The Guardian reports:
Nigel Farage has been elected as the MP for Clacton, finally succeeding in getting a seat in parliament at his eighth attempt. The Reform UK leader’s victory came on a night when the hardline rightwing party surged in support elsewhere, winning four seats by 4am on Friday.
In a speech after his victory was announced, Farage served notice that his party would be turning its guns on Labour.
“We are coming for Labour … be in no doubt about that,” he said, in a short speech at a leisure centre in the seaside town. He ruled out working in parliament with the Conservative party itself but opened the door to Tory MPs coming over to Reform.
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This morning Farage changed his X handle.
Good morning. pic.twitter.com/oK1NAuVtGK
— Nigel Farage MP (@Nigel_Farage) July 5, 2024
A week ago Nigel Farage said one of his volunteers, George Jones, would play no further part in Reform’s campaign after he was filmed calling the pride flag “degenerate” and comparing LGBT people to paedophiles.
Here he is tonight at Reform UK’s election party in Clacton. pic.twitter.com/ldn8oxouRE
— Harry Horton (@harry_horton) July 4, 2024
Eighth time lucky for hungry hound Farage. Now Labour and Tories must find a way to defang him | Samuel Earle https://t.co/9Nz8wTr1sf
— The Guardian (@guardian) July 5, 2024