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How do we defeat Reform and the far right?

LFF Reporter
1 February, 2026 (2 weeks ago)

Hear from Hope Not Hate’s Nick Lowles at the first edition of LFF Live

A graphic advertising the LFF with Nick Lowles on February 10 at 6pm

Latest Posts

Nigel Farage says he would appoint a Brexiteer as the BoE governor
News

5 Reform UK disasters this week

Olivia Barber
Today

From Farage agreeing migrants have “colonised” the UK, to Matt Goodwin’s calls for “biological reality” checks for women and girls, Reform has hit new lows

A photo of the House of Commons
Opinion

Power is being bought and sold – we must fight back

Tom Brake
Today

A shadow hangs over democracy; the shadow of corruption

Sharon Graham speaking on the Winter Fuel Allowance motion at Labour Conference
News

Unite general secretary says trade union would say ‘no thanks’ to affiliating to Labour now

Olivia Barber
Today

Unite, Labour’s largest trade union affiliate, may reconsider its relationship with the party

A Ministry of Defence plaque
Opinion

Why so defensive? Making the progressive case for defence and security

Panny Antoniou
Today

‘Labour has a proud tradition of supporting our armed forces and defence industry, one which should not just be accepted but embraced as one of our greatest strengths.’

A demonstration with a banner reading "We are all Palestine Action"
News

High Court rules Palestine Action ban is unlawful

Chris Jarvis
Today

Campaigners branded this a ‘monumental victory’

Matt Goodwin, Reform's candidate in the Gorton and Denton by-election
News

Reform’s Matt Goodwin calls for young girls to be given biological clock ‘reality’ check

Olivia Barber
Today

‘Matt Goodwin really doesn’t like women’

Reform deputy leader of Leicestershire County Council has been removed from his role
News

Reform council boss calls for central party to expel colleague Joseph Boam

Olivia Barber
Yesterday

Boam has had 40 complaints made against him since May last year

Reform UK

Ex-Reform leader faces council racism investigation

Basit Mahmood
Yesterday

It is not the first time that the Reform group on Staffordshire County Council has been embroiled in racism allegations

A photo of Nigel Farage at Reform UK's local election campaign rally in Birmingham
News

Progressives need to get better at holding Reform councils to account, says Hope not Hate founder Nick Lowles

Olivia Barber
Yesterday

Lowles says that it’s easy to think the battle against Reform is online, but it is in communities

Jim Ratcliffe

Prime Minister tells Man Utd co-owner Jim Ratcliffe to apologise for saying UK colonised by immigrants

Basit Mahmood
Yesterday

“Offensive and wrong. Britain is a proud, tolerant and diverse country. Jim Ratcliffe should apologise.”

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