Nigel Farage's right-wing Reform UK party made early gains in local English election results on Friday and won a parliamentary by-election by the smallest ever margin in the first major electoral test since last year's general election The populist Reform,

Reform wins spate of councils as Farage gloats that Tories are ‘finished’ - Reform snatched a dramatic victory in the Runcorn by-election, beating Labour by six votes

Nigel Farage’s right-wing Reform UK won a fifth parliamentary seat, its first post as mayor and many positions on local councils in early election results on Friday which underscored the threat it poses to Britain’s main two political parties.