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Advance UK Announces Regional Directors as National Expansion Accelerates
Advance UK is pleased to announce a significant step in its national growth with the appointment of a new cohort of Regional Directors, strengthening the party’s organisational structure and accelerating its grassroots expansion across the United Kingdom.
These appointments mark a critical phase in Advance UK’s development as a fully registered political party with growing representation at local and county level. The establishment of Regional Directors will provide clear stewardship, regional accountability, and a direct voice for members as Advance UK builds pilot branches and lays the foundations for long-term national presence.
The newly appointed Regional Directors are:
- Michelle Ballantyne — Scotland
- Mark Tunnicliff — Scotland
- Lee Chapman — West Midlands
- Jade Chapman — West Midlands
- Tim Power — North West
- Judith Clegg — South East
- Robert Street — South East
They will work under the leadership of Richard Thomson, National Director, coordinating grassroots organisation, supporting local branches, and ensuring that members play a meaningful role in shaping the party’s direction and priorities.
Advance UK has already seen rapid momentum on the ground, with pilot branches well underway in several areas and increasing numbers of councillors and local organisers aligning with the party. The new regional structure is designed to support that growth — not from the top down, but from the heart of communities outward.
Comment
Commenting on the appointments, Richard Thomson, National Director of Advance UK, said:
“This is truly monumental. Advance UK exists to change the paradigm within British politics. We are the only party giving members a genuine, meaningful voice — rooted in principle and grounded in the belief that the people of this incredible nation must be at the forefront of everything we do.”
He added:
“While other parties talk about change, we are building it. Advance UK is a movement driven by clear principles and by the will of ordinary people who have had enough of politics being done to them rather than for them.”
Richard Thomson, National Director of Advance UKAdvance UK is founded on a simple but increasingly rare proposition: that the United Kingdom should be governed in the interests of its own people.
The appointment of Regional Directors reflects Advance UK’s commitment to building a serious political movement from the ground up — empowering members, supporting local leadership, and restoring trust between voters and those who represent them.
As Advance UK continues to expand its footprint across the country, these appointments signal not only organisational growth, but the arrival of a new kind of politics: principled, fearless, and unapologetically rooted in the national interest.
Advance UK will continue to announce further organisational developments and local representation in the coming weeks.