Ann Widdecombe, 78, former Conservative minister and Reform UK spokeswoman, was found dead at her Haytor home on Dartmoor on 9 July after a targeted attack the previous day.
Andy Burnham becomes Prime Minister on 20 July 2026 after an uncontested leadership election just days earlier, following Keir Starmer's resignation on 22 June.
Tendring District Council confirmed a record 34 candidates for the Clacton by-election on 17 July 2026, surpassing the previous high of 26 from 2008.
A record 34 candidates confirmed for the Clacton by-election on 13 August 2026 after Nigel Farage resigned on 7 July.
Nigel Farage told a CPAC GB audience that questions over his personal finances were part of a coordinated pile-on to stop Reform UK.
YouGov and Survation polls from mid-July 2026 show Reform UK on 24 percent, level with or ahead of Labour.
Ann Widdecombe, 78, former Conservative minister and Reform UK spokeswoman, was found dead at her Devon home on 9 July 2026 after a targeted attack the previous day.
Survation poll from 10-14 July puts Reform UK and Labour tied at 24 percent, with Conservatives on 21.
Cai Parry-Jones, Reform UK Member of the Senedd for Caerdydd Ffynnon Taf, reported a death threat against himself and his family to South Wales Police on 2 June 2026, weeks after his election.
Colin Sutton of Reform UK won the Norfolk PCC by-election with 32,647 votes, defeating the Conservatives by over 14,000.
Reform UK-led Wakefield Council plans to abandon its 2030 carbon neutrality target and cut its climate budget by £170,000 following a June vote to rescind 2019 emergency declarations.
A man in his twenties was arrested in south London over an X post from 8 May explicitly threatening to shoot Nigel Farage.
