British reform leader Nigel Farage is the frontrunner to become the next British Prime Minister, a survey by a major bookmaker has revealed.
Ladbrokes betting agency revealed on Tuesday, for the first time since it began tracking such odds, that Nigel Farage is “currently head of betting to be the next Prime Minister”.
Mr Farage is currently favored in the race at odds of 5/2, according to bookmakers, giving him a 28.6 per cent chance of becoming the next resident of No. 10 Downing Street.
By comparison, recently appointed leader of the so-called Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, currently has odds of 3/1, or a 25 per cent chance of becoming the next prime minister.
Closely following in third place is the incumbent Deputy Prime Minister Angela Reiner with odds of 6/1 (14.3%), and in a far distant fourth place is odds of 10/1 (9.1%). Health Secretary Wes Streeting.
In addition to increasing odds of him becoming the next prime minister, Farage's party is now the favorite to win the most seats in parliament at the next general election. “We opened on January 16th and we're now into September 4th,” Mr Ladbrokes said.
Nigel Farage's strong results come as his populist British Reform Party has racked up a series of victories, including a notable defection from the infamous Conservative Party, an increase in party membership and a rise in opinion poll numbers. It was brought in response to
Last week's survey by pollster Find Now showed support for Farage's British Reform Party rising to 24%, while Sir Keir Starmer's ruling party, notably, dropped to 23% in just a few days. It turned out that it outperformed the left-wing Labor Party. It has been several months since he took power.
Zia Yusuf, the new chair of the UK Reform Party, said the poll proved that Farage was “absolutely” the next prime minister.
This week, the rebranded Brexit Party was further strengthened by the addition of billionaire property developer Nick Candy, a former leading Tory supporter. Mr Candy said he would put £1m of his own money into the Reform Party's coffers, but said he would put his personal money into the coffers of the Reform Party, but he has also given other big donors a chance to help the party aim to take on the two establishment parties in Westminster. You will be tasked with working with them.
“Nigel Farage will be the prime minister of this country,” Candy predicted. “I will raise more money for reform than any other party in Britain has ever raised. Nigel will be Prime Minister.”
Mr Candy was appointed party treasurer alongside former Conservative cabinet minister Andrea Jenkins, former Conservative MP Aidan Burley, former Boris Johnson adviser and Conservative Party website founder Tim Montgomery, and former Conservative Party website founder Tim Montgomery. This comes after a number of high-profile defections from the Conservative Party, including her husband Tim Montgomery. Secretary Suela's hero Rael.
Mr. Farage said It would be “death by a thousand defections” for the Conservative Party.
The party's next big test in this era of rising momentum will be local elections across England in the spring, which will elect members of the country's 21 county councils and 12 other authorities and mayors. Mr Farage has repeatedly said he is focused on doing well at the polls, given the importance of having an effective grassroots campaign mechanism in British elections, which can make or break a Westminster election.
