Reform UK is internet hosting a rally this night with Nigel Farage.
Nigel Farage (Picture: Getty)
Nigel Farage capitalised on Parliament’s recess by internet hosting a rally this night in Romford, wherein he railed in opposition to “loser” Keir Starmer following in the present day’s huge u-turn over scrapping native elections.
Reform UK’s chief was joined by native MP Andrew Rosindell, who defected from the Tories to Reform final month, who instructed the homecoming viewers that Reform will each tackle Sadiq Khan, and permit Romford to go away Higher London in favour of Essex.
“Right now they threw within the towel. I cannot have my day within the excessive court docket on Thursday. The federal government has given in and all 30 elections will go forward.
He additionally known as on the Native Authorities Secretary, Steve Reed, to resign over the row.
Nigel Farage welcomes two new councillor defectors on stage, together with all of the others – Bull, Cunningham, Rossindell and so on
They’re singing the Nationwide Anthem – I’ve little doubt that Rosindell requested Farage this.
“We want folks, We want cash, and above all we should be fortunate with our enemies.
“I believe we’re very fortunate with our enemies!”
He says Steve Reed, the Cupboard Secretary, ought to resign over in the present day’s uturn on native elections.
He provides “the entire bloomin’ lot ought to resign!”
6 days in the past19:50 Christian Calgie
Farage warns he cannot wave a magic wand
Farage warns he cannot “wave a magic wand” to make things better in a single day.
However he says, “What we are able to do is flip issues round and begin to change route”.
“If we do not change route I feaer that inside 10 years – possibly extra – this nation could have develop into actually unrecognisable from something that it ever was.”
He warns we’re dropping our understanding of the Judeochristian values that constructed the nation.
6 days in the past19:46 Christian Calgie
Farage says we won’t go on funding alternative to not work
Farage says he is ‘sorry’ however Britain can not go on funding the life-style of people that select to not work.
Cites individuals who can get Motability vehicles for ‘gentle anxiousness’.
Says life is about getting off the bed and coping with it.
“On our present course we actually will go bust.”
6 days in the past19:45 Christian Calgie
Farage makes main knife crime pledge
“With Reform in cost, each single shoplifter, each single one that commits crime, at no matter stage, will likely be prosecuted.”
“Finish of.”
He provides no one in London will carry a knife with out concern of being imprisoned.
6 days in the past19:43 Christian Calgie
Farage says Laila Cunningham ‘can beat Sadiq Khan’
Farage says he is very joyful together with his choose for Reform’s mayoral candidate to tackle the London mayoralty.
He says she “can beat Sadiq Khan”.
He says beneath Khan London is in decline – cites telephone thefts, crime, sexual assault of girls and women.
“A capital metropolis that inside dwelling reminiscence was on the centre of the most important empire the world has ever seen. A capital metropolis that now in Mayfair males do not put on watches for concern of being mugged in broad daylight.”
“It’s a catastrophe, and it is including to the exodus of many vivid younger proficient folks leaving.”
6 days in the past19:41 Christian Calgie
Farage ‘delighted’ with Rosindell’s defection
Nigel Farage says he is “delighted” that eventually he and Andrew Rosindell are lastly in the identical – the appropriate – get together collectively.
Farage slams Keir Starmer’s newest u-turn on native elections –
“Final yr the federal government allowed elections everywhere in the nation to be cancelled, which I assumed was a shame.
This yr they went additional. The Labour authorities stated if you wish to cancel your elections it’s possible you’ll cancel them.
And certain a number of Labour boroughs stated they needed to cancel the elections, but in addition many conservative counties who had already cancelled final yr’s.
For a second yr in a row the Tories colluded with the Labour authorities to stop 4.6m folks from having the vote.
These voters are all paying council tax.
There’s an outdated precept in politics – the People taught us it – no taxation with out illustration.
We put a judicial evaluation, which was on account of be heard within the excessive court docket this Thursday.
And now, with a 14th main flip from this inept, ineffective, gutless, unpatriotic, loser of a Prime Minister.
Right now they threw within the towel. I cannot have my day within the excessive court docket on Thursday. The federal government has given in and all 30 elections will go forward.”
6 days in the past19:35 Christian Calgie
Nigel’s right here
Nigel Farage says Reform will win the native council elections in Might
Farage is up (Picture: Reform) 6 days in the past19:32 Christian Calgie
Nigel Farage up subsequent
Andrew Rosindell runs over by fairly a bit, however we’re now attending to the star of the present Nigel Farage.
Andrew Rosindell highlights that 100 years in the past Britain had the biggest empire the world had ever identified, exporting democracy, the rule of legislation and Christian values.
He says amid the rise of China, Britain should look to the Commonwealth and English-speaking pals with the identical head of state – Australia, Canada, New Zealand.
6 days in the past19:22 Christian Calgie
Rosindell rails in opposition to mass migration
Rosindell says there’s a “Want for radical motion.”
“Authorized migration at its present scale shouldn’t be sustainable.
“It’s making us all poorer.
“It’s completely unfair to those that play by the foundations, unfair to those that pay into the system their whole lives, and deeply unfair to communities like Romford who’re instructed to soak up relentless change with out consent.”
He cites Islamic fundamentalist terror assaults, and the grooming gangs scandal.
He says look to international locations like Hungary and Poland – “totally different decisions”.
6 days in the past19:19 Christian Calgie
Rosindell – repeal the HRA
Andrew Rosindell will get an enormous spherical of applause for saying Britain should repeal the Human Rights Act and give up the ECHR.
Restoring to parliament the flexibility to behave within the nationwide curiosity.
“As soon as that course of has been restored, we should start the method of the mass deportation of each particular person who’s on this nation illegally.”
“The message should be despatched out far and vast – in the event you break into fortress Britain illegally, you’ll not be allowed to remain.”
6 days in the past19:16 Christian Calgie
Rosindell says Reform authorities
Andrew Rosindell says {that a} Reform UK authorities beneath Nigel Farage will grant Romford a referendum on splitting from London.
He says Havering will get again management, rid itself of ULEZ and cease throwing cash at Metropolis Corridor.
6 days in the past19:10 Christian Calgie
Rosindell – Belief in authorities has collapsed
Andrew Rosindell guarantees that “change is definitely coming”.
He says DEI insurance policies are undermining the meritocratic spirit of the British folks.
Rosindell says Britain is now not the democracy we now have at all times believed in.
“Successive governments have bought us out to a managerial class of bureaucrats who’ve disdain for the British voter.”
He says it is because of this that belief in authorities has collapsed throughout Britain.
6 days in the past19:04 Christian Calgie
Rosindell – Romford stands out
Rosindell says the “England we grew up in has been receding.
“Eroded yr by yr, choice by choice, authorities after authorities
“Romford more and more appears like an island of widespread sense the place the values of conventional England stay alive.”
He says Romford stands out, nonetheless proud to assist “king and nation”, and “proudly English”
Rozzer will get a big spherical of applause for Margaret Thatcher, who impressed him to affix the Tories on the age of 14.
But when he have been aged 14 in the present day and had the selection between Starmer, Badenoch and Farage he could be within the Reform crowd this night.
6 days in the past18:57 Christian Calgie
Rosindell explains why he defected
Rosindell says he has defined what voters actually need “time and time once more” to these operating the nation – Tory and Labour – and he is at all times been ignored.
He says his defection was the realisation that “way back my get together left me”.
6 days in the past18:52 Christian Calgie
Rosindell’s up subsequent
The realm’s native MP Andrew Rosindell – who defected to Reform UK final month – is up subsequent.
He is represented the realm for 25 years, and it is clear there’s a number of love within the room for him.
He begins by saying “Thanks. Thanks for believing there may be nonetheless one thing to combat for.
“As a result of I imagine Britain is value combating for.”
Rozzer (Picture: Reform)
Cunningham says it is time to finish the divide-and-rule ways of the left and says all Londoners should have a good time the identical tradition.
Rails in opposition to separate communities dwelling parallel lives.
She pronounces that Reform will make London a sanctuary for veterans and Londoners.
The get together will be certain that Britons are prioritised for social housing.
Cunningham (Picture: Reform) 6 days in the past18:43 Christian Calgie
Cunningham says Londoners are being ‘displaced’ by migrants
Laila Cunningham rails in opposition to London councils declaring themselves to be ‘sanctuary boroughs’ for asylum seekers.
She says it is pushing native Londoners out of their dwelling areas, branding it “displacement”
6 days in the past18:41 Christian Calgie
Prime civil servant refused to log out Cupboard Secretary’s payout
The Cupboard Workplace’s everlasting secretary, Catherine Little CB, refused to log out the golden handshake of sacked Cupboard Secretary Sir Chris Wormald.
Sir Chris was sacked final week by the Prime Minister as a part of a determined clear-out of workers as he fights to maintain his job.
The nation’s high civil servant was given an eye-watering £250,000.
In letters revealed this night, Ms Little instructed the Prime Minister that she couldn’t say this payout represented taxpayer worth for cash.
She refused to log out the pay-out, forcing Sir Keir to challenge a ministerial directive successfully taking duty for political backlash.
Little’s letter (Picture: Authorities ) 6 days in the past18:37 Christian Calgie
Cunningham rails in opposition to assist for newly-arrived migrants
Cunningham says it is unfair that younger Londoners who’ve lived right here their complete lives cannot afford to reside right here, whereas new migrants are given social housing, advantages and different assist.
She guarantees to “finish the generational betrayal”
6 days in the past18:35 Christian Calgie
Laila Cunningham is up
Laila Cunningham, the get together’s London mayoral candidate, is now up.
She says that for “too lengthy this metropolis has stopped working for the folks that truly constructed it.”
Cunningham says councils are losing time on biodiversity targets, variety metrics and advantage signalling.
She says her youngsters cannot afford to reside in London anymore.
6 days in the past18:21 Christian Calgie
Bull slams authorities’s makes an attempt to cancel elections
Bull is the primary tonight to say in the present day’s native elections information.
“We’ve gained a seismic victory in opposition to the federal government”
He says it is “virtually unbelievable”.
“Solely dictators cancel elections. We fought the federal government and, girls and gents, we now have gained.”
He says the general public will “punish the institution in contrast to something we now have ever seen earlier than” within the upcoming Might elections.
David Bull is up first.
The get together’s chairman rails in opposition to the very fact Romford is a part of Higher London fairly than Essex – one thing Andrew Rosindell has been campaigning relentlessly on for years.
A loud spherical of applause within the room as Bull highlights Rosindell’s defection.
6 days in the past18:06 Christian Calgie
We’re getting musical company after
Bell and Spurling wrap the night up with comedy songs about Nigel Farage
6 days in the past17:38 Christian Calgie
The principle room
I’ve managed to find the room the place the precise rally will likely be happening.
Feels barely extra suited to a serious political rally than the buffet and bar we have been initially stewarded to downstairs.
Round 850 folks purchased tickets.
The Reform rally room (Picture: Categorical)
An indication of the occasions as members of the Cambridge College Conservative Affiliation have travelled all the way down to Romford in the present day for the Reform UK rally.
As soon as a poaching floor for the brightest and finest Tory MPs and ministers, one says its management is now crawling with Faragists.
6 days in the past17:09 Katie Harris
Farage requires Cupboard minister to give up
Nigel Farage has demanded the resignation of Native Authorities Secretary Steve Reed over the native elections U-turn.
He wrote on X: “The federal government tried to cancel democracy. They’ve been defeated. That is now a resignation matter for Steve Reed.”
The federal government tried to cancel democracy. They’ve been defeated.
That is now a resignation matter for @SteveReedMP.
u2014 Nigel Farage MP (@Nigel_Farage) February 16, 2026
6 days in the past17:00 Christian Calgie
I am right here for the Reform rally
I’ve simply arrived in Romford for tonight’s main Reform UK rally, wherein native MP Andrew Rosindell could have his first main outing with Nigel Farage after defecting round a month in the past.
It comes after Reform held the same rally for Robert Jenrick in his dwelling constituency of Newark.
It is a barely weird venue for the rally. We’re at present all sitting in a bar-come-Indian restaurant occasions area.
The get together has placed on a buffet for attendees to get pleasure from till issues kick off at round 1800.
(Picture: ) 6 days in the past16:47 Katie Harris
Farage unveils two new defections
Two Tory councillors have defected to Reform UK within the newest increase for Nigel Farage’s get together.
Reform introduced that Havering Borough councillors Robert Benham and Christine Vickery have switched to the get together forward of a rally in Romford.
Mr Farage stated: “I’m delighted to welcome Cllr Benham, Cllr Vickery and several other Conservative candidates in Havering to Reform UK.
“It is clear that Reform has all of the momentum and the Conservatives haven’t any likelihood in London. The one solution to do away with Labour and ship Sadiq Khan a message is to vote Reform UK on Might 7.”
6 days in the past15:48 Katie Harris
Cleverly hits out at ‘botched cancellation’ of native elections
Shadow Native Authorities Secretary James Cleverly warned the “botched cancellation” of native elections could have value taxpayers hundreds of thousands of kilos.
He wrote on X: “I’ve at all times stated these elections ought to go forward. Steve Reed’s credibility is now fully gone. This botched cancellation and U-turn could have value native authorities £hundreds of thousands, I don’t assume this funding will cowl these prices. Labour is a joke”
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Iu2019ve at all times stated these elections ought to go forward. Steve Reedu2019s credibility is now fully gone.
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6 days in the past15:14 Katie Harris
Badenoch slams Starmer over native elections U-turn
Tory chief Kemi Badenoch branded Sir Keir Starmer’s reversal on delayed native elections as “predictable chaos from a ineffective authorities that can’t make primary selections”.
Predictable chaos from a ineffective authorities that can’t make primary selections.
The authorized mess is not any shock and one of many the explanation why Conservatives (with a few exceptions who now look actually foolish) opposed the transfer to delay council elections for a second yr in a rowud83dudc47
Weu2026 https://t.co/01ZJOPYNAku2014 Kemi Badenoch (@KemiBadenoch) February 16, 2026
Elliot Keck, campaigns director of the TaxPayers’ Alliance, stated taxpayers will likely be “massively relieved to see their proper to a vote restored, but it surely ought to have by no means come this far”.
He added: “Thousands and thousands of voters weren’t simply going through cancelled elections, but in addition the double injustice of elevated council tax regardless of a whole lack of a democratic mandate.
“Ministers ought to nonetheless herald new tips making clear that have been any elections to be cancelled in future, for any motive, there could be a compulsory freeze on council tax and another expenses.”
6 days in the past14:40 Katie Harris
Farage hails victory over native elections
Reacting to Labour’s U-turn on postponed native elections, Reform chief Nigel Farage wrote on X: “We took this Labour authorities to court docket and gained.
“In collusion with the Tories, Keir Starmer tried to cease 4.6 million folks voting on Might seventh.
“Solely Reform UK fights for democracy.”
We took this Labour authorities to court docket and gained.
In collusion with the Tories, Keir Starmer tried to cease 4.6 million folks voting on Might seventh.
Solely Reform UK fights for democracy. pic.twitter.com/TUS6YGT2Vp
u2014 Nigel Farage MP (@Nigel_Farage) February 16, 2026
6 days in the past14:38 Katie Harris
Labour U-turns on native election delays
The Authorities has deserted plans to postpone native elections for councils in Might, the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Native Authorities has stated.
Unite normal secretary Sharon Graham stated: “Media hypothesis in the present day, and the Prime Minister’s assertion on the Munich Safety Convention this weekend, certainly point out that the federal government is completed with dithering on defence. Eventually.
“The delays on the Defence Funding Plan (DIP) have already put hundreds of UK defence jobs in jeopardy. The chancellor might use her Spring Assertion to loosen up the so-called fiscal guidelines to borrow to spend money on British defence and British jobs.
“The German authorities is already taking motion on these traces. Our employees have the abilities and expertise to ship for the British financial system. Treasury ‘bean counting’, which is obstructing motion, should be ditched now. It’s time for decisive motion to again Britain’s defence employees. Additional delay will show disastrous.”
6 days in the past13:13 Katie Harris
PM denies data of ‘probe’ into journalists
Sir Keir Starmer has denied data of an investigation allegedly paid for by a outstanding assume tank into journalists reporting on its funding.
The Prime Minister stated he “did not know something about” the probe, stated to have been carried out by PR agency Apco Worldwide after it was employed by Labour Collectively following tales concerning the marketing campaign group’s failure to declare greater than £700,000 in donations.
Sir Keir confirmed that the Cupboard Workplace could be wanting into the accusations “and fairly proper too”.
The Sunday Occasions stated Apco was paid £36,000 to hold out the investigation in 2023, when the assume tank was run by Josh Simons, now Labour MP for Makerfield and a Cupboard Workplace minister.
6 days in the past11:04 Katie Harris
Starmer admits UK must ‘go sooner’ on defence spending
Britain “must go sooner” on rising defence spending, Sir Keir Starmer has admitted.
Talking on a go to to a group centre in London, the Prime Minister was requested by reporters whether or not the Authorities will convey ahead its goal to extend defence spending to three% of GDP to 2029.
He stated: “Over the weekend, I used to be making the argument on the Munich Safety Convention that we, the UK and Europe, have to step up in relation to defence and safety.
“We’ve a risk of Russian aggression, in just a few days time it is the four-year anniversary of the beginning of the battle in Ukraine.
“We would like a simply and lasting peace, however that won’t extinguish the Russian risk, and we should be alert to that, as a result of that is going to have an effect on each single particular person on this room, each single particular person on this nation, so we have to step up.
“Meaning on defence spending, we have to go sooner.
“We have clearly made commitments already in relation to that. Nevertheless it goes past simply how a lot you spend, it is also whether or not you coordinate and collaborate with different like-minded international locations, significantly in Europe.”
6 days in the past09:37 Aaron Newbury
Reform to place veterans additional up housing listing
Reform UK will announce plans to place British navy veterans additional up the queue for housing. Their candidate for Mayor of London, Laila Cunningham stated: “For a lot too lengthy, Brits have been pushed to the again of the housing queue and left homeless in their very own nation in favour of, in some circumstances, folks that have solely simply arrived.
“Most shockingly of all veterans who’ve fought for Britain are promised precedence, however in follow get nothing.
“In Might, Reform-led London councils will finish this scandal. They may be certain that robust native ties are prioritised, and those that have lived and contributed to our communities come first.
“Labour, Tories and Lib Dems have failed our personal. Reform will lastly put Brits and Londoners first once more and make this metropolis work for its folks.”
6 days in the past09:02 Steph Spyro
Cupboard Workplace ‘wanting into’ claims of assume tank-linked probe into journalists
The Cupboard Workplace will “be wanting into” allegations a outstanding assume tank paid for an investigation into journalists reporting on its funding, Liz Kendall has stated.
The Know-how Secretary described press freedom as “important”, as she confronted questions concerning the position of minister Josh Simons on the assume tank Labour Collectively.
Labour Collectively is claimed to have employed APCO Worldwide to research reporters from The Sunday Occasions, The Guardian and different shops to establish their sources after tales concerning the assume tank’s failure to declare greater than £700,000 in donations.
The Sunday Occasions stated APCO was paid £36,000 to hold out the investigation in 2023, when Mr Simons, now Labour MP for Makerfield, ran the assume tank.
6 days in the past08:19 Aaron Newbury
Minimal wage hikes see youth joblessness soar
Youth unemployment within the UK has outstripped Europe’s for the primary time with Financial institution of England bosses blaming minimal wage hikes, introduced in by Labour.
Unemployment for 16 to 24-year-olds jumped to fifteen.3%, above Europe’s 15% within the three months main as much as September.
Catherine Mann, a Financial institution official, instructed the Telegraph: “I believe we now have to be very cautious within the storyline about youth unemployment being the canary within the coal mine for a deeper deterioration within the labour market.”
Reform UK will impose residency necessities of as much as 10 years for social housing in London to finish the “scourge of homelessness amongst Brits”.
Within the Social gathering’s first election pledge forward of the Might 2026 London elections, it vowed that Reform-led councils will prioritise British residents and veterans for social housing.
Learn the complete story right here
Laila Cunningham (Picture: Getty) 6 days in the past08:07 Aaron Newbury
Labour plans ‘not ok’
Labour plans to enhance security for kids on-line are “not ok”, critics have claimed
Laura Trott, the shadow schooling secretary, blasted the federal government schemes saying: “Labour have repeatedly stated they don’t have a view on whether or not under-16s ought to be prevented from accessing social media. That isn’t ok.”
She added: “I’m clear that we must always cease under-16s accessing these platforms. The proof of hurt is evident and fogeys, lecturers and kids themselves have made their voices heard. Britain is lagging behind whereas different international locations have recognised the dangers and begun to behave.”
6 days in the past07:22 Aaron Newbury
Defence spending might improve
Defence spending is about to extend ought to authorities plans that might see billions pumped into the armed forces go forward.
The Prime Minister has reportedly ordered aides to start drafting up plans to speed up authorities schemes to hit a better defence spending goal sooner, in accordance with the BBC.
Sir Keir reportedly desires the UK to satisfy a 3 per cent goal by the tip of the present parliament, as a substitute of later.
6 days in the past07:18 Aaron Newbury
Starmer seeks to ban telephones for teenagers
Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to herald a crackdown on youngsters utilizing smartphones as a part of authorities efforts to maintain youngsters protected on-line.
Proposed adjustments might see a minimal age introduced in for social media customers and restrictions on utilization occasions.
The federal government will even discover methods to cease youngsters utilizing digital personal networks (VPNs) to entry grownup content material on-line, and from talking to on-line chatbots.
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