- Reform UK is to select its candidate for Kemi Badenoch’s North West Essex constituency using a US-style open primary.
- All residents in the constituency will be eligible to vote for the candidate at a public event hosted by Nigel Farage in November.
- Reform UK aims to unseat Ms Badenoch, who retained her seat in 2024 with a narrow majority of 2,610 votes.
- The announcement coincides with the Conservative Party conference, where Reform UK launched an advertising van targeting the opposition frontbench.
- Reform UK chairman Lee Anderson criticised Ms Badenoch, claiming her shadow cabinet is filled with figures responsible for past government failings.
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