Nigel Farage wins seat in UK parliament for first time

Nigel Farage, leader of the right-wing Reform UK party, won a seat in the British parliament for the first time on Friday in the seaside English town of Clacton-on-Sea, as voters deserted Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party.

Farage, whose career of anti-immigration, pro-Brexit campaigning has made him one of Britain’s most recognizable and divisive political figures, comfortably beat the Conservative candidate Giles Watling who had previously held the seat. ---More...

Yesterday @Nigel_Farage romped home in Clacton. His victory speech may well send shivers down the spine of the Blob. pic.twitter.com/hajVtpgjOw

— David Atherton (@DaveAtherton20)July 5, 2024

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