The leader of the Reform UK party steps on the Conservatives’ toes and could weaken their presence in Parliament
Nigel Farage has launched its campaign for the UK general election.
The main supporter of Brexit has made it his mission this year to torment the losing Conservative Party, and could well do the unimaginable, considerably reducing the number of Tory seats in Parliament next July.
His main campaign theme: immigration, a subject that divides but leaves no one indifferent, like these inhabitants of Skegnessa seaside resort located in the East of England on the coast of the North Sea.
“It’s time we took care of our own instead of letting other people come and live with us.” said a resident.
“I think the reform will take a lot of votes away from the Conservatives, which will probably result in a Labor victory.” said another.
Skegness is a typical eastern coastal town and reflects the trend observed across the entire English coast. While it had 77% conservatives in the last elections, it now leans towards Labor.
Right-wingers are giving their vote to Labor by splitting the vote between the Conservatives and Nigel Farage’s Reform Party.
According to the latest poll, Labor would obtain 45% of the vote, the Conservatives 22% and the Reformists 13%.
Does this risk pushing the Conservative Party further to the right after the general election?
In any case, the future will rest above all on the success of the British economy, and probably under a Labor government led by Keir Starmer
Simplistic ideas
The doctor Veronica Lamarche is a social psychologist in the same county where Nigel Farage is running for MP. According to her, “when economies are not doing very well, it becomes very tempting to blame everything or find a scapegoat.” She adds that “Nigel Farage may present a very simplistic picture of what Britain’s future might look like. The Reform UK ideology is essentially based on bringing people (migrants) into the UK and blaming them for all the problems we currently have in the country. “, she says.
Response on July 4
Thanks to the many votes that Nigel Farage could siphon from the Prime Minister’s party Rishi SunakLabor led by Keir Starmer will probably obtain a huge majority at the start of July.
And even though Nigel Farage’s party will have few seats in the end, the Tory party’s likely rout is something it is probably already savoring.
