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Asked why he thought the Welsh Conservatives were struggling in polls, former Senedd Tory adviser Anthony Pickles said: "Because the national party is still so involved in trying to work out its future strategy, its very difficult for the Welsh Conservatives to be diverging, and creating their own brand proposition".

Some Reform UK leaflets delivered in Kent did feature national party messaging, including a pledge to "stop the boats".

The Scottish National Party, Plaid Cymru and others will, of course, be in the mix then too.

It all started in 2009, when she won a seat on Lincolnshire County Council, narrowly defeating the far-right British National Party's candidate.

With support from the national party, the “Good Trouble Fest” was an opportunity for local Democrats distressed about the direction of the country, and perhaps tired of waiting for elected reps to come to the rescue, to gather, talk to each other, and discover ways to get more engaged in politics themselves.