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Reform UK Shakes Up London Politics

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Reform UKs London mayoral candidate, Laila Cunningham, criticizes the uniparty for colluding against her party. Former Labour mayor David Bond urges voters to back Conservatives to block Reforms rise. Cunningham, a former Conservative, shares Bonds leaflet on social media, accusing the parties of forming a cartel. Reforms growing influence in outer London targets is highlighted, with Cunninghams own switch from Conservatives to Reform UK adding intrigue to the political landscape.

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Reform UK Shakes Up London Politics

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UK News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Reform UK Shakes Up London Politics. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

On April 2nd, Reform UK's candidate for London Mayor Layla Cunningham is calling out the Unipartee for fighting tooth and nail to survive. A kick-off when David Bond, a former labor mayor of Ealing from 2000 to 2001, dropped the conservative leaflet in Hillington. Holmes, he urged folks to vote toward a block reform from gaining ground. Bond warned that reform is pulling strong in spots across the country and zeroing in on councils like Hillington. He argued the local conservatives are the only solid team standing between reform surge and giving Nigel Farage a bigger national stage. Cunningham, who's a Westminster City Councillor, hit back hard on social media. She shared picks of the leaflet and ripped into labor and the Tories as one self-serving cartel. No longer even hiding their teamed up act against. Reform. Earlier this year in January, top pollster and Tory peer Lord Hayward pointed out reform smart plays and outer London targets like Bexley, Bromley, and Expectzley,

Havering, and even Hillington. Adding irony, Cunningham herself jumped ship from the conservatives to reform UK in June 2025, after first running for them in 20. 18 and winning a seat in 2022. Meanwhile, this back and forth highlights how reforms momentum is shaking up the old guard, forcing unusual alliances just to hold the line in these. Battleground Spots.

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