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Sunday, October 18, 2026

Reform UK's Richard Tice Marries Journalist Isabel Oakeshott in Westminster Ceremony

The couple exchanged vows in the Chapel of St Mary Undercroft, followed by a reception with friends and family.

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Reform UK's Richard Tice Marries Journalist Isabel Oakeshott in Westminster Ceremony

Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice has married journalist and commentator Isabel Oakeshott in a ceremony held at the Chapel of St Mary Undercroft in Westminster.

The Boston and Skegness MP, 62, wed Oakeshott, 52, on October 17, 2026. The Reform UK party announced the marriage on social media the following day, extending congratulations to the couple.

Oakeshott shared her gratitude on social media, thanking Reform UK leader Nigel Farage for introducing them approximately ten years prior. The couple celebrated their union with around 70 friends and family members at The Shard in London, toasting with English still and sparkling wines.

The couple, who share six children from previous marriages, became engaged on Boxing Day when Tice proposed in an Oxfordshire pub. Oakeshott recounted the proposal to the Mail's Eden Confidential column earlier this year, recalling Tice's humorous request for a 14-day cooling-off period.

The ceremony took place in the chapel, which is located off Westminster Hall and is available for marriages and baptisms for MPs, peers, and senior parliamentary staff. The couple reportedly divide their time between Tice's constituency in Lincolnshire and the Gulf coast city-state, where Oakeshott relocated last year to reportedly avoid potential Labour-imposed VAT on public school fees. She indicated earlier this year that she would move back ahead of the next General Election.

The Boston and Skegness MP, 62, wed Oakeshott, 10 years his junior, yesterday in the striking setting of Westminster Hall's chapel of St Mary Undercroft


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