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| June 5 2025 | Zia Yusuf resigned as Chairman of Reform UK, hours after a party split over MP Sarah Pochin's controversial call for a burqa ban. |
| June 2025 | A Scottish Labour councillor from Renfrewshire Council and a third former Scottish Tory councillor from Aberdeen defected to Reform UK. |
| May 2025 | Starmer issued a joint statement condemning Israel's offensive against Gaza, calling for an immediate halt to military operations and humanitarian aid access. He described Israel's plan for Gaza as 'abhorrent' and against international law, warning of 'concrete actions' if Israel continues its actions. Netanyahu accused Starmer of siding with Hamas. |
| 2025 | Starmer's government established the Border Security Command to tackle smuggling gangs facilitating illegal migrant crossings over the English Channel. |
| May 17 2025 | Swapped company names between Reform 2025 Limited and Reform UK Party Limited. |
| 2025 | Starmer criticizes immigration, describing the UK as becoming an 'island of strangers' and claiming immigration has done 'incalculable damage' to society. |
| 2025 | Reform UK won 677 seats in the United Kingdom local elections. |
| 2025 | The Liberal Democrats came second place in the local elections, winning Cambridgeshire, Oxfordshire, and Shropshire county councils. |
| 2025 | Reform UK called for the renationalization of British Steel to protect British workers. |
| May 2025 | Reform UK won the 2025 United Kingdom local elections, securing the most seats and taking control of multiple local authorities. |
| April 28 2025 | TUC General Secretary Paul Nowak publicly criticized Reform UK, stating they are 'defying their supporters by voting against improvements to workers' rights at every stage'. |
| April 2025 |
Anti-transgender movement in the United Kingdom
EHRC issued guidance declaring trans women as 'biological men' and trans men as 'biological women', mandating their exclusion from gender-segregated spaces in various settings including schools, workplaces, and public services.
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| April 2025 |
Anti-transgender movement in the United Kingdom
The Supreme Court ruled in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers that 'sex', 'man', and 'woman' in the Equality Act 2010 refer to biological sex, excluding people who hold a Gender Recognition Certificate, while still allowing trans people to bring sex discrimination cases.
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| 2025 | Listed by Time magazine as one of the world's 100 most influential people. |
| April 16 2025 | Following the Supreme Court decision in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers, Starmer, through a spokesperson, stated that transgender women could not be considered women, aligning with the court's interpretation of the Equality Act 2010. |
| March 2025 | Jack Aaron, a former parliamentary candidate, was appointed as head of party vetting, despite controversy over past social media comments about Hitler. |
| March 17 2025 | As of this date, Reform UK had 15 councillors from elections, with the majority of other councillors having defected from other parties, primarily the Conservatives. |
| March 16 2025 | A revelation emerged that a Reform UK parliamentary candidate, Jack Aaron, had previously praised Hitler, though he claimed this was not an endorsement. |
| March 2025 | Starmer and Health Secretary Wes Streeting announced a two-year plan to abolish NHS England, aiming to reduce bureaucracy and redirect funding to more effective service provisions. |
| March 11 2025 | Claire Mackie-Brown, a Falkirk councillor, joined Reform UK, following defections of John Gray from Renfrewshire Council and Ross Lambie from South Lanarkshire Council. |
| March 2025 | Rupert Lowe was suspended from Reform UK after criticizing Nigel Farage's leadership, reducing the party's MPs to 4. |
| March 7 2025 |
Lee Anderson
Anderson suspended the whip of fellow Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe over legal accusations, describing it as a 'deeply painful thing to do'.
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| March 7 2025 | Rupert Lowe's term as Business and Agriculture spokesperson ends, representing Great Yarmouth as an MP |
| March 7 2025 | The party suspended Lowe over alleged threats against party chairman Zia Yusuf. |
| February 20 2025 | The party was restructured as Reform 2025 Limited, a nonprofit organization with Farage and Yusuf as directors, fulfilling Farage's September 2024 promise to hand control to members. |
| February 14 2025 | Stuart Keyte became the first elected councillor for Reform UK in Wales, joining three other Reform councillors at Torfaen Council who had previously defected from independent status. |
| February 10 2025 | Keir Starmer became the first serving British Prime Minister and G7 leader to publicly take a rapid HIV home test on camera, alongside HIV activist Beverley Knight and Terrence Higgins Trust chief executive Richard Angell, reinforcing his commitment to ending new HIV cases in the UK by 2030. |
| February 2025 | Starmer met with President Trump at the White House to discuss continued support for Ukraine, a potential peace deal, and a potential trade deal. He also presented a hand-written letter from King Charles III inviting Trump to a second state visit to the UK. |
| February 3 2025 | Reform topped a national YouGov poll for the first time, marking a significant political milestone for the party. |
| February 3 2025 | Reform UK topped a national YouGov poll for the first time, suggesting a potential long-term position as a major political party. |
| January 2025 |
Lee Anderson
Anderson voted with all Reform UK MPs for a new national inquiry into rape gangs, which was ultimately defeated in Parliament.
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| January 2025 | Reform UK MPs collectively voted on an amendment to the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill regarding a national inquiry into grooming gangs. The amendment was defeated 364 votes to 111, with a majority of 253 votes against. |
| January 2025 | Nigel Farage announced that Reform UK would launch and self-fund an independent inquiry into grooming gangs, in response to the government's rejected amendment, citing a need to uncover the 'full, unvarnished truth' of the scandal. |
| January 2025 | Sunak became a visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution of Stanford University and signed an exclusive contract with the Washington Speakers Bureau. |
| January 2025 | Sunak became a visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution of Stanford University. |
| January 2025 | Sunak became a visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution of Stanford University and signed an exclusive speaking contract with the Washington Speakers Bureau. |
| January 19 2025 | Corbyn agreed to be interviewed under police caution following a pro-Palestinian rally in central London. |
| January 10 2025 | Ten Reform councillors from Derbyshire simultaneously resigned, citing the party was being run in an 'increasingly autocratic manner'. Farage and Chairman Zia Yusuf disputed the legitimacy of these councillors. |
| January 10 2025 | Ten Reform councillors from Derbyshire simultaneously resigned, citing concerns about the party's autocratic management. Farage and Zia Yusuf disputed the legitimacy of their membership. |
| January 10 2025 | Ten Reform councillors resigned from the party, criticizing its increasingly autocratic leadership since Farage's return. |
| January 8 2025 | Farage voted with other Reform UK MPs for a national inquiry into rape gangs, which was ultimately defeated in parliament. |
| January 7 2025 | Farage stated he aimed to 'mend fences' with Elon Musk. |
| January 5 2025 | Elon Musk publicly urged Farage to step down as Reform UK leader, marking a sudden withdrawal of support, which Farage sought to address two days later. |
| January 5 2025 | Elon Musk publicly urged Farage to step down as Reform UK leader, marking a sudden withdrawal of previous support. |
| January 5 2025 | Elon Musk called for Farage to be replaced as leader of Reform UK amidst speculation about a potential $100 million donation to the party. |
| January 2 2025 | In response to Kemi Badenoch's call for a national public inquiry into rape gangs, Farage accused both major parties of failing victims. |
| 2024 | Loses her seat in the general election after spending Rishi Sunak's premiership on the backbenches. |
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