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There was strong support in the Liberal/Conservative Coalition cabinet formed by David Lloyd George in January 1919, and among Coalition Liberal and Conservative backbenchers for a fusion of their two parties. In April 1919, a New Members' Coalition Group of Conservatives and Liberals
was formed in the House of Commons.

Fusion was energetically advocated by Lloyd George and proposed a name - 'the United Reform Party'.

The POD is that after the by-election in the double-member constituency on 27 March 1920 which was won by a Conservative and Coalition Liberal running in harness (as in OTL), a fusion agreement was signed by leading members of both parties on 4 April.
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