UK populist leader Nigel Farage and the Reform UK party surge in polls and may become the leading right-wing political movement in the country as the mainstream Conservative Party faces electoral wipeout.
LONDON – Maverick populist leader Nigel Farage sent shockwaves across Britain’s general election as he returned to frontline politics last week, with his party set to disrupt the Conservative Party’s centuries-old grip as the most popular right-wing force in the country. Farage announced on Monday that he will lead the right-wing Reform UK party and seek a seat in Parliament for the seaside town of Clacton-on-Sea in the July 4 general election to 'make Britain great again.
can’t turn my back on those millions of people who followed me, believed in me,' Farage said in a speech. 'I’ve changed my mind because I can’t let down millions of people.' Farage’s campaign launch did not go without problems, as a woman threw a McDonald’s milkshake over him as he left an event. Local police arrested the woman on suspicion of assault.
Americans should support Nigel and the Reform Party from across the pond.' Former Conservative cabinet minister Nadine Dorries, who served under the government of former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, speculated that Reform UK is on track to take over as the country’s main right-wing party.
Farage's party represents the most potent challenge to the Conservative Party’s domination as the country’s premier right-wing political force, likely reshaping the party and pushing it further to the right. In 2016, at the peak of the campaign to leave the EU, Farage’s previous pro-Brexit political party, the UK Independence Party , polled at around 17%, forcing Conservatives to move rightwards and adopt the policies of the insurgent populists.
In Clacton, despite the town’s overwhelming support for right-leaning candidates, Farage will face a tough competition against his Conservative rival Giles Watling. This will be Farage’s eighth attempt to win a seat in Parliament. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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