US Democrats on Saturday elected Ken Martin, the party leader in Minnesota, as the national chairman, turning to a low-profile Midwestern political operative to co-ordinate their resistance to Donald ...

John Elliott, a businessman who has given his support to the party, shared a stage with Reform UK leader Nigel Farage as he made the claim.

The leading contenders, Mr Wikler and Minnesota’s Ken Martin, are low-profile state party chairmen. They have promised to refocus the Democratic message on working-class voters, strengthen Democratic ...