'Nigel on the ropes' and 'Tough first budget' says Healey
UK media outlets are reporting on the internal turmoil within the Reform UK party following allegations of illegal foreign funding and chaotic scenes at their annual conference. Party leader Nigel Farage is attempting to distance himself from senior officials implicated in the scandal.
Why it matters
The situation poses a significant threat to the political stability and reputation of a prominent UK opposition party.
Image caption, The majority of the papers on Saturday focus on Reform UK following the party's annual conference this week, with the Mirror's headline reading: "Reform in chaos". The paper says the conference "descended into a shambles" after a Channel 4 report reignited questions about party funding, and the keynote speech from leader Nigel Farage was hit by "delays and hecklers".
Image caption, The Times says Farage has "turned on two of his closest allies", suspending senior aide Dan Jukes and Reform's head of policy James Orr amid the "widening" police probe into "potential illegal foreign funding". Undercover filming of Jukes suggesting a way to get around electoral law to secure a foreign donation of £500,000 was aired by Channel 4 on Thursday. Jukes denies wrongdoing and Orr says he will co-operate with the party's internal investigation.
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