Farage’s Reform seizes control of first councils after dramatic by-election win - Farage overturns Labour majority of nearly 15,000 votes in Runcorn and Helsby, as the Tories suffer in the mayoral and

With a stunning sweep across local councils and a historic by-election victory, Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party has done what many thought impossible: cracked Britain’s long-standing two-party dominance,

LONDON -- The hard-right party Reform UK led by Nigel Farage won a seat in Parliament by a handful of votes and looked set to make more gains in results Friday from local elections the party hopes will show it is a major player in British politics.