Bridget Phillipson: “Every young person should be able to go to their local school 'with their friends' and get a 'brilliant education'.”

Let’s be clear: this is no victory for Nigel Farage. The mountain of sleaze and scandal he and Reform are now engulfed in has grown and grown while he’s been trying to distract the public by fighting a by-election against a bin.

There is a real sense of energy and hope and purpose.

Nigel Farage has spent the summer battling a bin in a desperate attempt to dodge scrutiny but people have a right to know what he’s hiding.

We were elected with a five-year mandate in 2024, and I see no reason that we would depart from that.