It seems that Reform are not content to just take the Tories’ seats. After coming for their MPs, councillors and members, now Nigel Farage’s party is turning its guns on one of the most visible remaining bastions of conservatism in the north of England: working men’s Conservative clubs. This morning, a new sign appeared above the Talbot pub in Blackpool, a onetime Tory club. It now reads thus: ‘The Talbot: Reform UK Club.’
Members and supporters will mix with locals there, as Reform aims to go after the Blackpool South constituency where they finished second last July. A senior party source confirmed to Mr S that the new Reform UK Club was the first of many, saying:
First we replaced the Tories last week at the local elections, now we are replacing their clubs too. Reform UK is more than just a political party, it’s a movement and this is just the beginning.
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