Richard Tice issues 'political earthquake' verdict for Coventry and Nuneaton local elections

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He took a tour around Nuneaton's Saturday market



Reform UK's deputy leader Richard Tice issued a bold verdict about the looming local elections - that his party's win will be 'seismic'.

He took a tour around Nuneaton's Saturday market earlier this afternoon (May 2) following a visit to Willenhall Social Club in Coventry this morning (May 2).

Speaking to CoventryLive about the elections on May 7, he said "It will be a political earthquake across the West Midlands from Coventry to Rugby, Nuneaton and Bedworth all the way up to Newcastle under Lyme, it will be seismic."

He strolled around the market, chatting to stall holders, including one selling Coventry City merchandise. A self-confessed Liverpool FC fanatic, he told the stall holder the Premiership promotion was 'fantastic'.

Many did a double-take as he walked past stalls and he stopped outside the Felix Holt pub to take a selfie that he said he was going to send to his friend Tim - Tim Martin, who founded the Wetherspoons chain.

He then stopped to speak to a busker before heading towards the Abbeygate Shopping Centre and then back to near the George Eliot statue.

When asked by CoventryLive: "We have been filling in more pot-holes, we have been using pot hole pros (professionals) in many councils," Mr Tice said.

To which George Finch, the leader of Warwickshire County Council who joined in the walk-about, claimed: "There has been an increase in the number of pot holes we have filled."

When asked what success looks like, Mr Tice said: "Winning councils, like Coventry and taking control over Nuneaton. we want to run them properly, think the local Labour MPs are going to get the shock of their lives.

He added: "People are done with incompetence, we are telling them how it is, our candidates are real people, from the real world as they are sick and tired of the waffle from people who have let everyone down."

He gave a rallying speech to local candidates on the steps of the Town Hall - where many of them hope to win a seat at the elections in Nuneaton and Bedworth - before heading off on another visit.

But he promised to be back and said he may even arrive at the count for the local elections on Friday, May 8.