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More than 60 Tory councillors defect to Reform

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At least 60 of Reform UK's council candidates have defected from the Conservatives .

Ex-Tory activists, councillors or candidates have torn up their membership cards.

Reform has surged in popularity in the nine months since the general election.

Party said a vote for Reform on May 1 “risks letting a Tory in by the back door”.

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77

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formal

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English

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short-lived

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