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The secret behind Reform’s local election campaign

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EXPLORE THE ISSUE 26 April 2025
issue 26 April 2025

It is an irony of Brexit that, since we left the EU, British politics has become more European. The local elections on Thursday will put another nail in the coffin of the two-party system that has dominated the UK for 100 years. Labour and the Conservatives now poll a combined 45 per cent of the vote: half the country want someone different.

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