Nigel Farage’s Reform UK Party made big gains in Thursday’s local elections and gained another seat in Parliament as it positions itself as a new right-leaning party of opposition to the reigning Labour Party.
Reform UK gained hundreds of new local council seats, while the Conservative and Labour parties conversely lost hundreds. The results are a major blow to the two established parties.
In the July 2024 general election, Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was trounced by Labour in a landslide defeat.
Since then, Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s approval rating has plummeted amid an increase in the cost of living and a strain on social services.
Farage has argued that many of the U.K.’s woes are due to unrestrained mass immigration and left-wing, environmentalist economic policies.
Capitalizing on dissatisfaction with both major political…
