All the updated news related to thomas kerr

All the news related to thomas kerr updated in real time

Found 12

forthomas kerr

Order by:

Scotland

Conservative Glasgow councillor defects to Reform

Another Scottish Conservative councillor has defected to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party. Thomas Kerr, who represents the Shettleston ward on Glasgow City Council, is the latest and highest-profile member of the Tory party to make the move. It comes ...

16 Jan 2025 at 12:47

Scotland

Councillor who defected to Reform says he’s been branded ‘fascist and racist’

The Glasgow councillor who has been the highest-profile defector from the Scottish Conservatives to Reform UK says he has been branded a “fascist” and “racist” since switching parties. Thomas Kerr, who led the Conservative group on Glasgow city ...

24 Feb 2025 at 00:01

Scotland

Reform UK welcomes another councillor defecting from Conservatives

Reform UK has welcomed another councillor who has defected from the Scottish Conservatives, South Lanarkshire’s Poppy Corbett. The party led by Nigel Farage said the move brings its tally of Scottish councillors into double-digits. Ms Corbett, ...

28 Mar 2025 at 13:08

Scotland

Swinney warns against ‘simple solutions’ offered by Reform UK

John Swinney has warned Scots against being “tempted by the simple solutions” offered by parties such as Reform UK. The Scottish First Minister said he understood why many people in the country were “disaffected” after having “gone through a ...

20 Apr 2025 at 16:40

Scotland

Reform says membership in Scotland has topped 10,000

Reform UK has claimed it is “just the beginning” in Scotland as Nigel Farage’s party said its membership north of the border has topped 10,000. It said it now has more members in Scotland than the Conservatives, Liberal Democrats, Greens ...

25 Apr 2025 at 16:15

‘Seismic’ by-election victory could launch Labour to Number 10, says Sarwar

The leader of Scottish Labour has said a win in Thursday’s “seismic” Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election could springboard his party to victory in the next general election. With less than 24 hours before the polls open in the ...

04 Oct 2023 at 14:51

Scotland

Another Aberdeenshire councillor defects to Reform

The Tories have lost another councillor in Aberdeenshire to Reform UK. Lauren Knight, who represents the Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford ward on the local authority, announced the move on Thursday, joining Dominic Lonchay, ...

12 Jun 2025 at 12:00

Scotland

Councillor switched to Reform Scotland after being rejected as Tory candidate

A councillor who defected from the Tories to Reform did so after being rejected as a candidate for next year’s election, the PA news agency understands. Dominic Lonchay, a councillor for the East Garioch ward in Aberdeenshire, ...

22 May 2025 at 15:05

Scotland

I can’t control defections to Reform, says Findlay after councillor’s switch

Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay has said he “can’t control” people leaving his party to join Reform UK. Mr Findlay was quizzed by journalists after Thomas Kerr, the leader of the Tories at Glasgow City Council, ...

16 Jan 2025 at 15:02

Scotland

Reform councillor says flag flying sends message ‘people are fed up’

A Reform councillor has claimed that a trend for flying flags sends a message that “people are fed up” when it comes to immigration. Thomas Kerr, a Reform UK councillor for Shettleston in Glasgow, has said the hanging of ...

05 Sept 2025 at 10:33

Nigel Farage set to announce Reform’s leader in Scotland

Nigel Farage will announce Reform UK’s Scottish leader at a press conference on Thursday. The party has held off on appointing a leader until just months before the election in May, despite previous assurances from ...

15 Jan 2026 at 02:45

Scotland

Douglas Ross: I’m not avoiding Rutherglen by-election campaign

Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross has rejected the assertion he is avoiding the Rutherglen and Hamilton West constituency despite not campaigning for the upcoming by-election in the seat. A fresh vote will be held ...

17 Aug 2023 at 16:17

Years
2026

Iconic Media is Ireland's largest independently owned regional newspaper and media group, with an unrivalled audience in print, online and mobile. We have 19 regional newspapers and 21 digital sites.

Iconic Digital Titles

Iconic Print Titles

Letterkenny Live

This publication supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice of the Press Council. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, Lo-call 1800 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie.