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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Anna Katrina Sevilla

Reform UK Leadership Humiliated As Nearly Half Of Core Grassroots Voters Secretly Back Local Solar Farms Over Fracking

Reform UK Leadership Humiliated As Nearly Half Of Core Grassroots Voters Secretly Back Local Solar Farms Over Fracking (Credit: Unsplash)

Reform UK's national leadership is facing growing tension with its own voter base after new polling showed many grassroots supporters prefer local solar farms over fracking projects in their communities.

A survey conducted by More in Common for the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) found that 43% of people who backed Reform UK in England's local elections would choose solar farms as the better local energy source, compared with 23% who preferred fracking. Across all voters surveyed, support for solar rose to 60%, while only 10% selected fracking.

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