{"id":135107,"date":"2023-10-20T07:28:58","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T07:28:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmybiznews.com\/?p=135107"},"modified":"2023-10-20T07:28:58","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T07:28:58","slug":"reform-uk-delivering-phase-one-of-plan-to-oust-labour-after-by-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmybiznews.com\/politics\/reform-uk-delivering-phase-one-of-plan-to-oust-labour-after-by-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Reform UK ‘delivering phase one’ of plan to oust Labour after by-elections"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Richard Tice, leader of Reform UK, has twisted the knife by saying he was \u201cdelighted\u201d to deny the Tories victory in the crucial by-elections – with its vote exceeding the Labour majority in both cases.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile Deputy Leader Ben Habib, like Mr Tice a former Brexit Party MEP, has said he and his colleagues were on a mission to \u201cdestroy the Conservative Party\u201d – something he said was \u201cwell on the way to being delivered\u201d.<\/p>\n

The results – which saw Alistair Strathern win by 1,192 votes in Mid Bedfordshire, and Sarah Edwards prevail by 1,316 in Tamworth – represent a crushing blow for the Prime Minister with less than a year to go before the 2024 general election.<\/p>\n

But Mr Tice pointed out their wins would not have been possible without the intervention of Reform UK, the successor to the Brexit Party previously led by Nigel Farage.<\/p>\n

In Mid Bedfordshire, Dave Holland picked up 1,487 votes, while in Tamworth, Ian Cooper won the support of 1,373 people.<\/p>\n

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Mid Bedfordshire by-election win hailed by Labour\u2019s Strathern<\/h3>\n

Mr Tice, who took to X, previously Twitter, to thank both candidates, commented: \u201cWe, @reformparty_uk, delighted, in 3rd position, to ensure Tories lost Tamworth.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis despite Tories spending huge money on adverts asking people not to vote Reform.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeat both Lib Dems and Greens by considerable margin.<\/p>\n

In a second post he added: \u201cIn both seats @reformparty_uk\u2019s share of vote exceeded Labour majority over the Conservatives.<\/p>\n

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\u201cTwice in same night have @reformparty_uk ensured Tories lost their seat with this by-election result.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ben Habib, like Mr Tice a former MEP, was similarly upbeat, posting that his party was “delivering on phase one of our plan”.<\/p>\n

He told Express.co.uk: \u201cWhen I joined Reform UK I did so for two reasons.<\/p>\n

\u201cFirst to destroy the Conservative Parliamentary Party which has betrayed Brexit, Northern Ireland, and indeed all of the UK.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey have broken the economy, the labour market and public services. They have opened our borders to unbridled Illegal and legal migration. They have to go.\u201d<\/p>\n