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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Steven Morris

‘They misjudged Caerphilly’: how the Reform juggernaut backfired in Welsh byelection

Reform UK's Llŷr Powell (left) looks on as Plaid Cymru's Lindsay Whittle makes a speech after being declared winner for the Caerphilly Senedd byelection on 24 October.
Reform UK's Llŷr Powell (left) looks on as Plaid Cymru's Lindsay Whittle makes a speech after being declared the winner of the Caerphilly Senedd byelection on 24 October. Photograph: Andrew Matthews/PA

Yuliia Bond works two jobs, raises two children and is studying at university. In the autumn, she also found time to take on Reform UK when it tried to win the Caerphilly byelection.

Bond, a Ukrainian refugee who has settled in south Wales, said she could not remain silent as Reform tried to win the seat in the Senedd (Welsh parliament ).

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