the The virtue of perseverance A very important British political ladder with A late but notable victory After at least 7 failed attempts to become a member of Parliament.
The father of Brexit, Nigel Farage, could comfortably win the seat, beating the incumbent Tory MP for Clacton by up to ten percentage points, a new poll suggests.
Not only that, but among those who voted Tory in 2019, almost half think Nigel Farage would make a better Prime Minister than Rishi Sunak.
The Daily Mail reported:
The 'honorary president' of Reform UK received 37 per cent of the vote in the Essex town, based on a survey of 509 people conducted by Survation during the week.
The Conservative Party was only marginally more attractive to voters than Labour, which got 23 per cent. Six percent would have voted for the Liberal Democrats and eight percent for other parties.
If Farage tries for the Parliament seat, it will be his eighth attempt to become an MP.
“The poll, published today by The Sunday Times, comes as it was revealed that the UK Reform Party has drawn up a list of Conservative MPs who may defect to its ranks this year.
Reform leader Richard Tice had privately said he expected up to 10 MPs to “skip” MPs, leave the Conservative Party and join his party.
Defections are expected among Conservative MPs ahead of this year's general election, especially from MPs who are on the verge of losing their seats under Rishi Sunak's leadership.
Farage's Reform Party UK (formerly the Brexit Party) hopes to appeal to former Conservative and UKIP voters who are disillusioned with Conservative policy on immigration and other issues.
“Mr. Tice told the Mail on Sunday: “Naturally, we are speaking to a number of Conservative MPs about their future. Although it would be irresponsible to limit how many people or who. But the truth is that they realize it We are the only party that represents sensible center-right policies of low taxes and immigration, and that believes in the future of our country and its culture.“.”
Many former Tory voters also believe that supporting reform is a plan to change Sir Keir Starmer's Labor Party.
Voters in Clacton in Essex will vote for Nigel Farage over incumbent Conservative MP Giles Watling. In a poll of 509 people, Farage leads by ten points.
Last night, Aaron Banks, who helped fund the Leave campaign, said the poll showed it was possible for Mr Farage to “break into the Westminster cartel”. Banks said the reform was “threatening to cause an extinction-level event for the Conservative Party”.
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