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September 8, 2025

'Huge work to do to become credible': Tech groups question Reform party conference focus

The once-fringe anti-immigration party leads opinion polls in the UK

Tech groups have criticised the far-right Reform Party conference’s limited focus on business policy, as the once-fringe party leads opinion polls in the UK.

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Kai Nicol-Schwarz

Kai Nicol-Schwarz was a senior reporter at Sifted. He covered AI and UK tech.

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