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Reform Watch

Reform Watch Special: The Hungarian Candidate
Each week we cast our eyes over what Reform have been up to. This week, we're looking directly at Matt Goodwin.
 • Padraig Reidy, The Lead, and Ella Glover
Reform Watch: Defections, transgressions and a seat for the Greens
Each week we cast over eyes over what Reform have been up to – from bizarre proclamations to the detail of how their attempts to run councils are going.
 • Ella Glover and The Lead
Reform Watch: First Zahawi, now Jenrick? Welcome to a Defection Special
Each week we cast over eyes over what Reform have been up to – from bizarre proclamations to the detail of how their attempts to run councils are going.
 • Ella Glover and The Lead
Reform Watch: Misinformation, myth-making and malicious U-turns
Each week we cast over eyes over what Reform have been up to – from bizarre proclamations to the detail of how their attempts to run councils are going.
 • Ella Glover and The Lead
Reform Watch: Racist comments, finance scandals and bad ideas
Each week we cast over eyes over what Reform have been up to – from bizarre proclamations to the detail of how their attempts to run councils are going.
 • Ella Glover and The Lead
Reform Watch: The 'don't drink and tweet' special
Each week we cast over eyes over what Reform have been up to – from bizarre proclamations to the detail of how their attempts to run councils are going.
 • Ella Glover and The Lead
Reform Watch: Why did Lancashire's County Council leader miss Remembrance Day, and is Reform UK pro Russia?
Each week we cast over eyes over what Reform have been up to – from bizarre proclamations to the detail of how their attempts to run councils are going.
 • Ella Glover and The Lead
Reform Watch: Failing councils, far right beliefs and Farage's schoolboy racism
Each week we cast over eyes over what Reform have been up to – from bizarre proclamations to the detail of how their attempts to run councils are going.
 • Ella Glover
Reform Watch: Racism, racism and more racism
Each week we cast over eyes over what Reform have been up to – from bizarre proclamations to the detail of how their attempts to run councils are going.
 • Ella Glover and The Lead
Exclusive: Calls for anti-extremism investigation of suspended Reform councillor after 'hardline' posts in far-right WhatsApp group revealed
Lancashire councillor Tom Pickup claims the party is showing a different face to the public
 • Luke Beardsworth and The Lead
Reform Watch: Legal threats, council tax hikes and social media blunders
Each week we cast over eyes over what Reform have been up to – from bizarre proclamations to the detail of how their attempts to run councils are going.
 • Ella Glover
Reform Watch: bus lanes, back tracks and more racism
Each week we cast over eyes over what Reform have been up to – from bizarre proclamations to the detail of how their attempts to run councils are going.
 • Ella Glover
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