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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Peter Walker Senior political correspondent

Constituencies that elected Reform UK candidates blighted by poor roads, report finds

Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK flanked by the other four newly elected MPs of the party with thumbs-up signs
Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, flanked by the other four newly elected MPs of the party at Westminster. Photograph: DW Images/REX/Shutterstock

Every constituency that elected a new Reform UK candidate at the general election has experienced long delays to road improvement schemes and resulting congestion, a report has found, in a possible clue to the growing appeal of populist parties.

A series of other places where Nigel Farage’s party is now polling well are also lacking transport infrastructure, the report added, as well as a perception among locals that decisions were being made in London that made their lives more difficult could push them to abandon major parties.

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