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Here’s what Reform UK has said about its policies since local election wins

Reform UK has emerged as an electoral force. Nigel Farage’s right-wing party won 10 councils, two mayoralties and a parliamentary by-election during Thursday’s polls. Wes Streeting, speaking for the government on Sunday, acknowledged Reform is “a real threat” to Labour and is being treated as a “serious opposition force”. “In that spirit,” Streeting added, “I…

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1 p.m.: Durham is proper Labour heartland territory. Until 2021, the party had controlled the county for a century. After mopping up every seat here in the general election, this was seen as Labour’s best chance of regaining control of a council. But Farage has been campaigning hard here personally and hopes to make real inroads….