According to a poll by More in Common, Nigel Farage is as likely as Sir Keir Starmer to become the next Prime Minister after the next election, with both receiving 13% of the vote. The survey also found that Reform UK has pushed the Conservatives into third place, and voters are split between various Conservative leaders for who they think will be PM in four years, with 5% backing Kemi Badenoch.

Senior Labour advisers are urging Sir Keir Starmer to reconsider the party's ban on new North Sea oil and gas drilling in light of growing Reform UK threat. The advice comes as Reform leader Nigel Farage targets Labour's traditional heartlands, warning that his party will "reindustrialise" Britain by ditching Net Zero targets and supporting industries like oil and gas. This move is seen as an attempt to capitalize on discontent with the current government's energy policies, with some Reform supporters viewing the ban as a threat to their livelihoods.

Ex-Tory MP Andrea Jenkyns, who defected to Reform UK last year, may be disqualified as candidate for mayor of Lincolnshire amid claims she lied about her address. Complaints suggest she doesn't actually live in Lincolnshire, despite appearing on the electoral register there and claiming she will move "full time" if she wins the election. Jenkyns has given several interviews admitting she lives in Leeds, potentially violating the requirement that a candidate must live in the area to stand for office.

Ex-Reform MP Rupert Lowe is threatening to sue Nigel Farage and other party bosses, alleging defamation over claims of "bullying". Lowe demands that Farage, Reform chairman Zia Yusuf, and chief whip Lee Anderson retract what he calls "false allegations" against him. The dispute began when the party stripped Lowe of his whip last month amid allegations of bullying, which Lowe denies.