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Farage's Reform UK narrowly wins a seat in Parliament and seeks more gains in local elections

Headline from The Republic, on the newest of 2 developments

LONDON (AP) — The hard-right party Reform UK led by Nigel Farage won a seat in Parliament by a handful of votes and looked set to make more gains in results Friday from local elections the party hopes will show it is a major player in British politics.

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  1. Local elections this week are a key test for Britain's Trump ally Nigel Farage

    Headline from Los Angeles Times ·

  2. Newest

    Farage's Reform UK narrowly wins a seat in Parliament and seeks more gains in local elections

    Headline from The Republic ·

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  1. Los Angeles Times

    Local elections this week are a key test for Britain's Trump ally Nigel Farage (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    The man who helped drag Britain out of the European Union wants Reform U.K. to displace the Conservatives as the country’s main party on the right.

  2. Breitbart News

    England Elections: It's Make or Break Time for Nigel Farage's Reform (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Farage will face his biggest test since Brexit at Thursday's elections as Reform seeks to overturn the two-party Westminster establishment.

  3. The Conversation US

    Local elections: what would a good night look like for Nigel Farage’s Reform? (opens The Conversation US)

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    The Conversation US's feed description

    Council seats are up for election across Tory heartlands and Nigel Farage is looking to gain hundreds of them.

  4. Fox News

    Farage's Reform UK beats out establishment parties in 'earthquake' elections (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The right-wing Reform UK Party saw parliamentary, mayoral and local election wins in a move leader Nigel Farage says suggests political changes are coming to the U.K. longtime two-party government.

  5. The Republic

    Farage's Reform UK narrowly wins a seat in Parliament and seeks more gains in local elections (opens The Republic)

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    The Republic's feed description

    LONDON (AP) — The hard-right party Reform UK led by Nigel Farage won a seat in Parliament by a handful of votes and looked set to make more gains in results Friday from local elections the party hopes will show it is a major player in British politics.

  6. Green Field Reporter

    Farage's Reform UK narrowly wins a seat in Parliament and seeks more gains in local elections - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    Green Field Reporter's feed description

    LONDON (AP) — The hard-right party Reform UK led by Nigel Farage won a seat in Parliament by a handful of votes and looked set to make more gains in results Friday from local elections the party hopes will show it is a major player in British politics.

  7. New York Post

    Nigel Farage’s Reform UK Party wins mayoral and parliamentary post in surge of support (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Nigel Farage's right-wing Reform UK won a fifth parliamentary seat on Friday which underscored the threat it poses to Britain's main two political parties.

  8. The Guardian

    Farage claims Reform UK local election gains ‘beginning of the end’ for Tories (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Hard-right party wins byelection with 17-point swing from Labour and adds more than 500 council seats

  9. Seattle Times

    Nigel Farage takes aim at the UK’s dominant parties with hefty gains in local elections (opens Seattle Times)

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    Seattle Times's feed description

    The hard-right party Reform UK led by Nigel Farage has won a seat in Parliament and hundreds of councils in local elections across England.

  10. CNN

    Farage’s hard-right Reform party narrowly wins another seat in British Parliament (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    The hard-right party Reform UK led by Nigel Farage won a seat in Parliament by a handful of votes and looked set to make more gains in results Friday from local elections the party hopes will show it is a major player in British politics.

  11. The Guardian

    Anti-immigrant Reform UK makes broad gains in English local elections (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Labour-Conservative dominance challenged by Nigel Farage’s Trump-aligned party, which has control of at least six county councils

  12. The Guardian

    Enjoy this victory, Nigel Farage – because it could also be the start of your downfall | Polly Toynbee (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    This week’s election results are a huge boon for Reform UK. But success comes with more pressure, more scrutiny and the risk of bruising exposure, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

  13. The Guardian

    Is Farage’s win a new dawn? We could ask Labour, but they’re still fast asleep | Marina Hyde (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    The local elections results tell us one clear thing: the ‘two main parties’ offer a change that actually changes nothing – and voters know it, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

  14. The Guardian

    Reform UK is main opposition party, Nigel Farage claims after election wins (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Farage says his party has overtaken Tories after securing byelection victory, mayoralty and council seats

  15. Al Jazeera

    Radical-right Reform party makes gains in UK elections (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Leader Nigel Farage, a Trump ally, hopes to position anti-immigration party as significant political force in UK.

  16. The Guardian

    How the big parties fared in the UK local elections (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Nigel Farage’s Reform roared ahead, while Labour and the Tories each had disappointments to manage

  17. The Conversation US

    Reform wins Runcorn byelection by just six votes – what the result means for Labour and the Tories (opens The Conversation US)

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    The Conversation US's feed description

    Nigel Farage is now claiming to be the official opposition after overturning Labour’s 14,700-majority.

  18. The Guardian

    Reform UK’s victories are just the latest chapter of political fragmentation (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Farage’s party has benefited this time as voters flee the main parties, but there are faultlines within its own coalition too

  19. Los Angeles Times

    Nigel Farage takes aim at the U.K.'s dominant parties with hefty gains in local elections (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Farage said that “it’s a very, very big moment indeed” that shows Reform can win against both Labor and the right-of-center opposition Conservatives.

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