What happened when Reform took power

当改革派掌权时发生了什么?

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2025-12-16

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When Reform took over 10 local councils in England this summer, it offered the first glimpse of how the party might govern if it were to get into No 10. Helen Pidd reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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  • This is The Guardian.

  • Today, what happens when reform takes over your local council?

  • We head to Lancashire to find out.

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  • Welcome everybody.

  • Thank you for turning up.

  • I want to make it clear that we're not here to question the results of the election but we are here to give a message to reform.

  • It's an unseasonably chilly day in Preston in late May and I'm standing outside the imposing red brick building of Lancashire's County Hall.

  • It's a big day for Lancashire.

  • Reform UK have just won the council elections and are about to hold their first full meeting and not everyone is happy about it.

  • We believe in our union, the NEU believe that reform is a racist party.

  • They want you to blame refugees for the crisis in our society.

  • As the speeches gather in volume and vigor,

  • I notice one of the new councillors watching on from the doorway, sucking on a vape.

  • It's Joel Tetlow, the new representative for Akrington North.

  • He's in his late 40s with a strong head of hair and neat beard,