Brexit advocate Farage enters British parliament
There is a "massive gap" in the Middle-Right spectrum of British politics, Farage stated further. It is my job to fill this, "and that's exactly what I will do". Previously, he had written in online service X: "The revolt against the Establishment is in progress."
Farage, despite previous failed attempts to become a Member of Parliament in the British Parliament, was already sitting for the Brexit Party Ukip - the predecessor party of Reform UK - in the EU Parliament in Brussels.
The former Ukip leader is the son of a stockbroker, attended a private school, and is close to the former US President Donald Trump. Farage was a driving force behind the 2016 Brexit vote and worked afterwards as a presenter at the conservative television broadcaster GB News, securing him a certain popularity among the conservative voter base.
Initially, by-election polls had predicted 13 seats for Reform UK - the party would have cut significantly better than predicted in surveys. For the first time in British history, a right-wing party had won more than one seat in a parliamentary election.
In Britain, there is a power shift after 14 years: The Labour Party of Keir Starmer is predicted to have achieved an absolute majority, while the conservatives, led by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, suffered their worst defeat since the beginning of the 20th century.
- Nigel Farage, a prominent Brexit advocate and former UKIP leader, had expressed his intention to fill the perceived gap in the Middle-Right spectrum of British politics, stating, "It's my job to do this, and that's exactly what I will do."
- Although Farage had previously unsuccessful bids to become a Member of Parliament in the UK's House of Commons, he was currently representing the Brexit Party UKIP, the predecessor of Reform UK, in the EU Parliament.
- During the 2016 parliamentary election, Farage played a crucial role as a Brexit advocate and later worked as a presenter at conservative television broadcaster GB News, boosting his popularity among conservative voters in Great Britain.
- Contrary to initial predictions, Reform UK, led by Farage, secured more than one seat in a parliamentary election, making history as the first right-wing party to win more than one seat in a British parliamentary election.
