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Reform UK Targets Conservative Strongholds in Northern England

5/12/2025

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Reform UK, under the leadership of Nigel Farage, is making bold moves in northern England, focusing on Conservative bastions like working men’s clubs. The Talbot pub in Blackpool has proudly rebranded as a Reform UK Club, signaling the party's ambition to capture the Blackpool South constituency, where they narrowly missed victory last time.

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Reform UK, under the leadership of Nigel Farage, is making bold moves in northern England, focusing on Conservative bastions like working men’s clubs. The Talbot pub in Blackpool has proudly rebranded as a Reform UK Club, signaling the party's ambition to capture the Blackpool South constituency, where they narrowly missed victory last time.