Reform UK’s Mayfair fundraiser attracts ‘disgruntled’ ex-Tory donors
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Reform UK woos former Tory donors with Mayfair fundraising dinner
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UK housebuilders predict sector growth on Labour planning reforms
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UK councils say government ‘can’t have it both ways’ on pension reform
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Reform UK councillors resign in protest over Farage
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Tory and Reform MPs accused of ‘weaponising trauma’ of grooming victims, as Farage calls for inquiry into Pakistani men – UK politics live
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Musk says UK's Farage should not be Reform party leader
Tech billionaire Elon Musk said Sunday that British politician Nigel Farage should not be the Reform U.K. party’s leader. “The Reform Party needs a new leader,” Musk said in a post on the social ...The Hill - Jan. 5 -
Musk says Farage 'doesn't have what it takes' to be Reform UK leader
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