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Welsh Reform politician caught lying about fossil fuel interests

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Welsh Reform politician caught lying about fossil fuel interests

Welsh Reform UK politician Cai Parry-Jones MS has been caught out lying about his fossil fuel interests. Another anti-Net Zero campaigner in Reform, Parry-Jones strongly denied the claim that his share holdings benefit from climate deregulation. He was quickly shown up for it. To make matters worse, this all took place as Wales and the UK grappled with another intense heatwave. Some 2,700 people already died across the UK from extreme heat exposure. In summer 2024, in just five days, at least 557 Welsh people died of extreme heat. This is our climate-changed future. Here’s yet another story of right-wing climate-reality denialism,…

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Times’ columnist suggests Reform are the ‘snowflakes’ now

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Times’ columnist suggests Reform are the ‘snowflakes’ now

As we’ve reported, several establishment outlets have put an enhanced focus on Reform UK and Nigel Farage. Perhaps most notably, this has seen the investigations team at Rupert Murdoch’s Times newspaper revealing all sorts of financial scandals. It’s not just the investigative reporters who are diving in two feet first, though; the columnists are also at it: Reform can’t have it both ways on ‘hurty words’ https://t.co/nR0dR8tiHE — Times Politics (@timespolitics) July 15, 2026 Security Because his father was a minister in the governments of Margaret Thatcher and John Major, Rifkind has some experience of the security politicians receive. This is relevant…

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Leakers claim Farage wanted £1m a year to lead Reform

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Leakers claim Farage wanted £1m a year to lead Reform

Revelations continue to emerge about Nigel Farage’s finances. The latest scoop is that the Reform leader said he’d need £1m a year to return and lead the party. And this is all very interesting, because Farage went on to receive a £5m ‘gift’ just before a new 5-year parliamentary term began: Excl: Farage said he would need ‘a million a year’ to stand as MP in 2024https://t.co/jSIvIKZ2GJ — Anna Isaac (@Annaisaac) July 15, 2026 It’s all coming out On the £5m gift, we previously reported: Farage accepted the £5m gift from [Christopher] Harborne – a crypto billionaire – in 2024. At the time,…

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Outrage as Reform plot to criminalise Gaelic and Scots election materials

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Outrage as Reform plot to criminalise Gaelic and Scots election materials

Reform UK has sparked outrage after putting forward plans which would criminalise election campaign materials in Gaelic and Scots. Another case of English supremacy within the Union… The hard-right political party has endorsed plans to criminalise all political materials that are not written or spoken in English or Welsh. Nigel Farage‘s party has moved an amendment to a Westminster bill that would, if passed, make campaigning in other national languages illegal. If Reform’s amendment to the Representation of the People Bill passes, those breaching the law could face  jail time for up to six months. Those prosecuted could also face unspecified…

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Owen Jones slams Reform following call for journalist’s arrest

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Owen Jones slams Reform following call for journalist’s arrest

Reform and its backers are on something of a tear right now. With the scandals mounting, they’re doing everything they can to deflect and distract. And it seems ‘everything they can’ includes literally calling the police: Retweeted by Isabel Oakeshott. Very obvious that if Reform come to power, they will lock people up for criticising them. pic.twitter.com/6Vtf4f5HYq — Owen Jones (@owenjonesjourno) July 13, 2026 The relevance of Isabel Oakeshott is that she’s the partner of Reform deputy Richard Tice. She’s also a self-proclaimed free speech warrior. And that’s not surprising, of course, because she’s far from the first such person to…

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The Murdoch rags & the Mail are at war with Reform UK

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The Murdoch rags & the Mail are at war with Reform UK

The observant among you may have noticed that the mainstream media have recently rounded on Reform UK and Nigel Farage. Interestingly, the outlets ganging up on Reform include the Daily Mail and Rupert Murdoch’s the Times: Pleased as I am to see the Murdoch and Rothermere press attacking Farage as stridently as they previously lavished praise on him, I can't help wondering what has brought on the recent U-turn — David__Osland (@David__Osland) July 13, 2026 Reform: right-on-right violence The broader strokes of what these outlets are reporting on are things independent journalists began covering years ago. The Times and others have certainly…

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Manchester mayoral election — Greens slam ‘unserious’ Labour as Reform ‘go to war’

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Manchester mayoral election — Greens slam ‘unserious’ Labour as Reform ‘go to war’

The Green Party tells the Canary that Labour’s “contempt for Greater Manchester residents” is on full display as the mayoral election looms soon. The party slams Labour for failing to yet deliver a costed manifesto, saying that Greater Manchester voters need to know what they are voting for. It’s now just over two weeks until Greater Manchester goes to the polls on 30 July. Postal votes are already landing on doorsteps for the single most significant ongoing election in English politics outside of Westminster. But Labour’s candidate, Bev Craig, has failed to publish a manifesto yet. Even Reform UK, despite Clacton-caused…

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Reform UK scramble to make themselves main victim in alleged Widdicombe murder

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Reform UK scramble to make themselves main victim in alleged Widdicombe murder

Reform UK party’s senior figures will do anything for a propaganda win. The billionaire-backed racist outfit are always desperate for attention. Now they’re trying to make themselves the primary victim of the alleged murder of former Tory and Reform UK politician Ann Widdicombe. Counter-terror investigation opened Widdicombe was found dead at her Devon home on 9 July 2026. Naturally, the British establishment scrambled to eulogise Widdicombe, a notorious homophobe and reactionary. Waxy TV prattler Piers Morgan even skipped over her bigotry to call her “fun and fiesty”. Counter-terrorism police have now taken over the investigation. Top counter-terror cop Laurence Taylor told…

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Zia Yusuf called out over claim Reform MPs receive no security

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Zia Yusuf called out over claim Reform MPs receive no security

Zia Yusuf has received criticism over his claim that the state provides Reform MPs with “no protection whatsoever”. Given the way this headline is worded, many are (understandably) taking it to mean Reform MPs have been given police protection by the state. I want to clarify that the opposite is true. The state is providing no protection whatsoever. In fact, based on what I have seen in the… pic.twitter.com/TaFZzEMNkH — Zia Yusuf (@ZiaYusufUK) July 12, 2026 Zia Yusuf: Nobody ‘cares about security of Reform MPs’ The headline Yusuf was responding to read: Reform MPs given 24-hour protection in Widdecombe murder hunt…

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Reform deputy reposts alleged sex trafficker’s post on Ann Widdecombe

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Reform deputy reposts alleged sex trafficker’s post on Ann Widdecombe

Richard Tice, Reform UK’s deputy leader, is among those promoting the views of an alleged human trafficker on social media. In the aftermath of Ann Widdecombe’s death, many right-wingers have sought to politicise the alleged murder despite facts being thin on the ground. This includes the lesser-known Tate brother, Tristan. Richard Tice unfazed by Tate’s history Tristan and his brother, Andrew Tate, are facing serious accusations in Romania and the UK. On 6 July, Romania Insider reported: Prosecutors from Romania’s Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism, or DIICOT, announced on Friday, July 3, that they have expanded the investigation into…

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Fraudster made undeclared donations to Reform UK

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Fraudster made undeclared donations to Reform UK

Mainstream outlets have been shining a light on Reform UK and Nigel Farage’s finances over the past month. Last week, this saw the Times covering the criminal aristocrat ‘Posh George’ Cottrell, who was providing Farage with various benefits in the runup to the 2024 election. Now, the Times are reporting Cottrell may also have made undisclosed donations to Reform UK: EXCL by @ManuMidolo ft me @venetiamenzies @GeorgeGreenwood The criminal who funded Nigel Farage made undisclosed donations to Reform in apparent breach of electoral law George Cottrell lawyers at Carter Ruck refuse to say when he became permissible donor https://t.co/yFEalCjDdr — Gabriel Pogrund…

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Reform in shambles as even right-wing media turn on it

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Reform in shambles as even right-wing media turn on it

Reform is in disarray over Nigel Farage’s already-backfiring resignation gamble, so much that even hard-right media can’t hide it. In fact, some are even joining in the mockery. Reactionary horror Julia Hartley-Brewer, for example. Reform’s awful spokeswoman Laila Cunningham was having an even worse day than usual yesterday (9 July 2026). She even tried to contend that being a privately-educated banker — as Farage is — didn’t make you part of the establishment. No defence for Reform But Hartley-Brewer mercilessly dismantled Cunningham on Talk TV, exposing the party’s utter lack of preparation and credibility on – for example – defence: REFORM…

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Robert Jenrick joins the list of Reform MPs who took money from convicted fraudsters

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Robert Jenrick joins the list of Reform MPs who took money from convicted fraudsters

The Metropolitan Police has now launched a formal investigation into potential wrongdoing following an Electoral Commission investigation into reports that a £37.5k donation to Robert Jenrick’s Tory leadership campaign had originated overseas — Reform UK isn’t alone. The most troubling detail is that funds said to have been donated by Spott Fitness businessman Phillip Ullmann actually contained a £37.5k sum donated by a US company Innovyz. The company’s founder is Gary Klopfenstein, a convicted fraudster in the US who pleaded guilty in 2024 for wire fraud. A Metropolitan Police spokesperson told the Guardian: We have launched an investigation following a referral from…

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Carol Vorderman facing resounding calls to stand against Farage in Clacton to challenge Reform UK

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Carol Vorderman facing resounding calls to stand against Farage in Clacton to challenge Reform UK

Calls are growing across social media for progressive Carol Vorderman to take on Nigel Farage in the upcoming Clacton by-election. The by-election was sparked after the Reform UK leader quit his seat while facing scrutiny over millions in donations that should have been declared. The standards commissioner is still investigating him, bankers reportedly raised concerns over possible money laundering, and now Farage has triggered another by-election. Coincidence? We think not. Whatever the motive, Farage is clearly backing himself to stroll straight back into Westminster. However, his only competition currently is Count Binface and Laurence Fox, which has led many to see…

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Greens or Reform will lead Kirklees Council, but Tories block progress

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Greens or Reform will lead Kirklees Council, but Tories block progress

In the West Yorkshire borough of Kirklees, only the Green Party‘s group leader or Reform’s are in a position to lead the council. But Conservative councillors’ refusal to pick a side has been blocking progress, with two votes already failing to produce a winner. Ahead of another vote on 15 July, local Green leader Andrew Cooper told the Canary that Tory councillors should either “pick a side” or just “stay at home”. Green experience vs Reform incompetence In May’s local elections, Kirklees voters totally wiped out the Labour Party, whose previous administration had been incredibly controversial. On one side, this led…

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Reform UK’s Braverman believes the UK should be compensated for its colonial pillages

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Reform UK’s Braverman believes the UK should be compensated for its colonial pillages

Reform UK’s far-right MP Suella Braverman claims the UK should receive reparations for its “investment, effort and contribution” to the colonies. This appalling suggestion came after Labour MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy posted on X about Jamaica making the (long overdue) case for reparations “directly to King Charles”. Apparently, countries that had their resources, wealth, and labour exploited or stolen have no right to reparations, but those who capitalised upon it should be reimbursed because “the British Empire did so much good for the world”. Correction: the British Empire stole an extraordinary amount of wealth from the countries it colonised. It committed numerous…

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Reform accepted a £50,000 lobbying trip to Israel whilst telling voters they’re the party of change

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Reform accepted a £50,000 lobbying trip to Israel whilst telling voters they’re the party of change

The Israeli government spent over £50,000 trying to launder its image through Reform UK officials during a private tour last November. A senior party member quietly toured occupied Syrian territory and visited extremists’ police headquarters with a sanctioned far-right minister — a newly leaked financial trails reveal. This disgusting state-funded delegation completely shatters the party’s anti-establishment myth before it’s even gotten off the ground. Spinning a lobbying web This pricey trip is not an isolated incident. The Israeli state is hedging its bets and aggressively courting Reform UK as it surges in public opinion polls. Leaked data bills the trip to…

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Welsh Reform politicians are embarrassing themselves in the Senedd

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Welsh Reform politicians are embarrassing themselves in the Senedd

Reform’s Wales representatives in the Senedd are showing themselves up in multiple serious discussions. Supposedly the formal opposition in the nation’s devolved parliament, Reform look increasingly foolish. The Members of the Senedd (MSs) are on record making various bloopers, not taking subjects seriously, and generally cocking-up. Not worth the £80,000 salary they’re plumped with. Reform ‘having a mare’ Cardiff-based Welsh journalist Will Hayward caught one Reform MS sorely lacking when he was entirely unprepared to ask a follow-up question, or ‘supplementary,’ on the Senedd floor. MS Gareth Beer asked a question which couldn’t have taken more than 30 seconds to think of,…

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Blackpool council Reform leader exposed as BAE Systems officer, uniparty warmonger

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Blackpool council Reform leader exposed as BAE Systems officer, uniparty warmonger

The Canary can reveal that Reform UK’s leader in Blackpool Council is an ‘officer’ employed at BAE Systems. BAE is a weapons manufacturer heavily implicated in the Gaza genocide and other war crimes. Reform’s Blackpool Council group leader is James John (‘Jim’) O’Neill, 69. He was elected as Blackpool’s first Reform councillor in 2024, taking the Marston ward from Labour. He states his employment on his sparsely detailed Register of Interests on Blackpool Council’s website as: “Officer, BAE Systems.” O’Neill was outside BAE’s Samlesbury manufacturing plant informing policing operations and notifying anti-genocide blockaders of “trespass” in the early hours of 29 June.…

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Reform councillor pulled up over Islamophobic conspiracy video

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Reform councillor pulled up over Islamophobic conspiracy video

A Tyneside councillor representing Reform UK has been exposed for sharing an Islamophobic conspiracy video. In response, Michelle Fascione accused the councillor who flagged the video of creating ‘division’: Reform UK councillor faces calls to resign after sharing 'Islamophobic' video https://t.co/Hn6hEnKdRe — Reform Party UK Exposed (@reformexposed) July 2, 2026 We’re not sure how that surname is pronounced, but we’d assume ‘Fash-ee-oney’, which is fitting, honestly. Again Fascione is a former police officer who represents the Simonside and Rekendyke ward in South Tyneside. She first took her seat in May this year, and she shared the video before becoming a councillor.…

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