Reform to unveil controversial plan to fine firms and jail bosses who employ illegal workers – UK politics live
Reform say employers would be held responsible even if they were unaware of the worker’s immigration status Hello and welcome to the UK politics live blog. Reform UK says it will fine firms 10% of their global revenues and imprison bosses who employ illegal migrant workers under the party’s latest plans to bring down immigration. Under a Reform government, Britain will have the harshest penalties in the world for employing illegal migrants. Bosses of companies employing illegal migrants will be
The Green party may be close to overtaking Labour’s membership figures, after Labour suffered a 20% drop in 2025, according to its latest accounts.
The return by the Labour party shows its number of members had fallen from 333,235 to 264,754 at the end of 2025 compared with a year earlier.
In May, the Green party claimed its membership total was 230,000, which would put it within 34,000 members of overtaking Labour.
A spokesperson said figures had “quadrupled” in the last year since Zack Polanski became leader. Its membership stood at 186,441 at the end of December.
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- Reform to unveil controversial plan to fine firms and jail bosses who employ illegal workers – UK politics liveGuardian - World · Tom Ambrose · Aug 6, 2026, 10:05 AM
- Reform will jail directors of companies employing illegal workers for up to five years, says Yusuf – UK politics liveGuardian - World · Tom Ambrose (now) and Vivian Ho (earlier) · Aug 6, 2026, 2:26 PM
- Accounts show Green party may be close to overtaking Labour’s membership figures – UK politics liveGuardian - World · Tom Ambrose (now) and Vivian Ho (earlier) · Aug 6, 2026, 3:25 PM
- Accounts show Green party may be close to overtaking Labour’s membership figures – as it happened
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