Farage says his party will gain more than 6m votes in general election after polling ahead of Tories for first time
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage arrives with the party's chair Richard Tice heading to an impromptu press conference in Westminster.Reform UK leader Nigel Farage arrives with the party's chair Richard Tice heading to an impromptu press conference in Westminster.Nigel Farage has declared himself the real “leader of the opposition” and predicted his Reform party will gain more than 6m votes, after polling ahead of the Conservatives for the first time.
“The election is over. Labour has won … But perhaps more importantly who is going to be the opposition voice to Labour in the House of Commons and in the country? I’m putting it to you that I believe that I can be that voice of opposition.”However, Farage also attempted to manage expectations by refusing to say how many seats he thought his party would win.
Rishi Sunak has responded to the polls by saying that Labour would be handed a “blank cheque” if current polling were replicated at the election. “I think that choice will crystallise for people between now and polling day,” the prime minister said.
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