Richard Tice responds to claims by Conservative deputy chair Lee Anderson that he was offered ‘a lot of money’ to switch.

Party denies allegation but claims it has had discussions with Tory MPs, ministers and former ministers ‘furious’ with the ‘complete betrayal of the government’s promises’.

No bank is obliged to give anyone facilities if it doesn’t wish to – the same as if Farage was barred from a pub or banned from a shop, writes Sean O’Grady.

The UK Independence Party (Ukip) has been wiped out at England’s local elections, losing all six seats it was defending.

There were sighs of relief in many quarters when it was announced that the British government was not going ahead with plans for a wholesale bonfire of EU regulation.

Former UKIP leader blames Tory government for not taking advantage of leaving the EU.

Brexit is an existential threat to Conservatism. When it fails, the party will need to ask itself some searching questions.

However, disenchantment with Brexit has been one of the most notable trends of 2022 with a feeling that it has not lived up to the promises made at the time of the referendum. / Two thirds or 65% of British people think Brexit has gone badly compared to just 21% who think it has gone well according to an Opinium survey in early December.

A future leader will need to confront Brexiters in the same way Blair faced down the hard left over clause 4.

Sectors from fishing to aviation, farming to science report being bogged down in red tape, struggling to recruit staff and racking up losses for the first time.

The Brexit Party has been accused of “hypocrisy” over an unpaid bill of at least £22,000 after it refused to pay its debts despite an order from a Scottish court.

Nigel Farage has applied to change the Brexit Party's name to Reform UK, promising to focus on dealing with the government's "woeful" Covid response.

Nigel Farage is to relaunch his Brexit Party as an anti-lockdown party called Reform UK as he campaigns against measures imposed by the UK government to slow the spread of coronavirus.

He disclosed that he planned to change the Brexit Party’s name to the Reform Party if Britain leaves the European Union next month.