The upstart Reform UK party has emerged as a serious contender in British politics. The right-wing populist movement is threatening to overtake the ruling Labour Party in the polls and its leader, Nigel Farage,

No, not Donald Trump, but Nigel Farage. Republicans are swarming to meet the Reform UK leader, the media are chomping at the bit to interview him, and there's even talk of a $10m donation waiting in the wings.

Elon Musk has said Reform UK needs a new leader because Nigel Farage “doesn’t have what it takes”. The tech billionaire’s comments came just hours after Farage described him as “a hero”. His latest intervention on UK politics casts serious doubt on claims he was prepared to make a substantial donation to Reform.

On immigration, Farage said Reform UK is “pro-control,” adding that “we are not putting up the barriers entirely.” Farage’s comments mark a departure from his past. During the 2016 Brexit referendum,

Nigel Farage has recruited the nephew of American conspiracy theorist and TV host Tucker Carlson to Reform UK’s press office.

Nigel Farage denied being anti-immigration and advocated for market-friendly fiscal policies in a bid to show that his insurgent Reform UK was ready to challenge Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour Party for power.

Nigel Farage says Reform UK isn't anti-immigration and will never have dealings with far-right campaigner Tommy Robinson whose release from prison billionaire Elon Musk repeatedly called for this year.

Kemi Badenoch rebuffed calls for the Conservatives to merge with Nigel Farage’s Reform UK. She also spoke on mistakes by the last Conservative governments over Brexit as she promised if elected by the British public she would “give you your country back.