Major Tory donor defects to Reform

Reform UK has withdrawn support from three of its parliamentary candidates as the racism row engulfing the party continues to grow.

Was this the day the wheels began to come off for Nigel Farage's Reform UK bandwagon? Quite possibly.

A Reform UK canvasser who used a racial slur against Rishi Sunak has called himself a "total fool" and said he has learned his lesson.