So Lee Anderson, who said Islamists have "got control" of Sadiq Khan, wants to close every food bank in the country, and is committed to bringing back the death penalty, has now been made Chairman of Reform UK

🟨 Print Edition — Hedge Funds and Tech Bros: Reform UK James Orr’s Road to Damascus How did Nigel Farage’s head of policy move from corporate law to political religiosity? https://subscribe.bylinetimes.com/edition/86/hedge-funds-and-tech-bros-reform-uk-james-orrs-road-to-damascus

"I understand why the public feels quite deep alienation from the political system. The basics they need to live their life aren't there" I sat down with Andy Burnham last summer to speak about his journey & why "politics has to get back to fixing the fundamentals everybody needs for a good life" 👇

Our undercover reporter went on the Tommy Robinson rally this weekend, posing as a far right news channel, and found Tommy Robinson supporters fuming about his criminal record youtu.be/qtUSs7ODzZU

Posts uncovered by Byline Times show newly-elected Reform UK Councillor Ken Tranter comparing Muslims to cockroaches, who would “take over” the country bylinetimes.com/2026/05/18/r...

In 2019, Republican strategist @therickwilson.bsky.social co-founded the Lincoln Project of moderate conservatives and former GOP members to oppose Trumpism. He warns Britain is further along the curve to "your Trump" than the US was. But the trajectory can be halted... New Byline Times out now 👇

Sadiq Khan: "When President Trump got elected in 2016, there was a 2000% increase in the racist hate I received." Full Byline Times interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=57Gn...

📌 ICYMI — ‘Flag Man’ Behind Nazi-Linked Anti-Migrant Protests Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Woman Craig Kitts, who says he is fighting to 'protect our women and children' from migrants, admitted to assault by beating

🟨 Print Edition — Hedge Funds and Tech Bros: Reform UK James Orr’s Road to Damascus How did Nigel Farage’s head of policy move from corporate law to political religiosity? Peter Jukes and Nafeez Ahmed report

My latest for the Byline Times … and a chat with top podcaster @GoldbergRadio bylinetimes.substack.com/p/the-jan-6t...

'The Malfunctioning British State Cannot be Utilised to Bring About Its Own Solution': Learning from the Mayors of the North A fundamental break from the old regime is required – it can only come from the outside but must command credibility and popular assent, writes Anthony Barnett

New: Essex 'flag man' and Epping hotel protest organiser pleads guilty to assaulting a woman. bylinetimes.com/2026/05/18/f...

“News that Reform politicians are shunning, or worst still smearing, local media in Ipswich is really concerning," said @jemimahsteinfeld.bsky.social, CEO of Index on Censorship. "It’s made all the worse by the fact this is not an isolated incident.” bylinetimes.com/2026/05/18/r...

Enjoyed speaking to @bylinetimes.bsky.social to discuss ten years of championing the most open, diverse and successful city in the world. As the rise in disinformation shows - London’s enemies resent us because of our enduring success ⬇️ bylinetimes.com/2026/05/12/s...

“Byline Times has always been a joint endeavour with our readers, subscribers, shareholders and donors. We will always be in your debt. Before we close this crowdfunder on Monday, I ask you to dig a little deeper and find a little more to help secure the future of independent journalism.”

A Reform UK Councillor who last week apologised for a single social media post he claimed had been 'misinterpreted' as racist, posted a series of other racist and offensive posts. Messages uncovered by Byline Times shows Ken Tranter comparing Muslims to cockroaches who will "take over" the country

A leading ‘Raise the Colours’ flag campaigner, who has claimed that he is fighting to “protect our women and children” from migrants, has pleaded guilty to assaulting a woman. bylinetimes.com/2026/05/18/f...

🔴 Reform UK Councillors Told to Speak Only to GB News’ as Party Shuns Local Press Local news editor in Ipswich says Reform party chair instructed his councillors to shut out the press in favour of only speaking to the right-wing news channel bylinetimes.com/2026/05/18/r...

The editor of an independent local news outlet, which has been shunned by Reform UK, says Nigel Farage’s party is borrowing ‘straight [from] the Trump playbook’ in its approach to the press ✍️ @bylinetimes.bsky.social bylinetimes.com/2026/05/18/r...

Our undercover reporter went on the Tommy Robinson rally this weekend, posing as a far right news channel, and found Tommy Robinson supporters fuming about his criminal record youtu.be/qtUSs7ODzZU

Reform UK Councillors Told to Speak Only to GB News’ as Party Shuns Local Press Local news editor in Ipswich says Reform party chair instructed his councillors to shut out the press in favour of only speaking to the right-wing news channel

🟥 Byline Times #86 – A Warning from a Republican: 'There's Still Time to Stop Your Trump' Will Britain walk the 'MAGA' path? Urgent warnings, cutting analysis, cultural insight and much more in our forthcoming edition. Not subscribed? Get 30% off with code: NEWREADER30 👉 subscribe.bylinetimes.com

‘Flag Man’ Behind Nazi-Linked Anti-Migrant Protests Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Woman Craig Kitts, who says he is fighting to 'protect our women and children' from migrants, admitted to assault by beating

The billionaire class is tightening its grip on the media. The need for independent, reader-funded journalism has never been more stark. Read what the other papers won't (or can't) say in our exclusive monthly edition. 30% off code: NEWREADER30 👉 subscribe.bylinetimes.com?utm_source=b...

How Tommy Robinson Disguises White Supremacism In the Coded Language of Anti-Islam Politics Robinson repeatedly uses “native” for white, “invader” for non-white and “African” and “Somali” for black across 140 posts examined by Byline Times

Reform UK Councillor Who Claimed Social Media Post Had Been ‘Misinterpreted’ as Racist Shared Multiple Other Offensive Posts Posts uncovered by Byline Times show newly-elected Reform UK Councillor Ken Tranter comparing Muslims to cockroaches, who would "take over" the country

Can you guess how many Jan 6 rioters have gone on to offend again after being pardoned by #Trump ??? Find out in this shocking exclusive from @mikewendling.bsky.social with @goldbergradio.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/7bSc...

EXCLUSIVE: @mikewendling.bsky.social has the shocking details of how many pardoned Jan 6th rioters have offended again. With @goldbergradio.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/7bSc...

🟨 Print Edition — Reform UK Repeatedly Refuses to Explain Why Nigel Farage Met and Posed with Man Criminally Convicted for Violent Attack on Anti-Racism Meeting at a Church https://subscribe.bylinetimes.com/edition/86/reform-uk-repeatedly-refuses-to-explain-why-nigel-farage-met-and-posed-with-man…

Brilliant analysis from @hettieobrien.bsky.social on how private equity turned capitalism on its head and ripped off the taxpayer @goldbergradio.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social @alexcobham.bsky.social @naomifowler.bsky.social 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/4SiO... 📺 youtu.be/RPiwx58XZaI?...

🟨 Print Edition — Reform UK Repeatedly Refuses to Explain Why Nigel Farage Met and Posed with Man Criminally Convicted for Violent Attack on Anti-Racism Meeting at a Church https://subscribe.bylinetimes.com/edition/86/reform-uk-repeatedly-refuses-to-explain-why-nigel-farage-met-and-posed-with-man…

📚 Weekend Reads ✍️ @therickwilson.bsky.social The UK could be following America down its Trumpian path – but the land of its former colonies could learn a lesson or two from the collapse of the British Empire, writes Rick Wilson

🟨 Print Edition — Reform UK Repeatedly Refuses to Explain Why Nigel Farage Met and Posed with Man Criminally Convicted for Violent Attack on Anti-Racism Meeting at a Church For 18 months, Byline Times has attempted to get to the bottom of a photograph showing the party’s leader with far-right…

🔎 From the archive: Revealed: Peter Mandelson's Russian Connections and Palantir Lobbying Links — Nafeez Ahmed, Peter Jukes, Josiah Mortimer and Adam Bienkov 🔁 Relevant again: Mandelson did not divest from Russian and Palantir interests as required when US Ambassador

Is this who Farage and Reform really are?

Tenconi and Ross are doubly linked to Reform, as seen last year when they attended a conference with the Erdington Reform candidate and the Romanian far right AUR party. bylinetimes.com/2026/04/22/r...

Don't miss our latest episode... Brilliant analysis from @hettieobrien.bsky.social on how private equity has turned capitalism in its head - and ripped off the taxpayer. @goldbergradio.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/4SiO... 📺 youtu.be/RPiwx58XZaI?...

Reform councillor offers thanks to dodgy far-right fraudster insidecroydon.com/2026/05/17/r... #Sutton #Reform #Farage @reformexposed.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social

Thousands of people across the country protest against sewage pollution @bylinesnetwork.co.uk @bylinetimes.bsky.social @yorkshirebylines.co.uk #EndSewagePollution climatewithbrian.com/2026/05/16/t...

NEW: How private finance upended capitalism and turned public service into a lucrative income stream. @naomifowler.bsky.social @hettieobrien.bsky.social @alexcobham.bsky.social @goldbergradio.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/4SiO... 📺 youtu.be/RPiwx58XZaI?...

📌 ICYMI — Toxic Pesticides Could Be Banned From UK Farms as Government Urged to Align With EU Rules Ministers are considering a new report by a cross-party body which…… https://bylinetimes.com/2026/05/14/toxic-pesticides-could-be-banned-from-uk-farms-as-government-urged-to-align-with-eu-rules

8/8 The photo in question was originally uncovered by Byline Times in January 2025. With new revelations unearthed about Lynch's conviction and the activists' ties, the party is still refusing to offer any explanation or even a response. bylinetimes.com/2025/01/30/n...

A church meeting. Disrupted by Turning Point UK. Across the pond they mirror TPUSA who hired a church disrupter open.substack.com/pub/matthewb...

From care homes to the water industry...how private equity targeted taxpayers and helped the wealthy pile up ever bigger profits. @goldbergradio.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social with @hettieobrien.bsky.social @alexcobham.bsky.social @naomifowler.bsky.social 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/4SiO...

The Finance Curse - How Private Equity Upended Capitalism. Deep dive with @hettieobrien.bsky.social PLUS @naomifowler.bsky.social @alexcobham.bsky.social @goldbergradio.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/4SiO... 📺 youtu.be/RPiwx58XZaI?...

🟨 Print Edition — Blue Labour Crashes Into a Green Wall The historic losses suffered by Keir Starmer’s party in this month’s local elections have finally exposed the flawed approach of abandoning its progressive base to appeal to Reform UK voters, writes Adam Bienkov

Serious question.. How many “Reform councillors elected in May 2025 local elections were then shed by the party before May 2026, lasting less than a year❓ 73.. yup that’s right Seventy Three - the reason for each is listed in @markpackuk.bsky.social list👇🏼 A business couldn’t survive like that 🤷🏼‍♂️ 1

📚 Weekend Reads — Mandrake – Tail Wags the Dog Ed Davey’s decision not to officially involve the Liberal Democrats in the massive anti-far-right march in London at the end of March… https://subscribe.bylinetimes.com/mandrake-tail-wags-the-dog

How Tommy Robinson Disguises White Supremacism In the Coded Language of Anti-Islam Politics – Byline Times bylinetimes.com/2026/05/15/h...

The More Than 30 Scandal-Hit Reform Candidates Elected Last Week – Byline Times bylinetimes.com/2026/05/12/t...