Nigel Farage told me his ultimate goal was to become prime minister. It stuck in my mind that he chose to add: "I'm not joking."Nobody in the two traditional main parties finds his stunning success this week funny.

Local elections in England this week are a key test for Nigel Farage. The hard-right politician who helped drag Britain out of the European Union wants to displace the Conservatives as country’s main party on the right,

Nigel Farage has hailed Reform UK's gains in Thursday's elections as "unprecedented" and "the end of two-party politics". The party has taken control of 10 local councils, won two mayoral races and added a fifth MP to its ranks in the Runcorn and Helsby by-election now counting has been completed.

The Labour and Conservative parties are digesting the results of England's local and Mayoral elections after Reform UK made major gains at their expense. With counting complete, Nigel Farage's party took control of 10 local councils,