It comes as recriminations begin over the crushing defeat to Andy Burnham in Makerfield

Was Rob Kenyon really the best that Reform could come up with in a political battle that attracted widespread national interest?

Reform UK party leader calls Andy Burnham’s byelection win ‘emphatic’ and makes appeal to voters of far-right Restore Britain

Gawain Towler, Reform's former head of communications who is now on the party's governing board, issued the warning following the Makerfield by-election result.

It comes as recriminations begin over the crushing defeat to Andy Burnham in Makerfield

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