First Reform UK pub in Blackpool, The Talbot

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00:00In Blackpool, something a bit different is brewing, and it's not just the beer.

00:03The Tab has become the UK's first official Reform UK pub.

00:07Owned by Pete Flynn and licensee Nick Lowe, who've run the pub for 15 years,

00:11it's now relaunched as a political and community hub, proudly serving Remainertiers on tap.

00:16But the owners insist everyone is welcome, regardless of views.

00:19Backed by Blackpool and Fleetwood Reform UK chairman, Mark Butcher,

00:22the move is part of a grassroots push to bring politics into everyday spaces,

00:26with cheap pints and open conversation.

00:28With plans already in motion to expand to nearby Fleetwood,

00:31the team say they're creating a space for real talk and reform values.

00:34Could this be the start of a new kind of political pub chain in Britain?