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Lib Dems can win back Highlands from SNP – Cole-Hamilton

Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton says his party can “win back the Highlands” from the SNP at the 2026 election, and such a victory would be the “story of the night”. He spoke at the party’s spring conference in Inverness, a day ...

05 Apr 2025 at 15:41

Tory defectors ‘were never Conservatives to begin with’, Badenoch claims

Former Conservatives who have joined Reform UK were “never Conservatives to begin with”, Kemi Badenoch has said. The Tory leader made the claim following the latest defection – former Conservative Party chairman Jake Berry, who announced he was ...

11 Jul 2025 at 14:08

Scotland

New Reform MSP denies bullying female member of Tory staff

Newly-minted Reform MSP Graham Simpson has denied accusations from his former party that he bullied a member of staff. Within minutes of the announcement that he had left the Scottish Conservatives to join Reform, a source from his former ...

27 Aug 2025 at 15:52

Farage: I want Reform to be strong enough to remove SNP from power next year

Nigel Farage has said he wants Reform UK to be “strong enough” in Scotland to “get rid of the SNP”, as he announced the first Conservative MSP to defect to his party. Mr Farage welcomed Graham Simpson to his party during a press ...

27 Aug 2025 at 17:11

Nadine Dorries defects to Reform UK on eve of party conference

Former high-profile Conservative Nadine Dorries has defected to Reform UK on the eve of its party conference. In an interview with the Daily Mail, the ex-culture secretary said “the Tory Party is dead” and called for its ...

05 Sept 2025 at 10:02

20 Tory councillors join Reform UK on eve of Conservative conference finale

Twenty councillors have walked away from the Conservatives to join Reform UK, as Kemi Badenoch admits her party is “shedding a lot of baggage”. Nigel Farage’s party unveiled the wave defections on Tuesday, the eve of ...

07 Oct 2025 at 12:14

Greens leader Zack Polanski says he is talking to Labour MPs about defecting

Green Party leader Zack Polanski has said he is “talking to Labour MPs about defections” as his party enjoys a membership surge. When the self-described “eco-populist” took the reins of the party at the beginning of ...

16 Oct 2025 at 20:12

Scotland

Who is Malcolm Offord, Reform UK’s leader in Scotland?

Nigel Farage has appointed former Tory UK government minister Malcolm Offord as his party’s Scottish leader. The former Lord Offord, Baron Offord of Garvel, is a Scottish politician who has been a member of the ...

15 Jan 2026 at 11:50

Andrew Rosindell becomes second Tory MP to defect to Reform in a week

Andrew Rosindell has joined Reform UK, becoming the second Conservative MP to defect to Nigel Farage’s party this week. The move comes after Robert Jenrick defected on Thursday, and brings the party’s number ...

18 Jan 2026 at 21:38

Farage says ‘centre right is uniting’ as he welcomes Andrew Rosindell to Reform

Nigel Farage said the “centre right is uniting” as he welcomed Andrew Rosindell to Reform UK. Mr Rosindell became the second Conservative MP to jump ship in the space of a week after Robert Jenrick defected ...

19 Jan 2026 at 13:03

Former Labour councillors join Reform UK

A former Labour local authority mayor and an ex-councillor have joined Reform UK, accusing the ruling party of failing London. Sir Robin Wales, who was directly elected mayor of Newham from 2002 to 2018, ...

04 Mar 2026 at 13:42

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