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Reform UK Secures Parliamentary Seat in Narrow Victory

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The Reform UK party, led by Nigel Farage, achieved significant wins in local elections held in England. The party secured 39% of the votes, with notable victories including the Runcorn and Helsby seat, won by Sarah Pochin by a margin of six votes. This result marks the party's fifth Member of Parliament and is considered a significant breakthrough. In contrast, Labour, which previously held the seat, saw its representative Mike Amesbury resign after being convicted of assault. The elections, while limited in scope, are seen as a major moment for Reform UK, with Farage describing it as "a very, very big moment indeed" for politics.

  1. GB
    Nigel Huddleston
    British Conservative Party
    1. She's only been leader for six months, and she was out and about right across the country. And I can tell you this: Everywhere we went, people wanted to see her more and hear more from her.
  2. GB
    Kemi Badenoch
    British Conservative Party
    1. If you want a great council, don't just hope for it, vote for it.
  3. GB
    Keir Starmer
    Labour Party
    1. Labour councillors, mayors and MPs working together to bring change to Britain. Or chaos and division with parties who have no plan for change.
  4. GB
    Nigel Farage
    Reform UK
    1. I think we've supplanted the Conservative Party now as the main opposition party in government.
    2. This is heartland Labour Party, their vote has collapsed and much of it has come to us.
  5. GB
    Tony Travers
    London School of Economics
    1. This shows that they have the momentum of a winning party at a point when both Conservatives and Labour are unpopular at the same time.
    2. It will inevitably raise questions about the leadership.
    3. That is almost without parallel in British politics.
  6. GB
    Rob Ford
    University of Manchester
    1. We will see losses from the Tories and Labour, but not equally.
  7. GB
    John Curtice
    YouGov UK
    1. The message of the opinion polls, that the Conservatives are still in the doldrums and that Labour has lost a lot of ground since last July, all seems to be reflected in the results of these elections, and who has advanced above all since last summer is Reform.
    2. It's pretty clear that we are in a situation we have not really experienced before.

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sources

  1. 1.The Washington Post
  2. 2.France 24
  3. 3.CNN
  4. 4.Agence France-Presse
  5. 5.BBC
  6. 6.Daily Telegraph
  7. 7.Reuters

perspectives

  1. 1.Election
  2. 2.Inflation
  3. 3.British Politics
  4. 4.BREXIT
  5. 5.Immigration to the UK
  6. 6.UK under Keir Starmer
  7. 7.British Economy
  8. 8.Real estate

countries

  1. 1.United KingdomGB
  2. 2.UkraineUA
  3. 3.United StatesUS

organizations

  1. 1.Labour Party
  2. 2.Conservative Party
  3. 3.Reform UK
  4. 4.British Conservative Party
  5. 5.Liberal Democractic Party
  6. 6.Green Party
  7. 7.European Union
  8. 8.House of Commons
  9. 9.London School of Economics
  10. 10.University of Manchester
  11. 11.YouGov UKGB

persons

  1. 1.Keir StarmerGB
  2. 2.Mike Amesbury
  3. 3.Nigel FarageGB
  4. 4.John CurticeGB
  5. 5.Kemi BadenochGB
  6. 6.Sarah Pochin
  7. 7.Donald TrumpUS
  8. 8.Karen Shore
  9. 9.Nigel HuddlestonGB
  10. 10.Rob FordGB
  11. 11.Tony TraversGB

technicals

  1. 1.Brexit
  2. 2.Broken Britain
  3. 3.English Channel
  4. 4.World War II