Nigel Farage

Fact checks, commentary and analysis about Nigel Farage the leader of Reform UK and the Member of Parliamet for Clacton.

9 May 2025

Is Reform UK now the government’s ‘main opposition’?

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage made that claim after his party picked up the most seats in last week’s local elections. We’ve looked at different ways political parties’ strength can be compared.

Nigel Farage speaking at a Reform UK event.

7 May 2025

What deal has the government struck over Indian workers and National Insurance?

With opposition parties warning of “two-tier taxes” and the PM describing criticism as “incoherent nonsense”, we look at what we know about what’s been announced.

Business secretary Jonathan Reynolds hosted an India business roundtable last month

30 April 2025

Fake Nigel Farage article supporting means-tested pensions shared online

The screenshot, made to look like it has been published by the Telegraph, has been edited. No such article exists.

30 April 2025

Is Labour right to claim Reform UK would ‘scrap the NHS’?

In the run-up to the local elections, Labour is warning Reform UK would make people pay to use the health service—a claim the party’s strongly denied. Full Fact looks at the evidence.

24 April 2025

Has Reform UK ‘gained’ more seats than any other party in council by-elections since November?

It depends on how you count seats “gained”.

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Nigel Farage

Is Reform UK now the government’s ‘main opposition’?

What deal has the government struck over Indian workers and National Insurance?

Fake Nigel Farage article supporting means-tested pensions shared online

Is Labour right to claim Reform UK would ‘scrap the NHS’?

Has Reform UK ‘gained’ more seats than any other party in council by-elections since November?

Full Fact fights bad information