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The Rise of Reform UK - the party the Tories fear

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🗓️ 5 March 2024

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Reform UK - a fringe political party founded by Nigel Farage - is unlikely to win many seats, it has little money and its leader has a low profile. But the Conservatives are still nervous about the Farage effect following a bruising by-election. Could the rise of Reform be the nail in the coffin for the Tories?

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I know you've had it marked in your calendar for months.

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Rishi Sunak certainly will.

0:51.0

He's all too aware it's one of the last moments pre-election to change the political

0:56.0

weather.

0:57.0

Could extra tax cuts? Give him a bit of headwind? Clear the dark clouds that, according to polls at at least forecast a decent chunk of voters

1:05.0

ditching him for labour. But should he also keep his eye on the latest Farage faction,

1:11.0

reform? They may be small in number. They may be polling only at 10% but the

1:18.1

impact that's having on the Conservative Party is seismic. Reform UK is a small populist political party set up by Nigel Farage,

1:28.0

but led by the little-known businessman called Richard Tice.

1:32.0

We're delighted with our best to ever by-election results in Kingswood

1:36.5

at just at 10.4 percent, 13 percent in Wellingborough. And it's got the Conservative Party's attention.

1:42.3

We can now reveal that Le Anderson met with Richard. and it's got the Conservative Party's attention.

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