Former Conservative cabinet minister Nadine Dorries has delivered a major blow to Britain’s ruling party, announcing her defection to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK. Dorries, who served as Culture Secretary under Boris Johnson, declared in a Daily Mail column that the “Tory Party is dead” and that only Farage has the answers to the crises facing the country.
Nigel Farage has unveiled Reform UK’s most hardline immigration policy to date, promising mass deportations and a complete withdrawal from the international human rights codes that have long hindered Britain’s ability to control its borders. Under the “Operation Restoring Justice” plan, Farage vowed to “detain and deport” illegal migrants, stating that the era of open-door asylum policies is over.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan is facing criticism for refusing to debate Reform UK leader Nigel Farage on the city’s worsening crime crisis. Farage, who recently launched the “Britain is Lawless” campaign, challenged Khan to a televised debate, accusing him of failing to address soaring crime rates in the capital.
Support for Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party is surging among Gen Z women, nearly doubling in one month according to new polling data. Among women aged 18 to 26, support rose from 12% in April to 21% in May, signaling a significant political shift in a group that had previously leaned heavily left.