Episode One: The Missing Millions In 2019, Nigel Farage leads the Brexit Party to victory in the European Elections. But there's a mystery at the heart of the party's accounts.    Reporter - Cat Neilan Series Reporter/Producer - Poppy Bullard Narrative Producer - Matt Russell Sound Design - Dominic Delargy Artwork - Blythe Walker Sibthorpe Producer for Goalhanger - India Dunkley Executive Producer for Goalhanger - Tom Whiter Executive Producer for the Observer - Jasper Corbett Clips: Reform UK, BBC, The Times, House of Commons  

Episode two: The Money Men In early 2025, Reform hosts a fundraiser at private member's club Oswald's. In attendance are many of the men whose deep pockets line the party's accounts.   Reporter - Cat Neilan   Series Reporter/Producer - Poppy Bullard   Narrative Producer - Matt Russell   Sound Design - Dominic Delargy   Artwork - Blythe Walker Sibthorpe   Producer for Goalhanger - India Dunkley   Executive Producer for Goalhanger - Tom Whiter   Executive Producer for the Observer - Jasper Corbett   Clips: GB News, Xenia Tchoumi, Spears Magazine, Sky News Australia, Reform UK,   

Episode three: The Crypto Kings As well as accepting millions of pounds from crypto billionaire Chrisopher Harborne, the party also adopts pro-crypto policies.   Reporter - Cat Neilan Series Reporter/Producer - Poppy Bullard Narrative Producer - Matt Russell Sound Design - Dominic Delargy Artwork - Blythe Walker Sibthorpe Producer for Goalhanger - India Dunkley Executive Producer for Goalhanger - Tom Whiter Executive Producer for the Observer - Jasper Corbett Clips: The Guardian, The Sun, BBC, Sky News, LBC, Blockworks Digital Asset Summit 2026, YPO  

Episode four: Making money for Nigel. When Nigel Farage steps down from frontline politics in 2021, he pursues wealth and celebrity, and when he's elected as an MP in 2024, he doesn't stop. But as more information comes out about where he gets his money, he makes a big decision. Reporter - Cat Neilan Series Reporter/Producer - Poppy Bullard Narrative Producer - Matt Russell Sound Design - Dominic Delargy Artwork - Blythe Walker Sibthorpe   Producer for Goalhanger - India Dunkley Executive Producer for Goalhanger - Tom Whiter Executive Producer for the Observer - Jasper Corbett   Clips: BBC, LBC, Sky News, Channel 5, Times Radio, Channel 4, ITV, GB News, The Guardian, The Sun, StackBTC  

As the byelection approaches, some residents wonder how the Reform leader can improve Britain when he can’t even change a seaside town

Farage ally George Cottrell, previously convicted of fraud in the US, lost more than $1m in crypto gambling on prediction markets

Philip Rycroft says comments by Nigel Farage and Zia Yusuf accusing him of being an ‘enemy of democracy’ are straight out of the Trump playbook

The odds of the space warrior – comedian Jon Harvey – winning the byelection have shortened. He says he’d be honoured to serve

Other parties have pledged to boycott the vote

Declaring a “people vs establishment election” in which he will run again is a move which could backfire

Bill proposes block on political donations for a year after overseas voters return to UK in bid to protect electoral system from foreign interference

The probable future PM is to set out ‘his most serious agenda’, making the case for financial devolution and granting regions the power to raise taxes

As the inquiry into whether the Reform leader broke code of conduct nears its conclusion, opposition parties are limbering up for a possible byelection

The team around the man expected to be the next PM want him to be more visible and upbeat than Keir Starmer

The prime minister has quit as leader of the Labour party, with Andy Burnham striding back to Westminster as the favourite candidate to replace him. Now, with Wes Streeting’s support, will Burnham’s path to PM be a procession, rather than a contest?

Most of the PM’s supporters appear to have finally deserted him – whereas 201 MPs are believed to have backed Burnham for leader

After their defeat in Makerfield, insiders say Reform were ‘spooked’ by Rupert Lowe’s Restore party and should focus on the scale of tactical voting

Concern about the spread of misinformation from right-wing figures prompts Richard Hermer to pull Attorney General’s Office off platform

Why are UK voters so anti-establishment? Why can't we name the Putney Pusher suspect? And why is the government banning teenagers from having AI relationships?    Jeevan Vasagar is joined by The Observer's Sarah Dear, Stephen Armstrong and Cat Neilan as they battle it out and pitch the top stories of the day.    **We want to hear what you think! Email us at: newsmeeting@observer.co.uk  Follow us on Social Media:  @ObserverUK on X  @theobserveruk on Instagram and TikTok @theobserveruk.bsky.social‬ on bluesky    Host: Jeevan Vasagar   Producer: Amalie Sortland   Executive Producer: Matt Russell   To find out more about The Observer:   Subscribe to TheObserver+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free content Head to our website observer.co.uk  Download the Observer app – for a listening experience curated by our journalists  

Sunday’s seizure of a Russian shadow ship won’t undo the damage of John Healey and Al Carns’s resignations