
The loudest person in U.K. politics has suddenly gone quiet. Rather than exploiting the interregnum between Keir Starmer and his likely successor as prime minister, Andy Burnham, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage appears to have taken an unusual ...
Punching Bag Post
· Jun 27, 2026
Farage: Mass Migration Has Changed Britain “Beyond Recognition”
Few politicians have shaped modern British politics as profoundly as Nigel Farage. Best known as the driving force behind Brexit, Farage spent decades arguing that Britain had surrendered control of its borders and national sovereignty. He served as a Member of the European Parliament for more than 20 years and later became the leader of [] The post Farage: Mass Migration Has Changed Britain “Beyond Recognition” appeared first on The Punching Bag Post.
BOL News
· Jul 8, 2026
Nigel Farage quits UK parliament amid finance scandal
LONDON: Nigel Farage, leader of Britain’s Reform UK party, met with President Donald Trump when he traveled to Mar-a-Lago in March, underscoring the close relationship between the two political figures. Farage has led the populist right-wing Reform UK party since 2024, following his election to Parliament in that year’s general election. Reform UK has led ... Read more The post Nigel Farage quits UK parliament amid finance scandal appeared first on BOL News.
Novara Media
· Jul 8, 2026
Hannah Spencer vs Reform: 'The Maths Is Not Maths-ing'
What could be funnier than the idea that Nigel Farage is an honest man? On Newsnight, Green party MP Hannah Spencer faced off against Reform's candidate for London mayor Laila Cunningham – and laughed at the suggestion that Farage has been "very honest" amid a scandal over an undeclared £5m gift. Spencer said Farage’s decision to trigger and then stand in a new byelection – which he has presented as a referendum on his character amid allegations of wrongdoing – will be bad for his constituents. "What it does is it throws people in that constituency, who are already struggling, like so many people in the country, into further turmoil," Spencer said.
Sky News Australia
· Jul 6, 2026
‘A trap the PM shouldn’t fall into’: Barnaby Joyce on Albo's controversial ‘shag’ comment
One Nation MP Barnaby Joyce has addressed Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s crude comments on the Bush Deep podcast with Nikki Osborne. The prime minister has put out a statement saying he unequivocally apologises for saying he would “shag” Kylie Minogue while engaging in a game of “shag, marry, date”. “I just think he has to be a bit cleverer than that,” Mr Joyce told Sky News Australia. “He fell into a trap, but it’s a trap a prime minister shouldn’t fall into.”
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Related coverage for "As Britain prepares to crown yet another PM, is it a battle of the vibes against Nigel Farage?": The i Paper — Reform will struggle to survive if Farage is brought down. ArcaMax — Farage retreats from view as finance probe looms large. Punching Bag Post — Farage: Mass Migration Has Changed Britain “Beyond Recognition”. BOL News — Nigel Farage quits UK parliament amid finance scandal. Novara Media — Hannah Spencer vs Reform: 'The Maths Is Not Maths-ing'. Sky News Australia — ‘A trap the PM shouldn’t fall into’: Barnaby Joyce on Albo's controversial ‘shag’ comment