Nigel Farage says Reform UK's aim is to form a 'real' opposition as he declares that the 'election is already over', prediction a Labour landslide. He adds that he hasn't entered the fray as a 'wrecker' but as a 'builder'.
Let's get one thing straight from the off. If, or rather when, Keir Starmer walks into 10 Downing Street on July 5, it won't be the fault of Nigel Farage or Reform UK.
Don't forget that Corbyn ran the Tories close in 2017, following the implosion of Mother Theresa's hubristic 'strong and stable' shambles of a campaign. Why the hell should Farage bail them out for a second time? In 2019, cast-iron policy assurances were given, then dumped by the Conservatives at the earliest possible opportunity. OK, Brexit got 'done', after a fashion and without any great enthusiasm.
You don't need me to remind you that since the Brexit referendum, inward migration has gone through the roof. So much for 'taking back control'. As I've argued before, where is it written that the Conservative Party has a divine right to rule? Or that Tory MPs are entitled to hold on to their seats, simply because the Labour alternative is too horrible to contemplate? With hindsight, the best outcome of the 2019 election would have been a Conservative/Brexit coalition.
The polls tell a different story. According to YouGov, Reform and the Tories are now running neck-and-neck. This time next week, Rodney, Reform may well have a commanding lead. Richard Tice is vigorously contesting Boston, Brexit Central in the referendum, although he's by no means nailed on.
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