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Tice Confident About Reform's Chances in UK By-Election

Tice Confident About Reform's Chances in UK By-Election. Richard Tice, deputy leader of Nigel Farage’s right-wing Reform UK, says the party has a "cracking chance" in tomorrow's Makerfield by-election.

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Tice Confident About Reform's Chances in UK By-Election. Richard Tice, deputy leader of Nigel Farage’s right-wing Reform UK, says the party has a "cracking chance" in tomorrow's Makerfield by-election. Labour’s Andy Burnham is the favorite to win the vote in the northern England constituency, and Reform also faces competition from the new Restore party, which is even further to the right. Tice speaks on Bloomberg Television. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Tice Confident About Reform's Chances in UK By-Election.Supported · Medium-high confidence
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Tice Confident About Reform's Chances in UK By-Election.
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