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'''Reform UK''' is a [[conservative]] and [[populist]] political party in the [[United Kingdom]]. It was established as the '''Brexit Party''' in 2019, with the aim of achieving [[Brexit]] and securing UK independence from the [[European Union]]. It now focuses on issues such as constitutional reform, including reform of the UK's undemocratic [[First past the post|first-past-the-post]] electoral system, and reducing immigration. It is led by co-founder [[Nigel Farage]], who led the party from its inception in 2019 until March 2021, and again since 3 June 2024.
 
'''Reform UK''' is a [[conservative]] and [[populist]] political party in the [[United Kingdom]]. It was established as the '''Brexit Party''' in 2019, with the aim of achieving [[Brexit]] and securing UK independence from the [[European Union]]. It now focuses on issues such as constitutional reform, including reform of the UK's undemocratic [[First past the post|first-past-the-post]] electoral system, and reducing immigration. It is led by co-founder [[Nigel Farage]], who led the party from its inception in 2019 until March 2021, and again since 3 June 2024.
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The party gained its first Member of Parliament in 2024 when [[Lee Anderson]], MP for [[Ashfield]] in [[Nottinghamshire]], defected from the Tories. Lee Anderson would regain his seat at the 2024 UK general election, at which 5 Reform UK MPs were elected, includiong Nigel Farage as MP for Clacton in [[Essex]].
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The party gained its first Member of Parliament in 2024 when [[Lee Anderson]], MP for [[Ashfield]] in [[Nottinghamshire]], defected from the Tories. Lee Anderson would regain his seat at the 2024 UK general election, at which 5 Reform UK MPs were elected, including Nigel Farage as MP for Clacton in [[Essex]].
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Since 2024, the party has surpassed the Tories as the main right-of-centre party in the UK, becoming the UK's largest party by membership in late 2025.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/12/12/reform-becomes-britains-largest-party/ Reform becomes Britain’s largest political party]</ref>
 
==History==
 
==History==
 
The Brexit Party was founded in April 2019,<ref>Multiple references:
 
The Brexit Party was founded in April 2019,<ref>Multiple references:
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