The latest polls suggest that Brexit boss Nigel Farage has a path open to becoming an MP if he decides to stand as the Reform Party's candidate. ing.
A survey commissioned by Brexit supporter Aaron Banks has suggested Nigel Farage throws himself into the ring to challenge incumbent Giles Watling, the Conservative MP for the area, in the Essex constituency of Clacton. turned out to be ripe for selection. A party that started in 2017.
The poll, conducted by Survation, was conducted among 509 people in the constituency on January 11 and 12. The results showed Mr Farage won 37% of the vote, 10 points more than the current Conservative MP.
Mr Farage was arguably one of Britain's most influential politicians after World War II, and although he spent years as a member of the European Parliament, he has never served as a member of the British Parliament.
However, there is a precedent for outsiders being elected to the seat of Clacton, with former councilor Douglas Carswell joining the UK Independence Party (UKIP), founded by Nigel Farage, after leaving the Conservative Party in 2014. He was the first member of Congress to be elected to Congress. Mr Carswell was re-elected to the House of Commons under the UKIP banner in the 2015 general election.
Mr Farage commented on the investigation. Said of sunday times: “I have to say that this poll has made me think more seriously about returning to the pitch than before…This poll has made me think about returning to the pitch much more seriously than before. became.”
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The poll comes amid a surge in poll numbers for Reform UK (formerly the Brexit Party), which Mr Farage founded and of which he is still honorary president. The long-time political activist turned GB News TV presenter stepped back from frontline politics in 2021 to see his vision of Brexit come to fruition.
But Mr Farage accused him and others of failing to deliver on key promises of the Brexit campaign, particularly on immigration, as tens of thousands of illegal immigrants continue to flood across the UK. are becoming increasingly vocal about what they feel. Waterways and legal immigration from French beaches surges to record high.
Currently, Reform Britain's popular vote preference poll is around 9%, but leading pollster John Curtis predicts that if Mr Farage returns to the party's campaign trail, his approval rating will instantly rise to around 14%. suggested that he would.
With Britain's first-past-the-post voting system, which heavily favors the two main parties, it is still unlikely that reformers will win many seats in parliament, but if Mr Farage personally wins a seat in the House of Commons, he is likely to do so. It will be. Provide populist parties with a prominent platform to advance their policies.
Mr Farage said: “Do I want to be an influencer… or do I want to put on the shirt again and get back on the pitch?” I haven't decided yet, but this poll certainly puts a stronger balance of probabilities in favor of a return to the pitch. I have to say. ”
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