Farage rows back on promise to stop small boats within two weeks if he becomes PM – as it happened

<p>Reform UK leader clarifies that, if he wins election, he will have to wait until law passed to deport people more quickly, which could take months. This live blog is closed</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/sep/07/military-sites-house-asylum-seekers-labour">Military sites may be used to house asylum seekers</a></p></li></ul><p><strong>Zack Polanski</strong> spoke to the Guardian’s senior political correspondent, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/profile/peterwalker">Peter Walker</a>, following his victory. Here is some of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/sep/03/green-party-leader-zack-polanski-distances-corbyn-electoral-pact">the write up of the interview</a>:</p><p>Asked if the Greens might hypothetically stand down candidates in a pact with the new party, he said: “It’s not my starting point, because at the moment I’m not quite sure what Zarah Sultana’s and Jeremy Corbyn’s platform is going to be.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/sep/07/latest-live-uk-politics-news-updates-keir-starmer-labour-nigel-farage-kemi-badenoch-angela-rayner-updates">Continue reading...</a>