内容摘要：Russia withdrew from the agreement in summer 2023, arguing that financial sanctions were hindering its exports, and said it would

Russia withdrew from the agreement in summer 2023, arguing that financial sanctions were hindering its exports, and said it would

Polling expert Sir John Curtice said Reform had benefited from a significant fall in the Conservative vote in seats the party had previously held, as well as advancing most in areas where people voted Leave in the 2016 referendum.In all four seats won by Reform, more than 70% of people voted for Brexit.

Reform UKs five MPs are:Reform UK candidates also came second in 98 constituencies.In an early sign of Reform's success in winning over former Tory voters, the first two results of the night in north-east England - in Blyth and Ashington and in Houghton and Sunderland South - saw the party beat the Conservatives by more than 4,000 votes.

The pattern was repeated in a number of other seats, as the Tory vote share plummeted.However, Reform had less success winning seats off Labour.

In Barnsley North, where the exit poll had forecast a 99% likelihood of Reform taking the seat, Labour held the seat with an increased majority of 7,811.

Reform's candidate, Robert Lomas,The couple have a long history of working for social good: Chris raises money for charity as a singer in the socialist street choir Cor Cochion, while Valerie has been volunteering with Cruse Bereavement Support for 21 years.

Chris said he and his wife were very aware of the acute need for overnight housing in Swansea when they made their decision to donate."They are lovely people and to be doing the work they do is quite amazing," said Valerie of The Wallich.

"Both of us have done a whole load of travelling in our careers, too much really, and so we don't want to do that anymore," she added."We are quite content to just live a quiet life, eat out now and again, and we've got everything we need."