Reform UK goes back to Brexit as it looks to seize on Tory troubles

Party has tweaked its name and is preparing to announce hundreds of new parliamentary candidates

It was barely noticed, but a slight tweak last month to the name of the insurgent rightwing party Reform UK sought to resurrect a ghost that once terrified the Conservatives. In future, it is to be known as Reform UK: The Brexit party".

The explicit move to tap into a reservoir of leave-voting nostalgia comes amid signs that the party, which struggled after its co-founder Nigel Farage focused his attention on his broadcasting career, could once again cause real problems for the Tories.