STOP REFORM UK

Take Action to Stop RUK

Stopping Reform UK is a long term project, and there are already many ways that you can put your energy into strengthening efforts to prevent them building their power and further dividing communities. The Reform UK voter coalition is very fragile and could easily fall apart.

  • Reform UK’s voter base is made up of five distinct groups, each with different and often contradictory priorities, making it difficult for the party to maintain unified support.
  • Analysis from Hope Not Hate shows these groups want mutually exclusive outcomes, meaning Farage cannot satisfy all of them once he is pushed to offer detailed, costed policies.
  • When tactical voting data was applied to a recent YouGov MRP poll, it showed that Reform would likely lose over 100 seats that are potentially up for grabs. This illustrates just how dramatically tactical voting can reduce Reform’s projected gains.
  • This modelling shows no plausible path to a Reform-led government; instead, a hung parliament becomes the likely outcome if tactical voting occurs at scale.
  • Many people currently backing Reform are not loyal supporters but frustrated protest voters who could shift quickly if scrutiny increases.
  • As the election approaches and voters examine policies more closely, Reform UK’s broad but fragile support base is likely to fracture under pressure. Watch this video for more details.

Click on any of the links below to jump directly to their section on this page:

  1. Take action by publicising Reform UK’s weaknesses
  2. Tactically voting in elections
  3. Have a conversation with Reform supporters
  4. Challenge RUK Narratives
  5. National campaigning and protesting
  6. Contact your MP
  7. Contact the Press – national and local
  8. Take action in your community
  9. Take action online
  10. Stop Farage presenting on GB News

1. Take action by publicising Reform UK weaknesses

To stop RUK forming a government at the next general election we need well coordinated tactical voting (see point 2 below) and we also want to raise the awareness of Farage/RUK’s many vulnerabilities with voters in the parliament constituencies (seats) that RUK need to win.

There isn’t any polling information about voters’ knowledge of the Nathan Gill bribery scandal. Alastair Campbell on the Rest is Politics podcast has described his surprise (skip 30 mins into the show here) of how few of those attending their live events do not know about the Nathan Gill debacle due to the media’s under-reporting of it.

We can do something about this by actively publicising RUK’s vulnerabilities with voters in seats RUK need to win. This can be done in your local area, contacting the press and online. This website gives the top 450 target Reform UK seats, ranging from a swing of support from 1% to 19% to Reform UK. With a swing in support of 10%, Reform would win 165 seats. But this does not account for tactical voting. There was a Welsh Assembly by-election in Caerphilly recently, which Reform were predicted to win, but lost to Plaid Cymru because of tactical voting. Caerphilly is number 83 on the target seat list with a swing of 8.87% so it shows that Reform can be stopped.

2. Tactically voting in elections

Make your vote a ‘tactical vote’ against Reform UK by putting your postcode into stopreformuk.vote to see which candidate in your area is the best placed to beat the Reform UK candidate. Forwards Democracy runs their ‘tactical voting,’ website for local, regional and general elections and by-elections. This tactic has previously been used to help oust the Tories, and is now pivoting to stop Reform UK. It may mean having to vote Labour even if you can’t stand the current government, but at least it’ll keep out Farage.

Polling and analysis shows tactical voting can stop RUK

Reform UK’s voter base is made up of five distinct groups, each with different and often contradictory priorities, making it difficult for the party to maintain unified support. Recent analysis shows that with large scale tactical voting, Reform-led government becomes very hard to achieve; instead, a hung parliament becomes the likely outcome with RUK and Tories not able to win enough seats to form a government together. This isn’t ideal but better than a RUK Tory coalition government. Some sort of Labour coalition government might even result in Labour being forced to introduce electoral reform. Polling from late 2025 shows that with high levels of tactical voting a progressive government is possible.

YouGov polling for The Times suggests tactical voting could block Nigel Farage and prevent Reform UK winning key seats. Over half of Liberal Democrat voters and nearly half of Greens would back Labour where Reform is competitive, while many Labour, Lib Dem and Green supporters would even vote Conservative to stop Reform. Although national polling puts Reform ahead on 27 per cent, constituency-level tactical switching significantly narrows their lead. Analysts say left-leaning voters form a slightly larger tactical bloc, disadvantaging Reform. Most voters oppose a Reform government, with many viewing the party as racist and doubting Farage’s suitability as prime minister. (https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/tactical-voting-nigel-farage-reform-nbw6r5xth)

The polling expert Peter Kellner analysis has found:

  • Polling shows voters of all parties are willing to vote tactically to block the party they most oppose.
  • Kellner’s modelling suggests:
    • Reform could lose around 100 seats due to tactical voting.
    • Reform would drop from a projected 311 seats to ~209, losing a path to majority.
    • Conservatives and Labour would both gain seats from tactical shifts.
  • Tactical voting against Reform outweighs tactical voting against Labour/Lib Dems.

Recent by-elections show Reform can be stopped

Caerphilly, October 2025 – Despite media forecasts of a Reform UK win in Caerphilly, Plaid Cymru secured a decisive victory, leaving Nigel Farage’s party second. The result undermined hype from outlets, highlighted Reform’s limited appeal, and suggested voter resistance to Farage, with tactical voting and controversy surrounding Nathan Gill contributing to the unexpected outcome. Although Reform remains strong in national polling and continues to attract disillusioned right-wing voters, the Caerphilly result proves the party is not the unstoppable populist force many commentators claim. Instead, Reform may now be fueling counter-mobilisation among centre-left voters, suggesting that Farage’s path to power will be far more difficult than the headlines suggest.

Gorton and Denton, Febrary 2026 – This win the for Green Party highlighted the impact of tactical voting in halting Reform’s momentum. Although early polling suggested a close race, voters coalesced late around the Green candidate as the strongest challenger, delivering a decisive victory. This mirrors the earlier Caerphilly result, indicating a broader pattern of coordinated anti-Reform voting across regions. The Green vote reflected mixed motives, including loyal supporters, disaffected Labour voters, and strategic voters prioritising defeating Reform. The result suggests Reform’s support is wide but shallow, while opposition is deeper and more unified. Overall, it shows Reform can be effectively challenged through strategic, locally driven electoral coordination.

3. Have a conversation with Reform supporters

This is a key strategy that Farage doesn’t want to see happen – visit this dedicated page for why (and how) it needs to happen.

4. Challenge RUK Narratives

This is such an important topic we’ve dedicated a page to it. Check it out here.

5. National campaigning and protesting

The Together Alliance launched in December 2025, which is a campaign against the far right that rejects narratives of division and racism. It is made up of a coalition of groups and organisations and is mobilising and organising across the country to bring a message of hope over fear. It’s major demonstration in London on March 28th 2026, was the biggest anti racist/far-right demostraction in British history, with more planned.

We at stopreformuk.net still think there needs to be a campaign focused on stopping RUK (Stop Reform Coalition?) to coordinate campaigning in communities and on the streets around the country as this does not exist and is needed.

Natasha Adams has done some very important research on: How is the UK social change sector responding to the rise of the far right?

HOPE not hate organised a week of action against Reform UK in April and October 2025 – sign up for future protests here

Past protests against Reform UK:

There have been countless protests against Reform UK since the general election:

6. Contact your MP 

See this dedicated page on how to contact your MP via email or by phone.

There are at least three issues you can contact your MP about:

  • Far-right extremism.
  • Strengthen rules regarding foreign donations, political party structures and strengthening enforcement mechanisms for breaking electoral rules
  • A full public inquiry into Russian interference in British politics

For a full breakdown of each, visit our dedicated page here.

If you want inspiration on how effective contacting your MP or elected representative are see:

(create new 4 pages to link to: far-right extremism, strengthen rules foreign donations out of UK politics, A full public inquiry into Russian interference in British politics, contact MP via email/phone guides)

7. Contact the Press – national and local 

This is such an important step that we’ve given it its own page, click here to read.

8. Take action in your community

My Election Map: an online tool helping users find where to support progressive candidates and counter the far right this May. The tool is super easy to use: just enter your postcode and get shown a list of upcoming events nearby – from doorknocking to leafleting to phonebanking. Every candidate supported through My Election Map is committed to tackling poverty and inequality, taking bold climate action, liberation for Palestine, and dignity and rights for migrants and other marginalised groups.

Sign up to ‘HOPE not hate’ here and connect with those in your local area that are taking action. HOPE not hate is the main organisation taking action against Reform UK. Their work is focused on breaking the power of the organized far right by building skills and resilience, and organizing for action. Fill in this survey to inform HOPE not hate about Reform UK activities in your area.

Start a street conversation based on the work Common Ground does in communities.

Common Ground unites people against far-right politics by listening, challenging misinformation calmly, and encouraging constructive dialogue. They help communities demand kinder, solution-focused policies and use their votes to keep extremists out of power. Most people they speak to, including many Reform supporters, reject Trump-style politics and want to protect democracy and the NHS.

Join ‘Greens Organise’ to back bold, community-rooted Green Party election candidates who are battling Reform UK. Greens Organise is a grassroots network of Green Party members that started after the 2024 General Election, seeking a more organised and effective left. Sign up to take action with Greens Organise against Reform UK here.

Community Development

Efforts to defeat the far right increasingly centre on community development, not confrontation. Research showed that voters drawn to extremist parties were often residents of neglected, economically deprived areas, whose frustrations were rooted in poverty, poor services, and social dislocation—not inherent racism.

Campaigners shifted toward earning trust, listening, and empowering local people. This meant building relationships with faith groups, youth workers, schools, sports clubs, unions, and small businesses; producing local newsletters addressing real concerns; and organising community events, fun days, and cultural activities that rebuilt pride and cohesion.

Examples include:

  • Keighley Together, where community workers reframed the perception of the area – from “BNP estates” to “communities needing support,” giving residents ownership of unity campaigns.
  • Friar Park in Sandwell, where a newsletter highlighting everyday issues evolved into a respected 16-page community magazine that halved BNP votes.
  • Hackney Unites, which mobilised local networks to block far-right advertising and create borough-wide campaigns.
  • Stoops estate in Burnley, where long-term volunteers ran youth projects, sports clubs, and cultural initiatives to rebuild social capital amid deep structural poverty.
  • Bradford 2025 initiatives, connecting thousands of residents through murals, events, and shared cultural identity to break down divisions.

HOPE not hate’s central lesson is that community-led, locally rooted development work—built on trust, empathy, and shared activity—is the most effective long-term defence against far-right influence, strengthening resilience and social cohesion from the ground up.

(For more information, check out chapters 2 and 10 of How to Defeat the Far Right Nick Lowles 2025)

HOPE not hate (HnH) have lots of excellent resources on taking action in your community. 

  • Information on community engagement and its different types
  • Advice on how to make engagement sessions safe and effective
  • Case studies of community engagement

Local Protests

The main organisation organising local protests against the far-right in the UK is the Socialist Worker Party’s campaign Stand Up to Racism (SUTR). SUTR are taking on Reform UK and the far-right and the launch of the national campaign Together is welcomed.

See their call to action here. Get involved in a Stand Up to Racism local group here. See their plan of action for Scotland here.

Local anarchist groups organising against the far-right can be found via the Anti-Fascist Network.

Defeating Narratives of Division – Ella Baker

The Ella Baker School of Organising have developed a manifesto for change, as well as educational materials to defeat the narratives of division. These can be delivered to groups in your community that want to build a new, more inclusive, story of us.

9. Take action online

Post on social media to help build the fight against Reform UK.

Share posts on social media: 

  • Reform Party UK Exposed highlight Reform UK’s agenda, racism, who funds them, election failures, controversies, and to generally ridicule them on a broad range of topics – find them on Bluesky and twitter/x  
  • Use #StopReformUK on twitter/x and Bluesky to share further posts.
  • Make sure you tag us, @StopReformUK on all Bluesky posts – and feel free to share our website links

Contribute to the The Citizens fundraiser to help get an Inquiry into Russian interference in British politics

The appeal to Europe’s High Chamber is the final stage of a five-year effort to force the UK to investigate credible Russian interference in its democracy. The case, Bradshaw & Others v UK, argues Britain has a duty to act—not ignore—foreign threats. A successful ruling could compel a full public inquiry, exposing how modern interference operates, from crypto-funded donations to offshore networks and professional enablers. It would also push for stronger transparency rules, closing loopholes that allow hidden money and hostile influence to infiltrate UK politics.

Sign a petition

Suspend Reform Party MP Sarah Pochin for racism now! 

Don’t Rip Up Our Rights – protect the ECHR

Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy 

I’ll never vote for Nigel Farage

“Balance the BBC” petition to address “wall to wall” Reform coverage

Take Big Money Out of Our Politics

Stop shady crypto cash flooding our politics

The government must restore the Electoral Commission’s independence

Parliament should establish an independent National Commission on Electoral Reform

10. Stop Farage presenting on GB News

Most Britons want politicians banned from presenting news shows, but Ofcom has allowed it despite evidence of public discomfort and GB News’s repeated breaches of impartiality. Meanwhile, the government remains one of the channel’s biggest financial supporters through advertising.

Most UK voters do not want politicians presenting news programs

A new We Think poll commissioned by Byline Times shows that 63% of UK voters support an outright ban on politicians presenting news and current affairs programmes, such as those on GB News. This majority view spans all major political parties, age groups, and regions.

Ofcom, the regulator’s failure

The findings directly contradict Ofcom’s justification for allowing figures like Nigel Farage and other politicians to continue presenting during the upcoming election. Ofcom had claimed there was “no clear public consensus” for a ban, based on research by Ipsos, but former Ofcom executive Stewart Purvis argues their interpretation was misleading, Ipsos found most participants were uncomfortable with politicians fronting current affairs shows.

Ofcom has faced growing criticism for its leniency toward GB News, which has repeatedly breached impartiality rules but avoided serious penalties. The channel employs several Conservative and right-wing politicians, including Farage and Lee Anderson.

The UK government is GB News’s biggest advertiser

Despite heavy financial losses and ongoing controversies, including accusations of platforming racists and conspiracy theorists, GB News continues to receive substantial backing. An investigation by Byline Times revealed that the UK Government is now the channel’s largest advertiser, spending over £1 million in taxpayer funds on more than 10,000 ads since its 2021 launch.


Why politicians like Nigel Farage shouldn’t be TV presenters

How do we stop politicians like Farage presenting news programs?

There are two ways to tackle this:

  1. Put pressure on the Labour government and the media regulator Ofcom to ban politicians working as news presenters.

Early 2025 Ofcom considering banning politicians from presenting news programs but backed off.

Immediate Actions you can take:

2. Contact parliament’s Modernisation Committee to request it tightens rules on second jobs using the Contact your MP guide.

The Modernisation Committee memorandum agreed to look into tightening rules on second jobs, see point 16 of this document.