# Reform UK says Britain is broken. Birmingham tells another story

https://mins.news/en/item/47415

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-06 14:01 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/9/6/reform-uk-says-britain-is-broken-birmingham-tells-another-story?traffic_source=rss

> Reform UK’s gains in Birmingham are genuine, but they do not amount to a verdict against multiculturalism. The party won 23 of the city council’s 101 seats in May, becoming the largest single group without securing partners to govern. The result points instead to political fragmentation and a widening sense of abandonment.

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