Overview
- Peter Reeve, newly elected in Peterborough, said “UKIP’s here” in a post-win TV interview following Thursday’s local elections.
- An ITV reporter corrected him on air, after which he said his 15 years in politics ran from the “UKIP days” through to Reform.
- He won a council seat in Stanground South, a ward in Peterborough, according to local results reported Friday.
- The clip posted on X drew wide mockery and fresh claims that Reform is UKIP under a new name.
- Reform UK touted big gains in the same elections, with early counts putting it near 300 seats on the first 40 councils as Keir Starmer called the night tough and Nigel Farage labeled the shift historic.