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Reform UK in steep decline
Shields Gazette
|February 26, 2026
Reform UK is in steep decline.
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Polling has fallen, with their lead shrinking from 15 points to five to eight, and bookmakers now favour Labour. Their narrative is losing credibility fast.The launch of its 'Shadow Cabinet' did them no favours.
Robert Jenrick, Shadow Chancellor, parrots the austerity policies behind 14 years of Conservative misrule.
He was central to Tory failures, including a 2020 planning decision to save a developer crony £50million, later ruled unlawful. Who trusts 'honest Bob'? Not me.
This story is from the February 26, 2026 edition of Shields Gazette.
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