A Restore Britain spokesman has acknowledged that James Allchurch, jailed for two and a half years for stirring up racial hatred, is a member of the party, while insisting he has no role in it.
David Cameron has said he and Kemi Badenoch "have some different outlooks" on foreign aid and net zero, but that he is "a team player" and she is "absolutely right" on the European Convention on Human Rights. The remarks come in his Bloomberg interview with Mishal Husain, published in full on Friday, in which he also said he was "absolutely available" if she became prime minister.
Reform UK won three of six council by-elections on Thursday, including gains from Labour in Cheddleton and Croft Baker, while the Conservative average share across the six contests was 13.4 per cent. The Conservatives gained Bosmere from Reform, and Labour won two seats, including a gain in Andy Burnham's Makerfield constituency.