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  "path": "/2026/02/19/reform-has-been-warned-that-defecting-tories-will-damage-its-brand-and-the-first-evidence-is-in/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-19T01:14:00.000Z",
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  "tags": [
    "UK Politics",
    "Opinion Polls",
    "Analysis",
    "Reform UK",
    "United Kingdom",
    "Tories",
    "Conservative Party",
    "Nigel Farage",
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  "textContent": "Polling suggests Reform UK’s strategy of accepting Conservative defectors is blurring its distinct identity while successfully appealing to a significant portion of the Tory voter base.",
  "title": "Reform has been warned that defecting Tories will damage its brand – and the first evidence is in"
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