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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Josh Halliday North of England editor

‘I don’t trust them’: voters wary as Reform eyes possible Runcorn byelection

Reform Nigel Farage Mike Amesbury Runcorn Voter United States Sir Keir Starmer
Rob Hitchmough and his two dogs outside a cafe in Frodsham, Cheshire.
Rob Hitchmough in Frodsham, Cheshire, where there could be a byelection after the court case of the local Labour MP, Mike Amesbury. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The Guardian

As Nigel Farage toured US television studios before the inauguration of President Donald Trump, his face was almost as unavoidable in a quiet Cheshire market town more than 3,000 miles from the White House.

“He’s already got an office here, hasn’t he?” exclaimed Rob Hitchmough, 65, walking his cavalier King Charles spaniels, Oskar and Reyes, along Frodsham Main Street, where Reform UK had its campaign headquarters last year.

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