The Sun
Nigel Farage entered the “general election battle” with a “barrage of attacks on the Tories and Labour” after announcing he will run to be an MP in Essex, The Sun reports.
i
Nigel Farage has announced he will take over leadership of the Reform party and stand to be an MP – in a move that “blows apart” the Tory election plan, i reports.
Daily Express
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has warned that voters thinking of “switching their allegiance to Nigel Farage” will put everything they “care about” at risk – after the former UKIP leader announced he will stand to be an MP in the next election, the Daily Express reports.
The Daily Telegraph
Nigel Farage has said his Reform party can “win more votes than the Tories” in the general election after announcing he will stand as an MP, The Daily Telegraph reports.
Daily Star
Rugby league legend Rob Burrow sent a “heartbreaking last message” urging people to “be brave and face your battles” before he died more than four years after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease, the Daily Star reports.
Daily Mirror
The Daily Mirror is one of the many papers that leads with the story of a difficult day for the prime minister – with Nigel Farage set to return to “split the Tory vote” in the general election and a “mega-poll” suggesting Labour are heading for a historic victory.
The Times
Nigel Farage has pledged to lead a “political revolt” after announcing that he is returning to frontline politics in a “significant blow” to the prime minister’s “slim electoral hopes”, The Times reports.
Daily Mail
The prime minister experienced the “darkest hour of his election campaign” after Nigel Farage announced he will lead Reform and a “bombshell poll” showed Labour is heading for a huge victory, the Daily Mail reports.
The Guardian
There are fears of an “existential” threat within the Conservatives after Nigel Farage announced he will stand as an MP and lead the Reform party for the next five years, The Guardian reports.
The Independent
Nigel Farage has “electrified the general election campaign” by taking over as leader of Reform UK and launching another bid to become an MP, The Independent reports.
Financial Times
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s “troubled re-election bid” was “dealt a double blow” after Nigel Farage announced he would stand as an MP and a poll suggested Labour could win a historic majority, the Financial Times reports.
Metro
The Conservatives are facing disaster as a “pioneering opinion poll” suggests Labour could “bag its biggest ever election victory”, the Metro reports.
