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Reform UK Blames Royal Mail; Poll Forecasts Seat Gains

4/26/2026

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Reform UK's legal team wrote to Royal Mail executive Alistair Cochrane alleging misconduct after a postman admitted in a Facebook group that he threw the leaflets away.
Royal Mail opened an investigation, with Reform UK lawyers calling the episode a suspected incident of apparent misconduct.
JL Partners poll for The Telegraph forecasts Reform UK gaining seats in the North and East on May 7, while Labour could fall to fourth place.

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Reform UK's legal team wrote to Royal Mail executive Alistair Cochrane alleging misconduct after a postman admitted in a Facebook group that he threw the leaflets away.
Royal Mail opened an investigation, with Reform UK lawyers calling the episode a suspected incident of apparent misconduct.
JL Partners poll for The Telegraph forecasts Reform UK gaining seats in the North and East on May 7, while Labour could fall to fourth place.