As Nigel Farage hands over ownership of Reform UK, the ‘disruptor’ party is immediately facing its first chance of an electoral upset, this time in Priti Patel’s backyard. Voters in the Tory heartland of Tiptree,

Eurosceptic politician Nigel Farage has given up formal control of his right-wing Reform UK party, which is currently leading in opinion polls, as he seeks to democratise its structure in a bid to win Britain's next general election.

A Renfrewshire councillor who defected to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK has been told by a political rival he should stand down and trigger a by-election. It was announced Alec Leishman, who represents Erskine and Inchinnan, had switched from the Conservatives on Wednesday morning.

Nigel Farage has given up ownership of Reform UK, with the party saying it wants to give more control to its members. Unlike most political parties, Reform was founded in 2018 as a private limited company,