"So, instead of looking upon the rise of Reform with resolve or equanimity (the Party currently has five members of Parliament, less than one per cent of the total), everyone is losing their mind. Whether out of shock, revulsion, or genuine affection-according to the polling firm YouGov, Farage is the most popular politician in the country-all that anyone can talk about is the unthinkable possibility of a Reform government, thus making it more thinkable by the day."
"It is currently polling at thirty per cent, ten points ahead of the Labour government. If there were a general election tomorrow, there is a plausible chance that Reform would win hundreds of seats in the House of Commons; that the duopoly of Labour and the Conservatives, which has ruled British politics for a century, would be broken; and that Farage, once nicknamed Mr. Brexit by his friend Donald Trump, would be Prime Minister."
Reform UK leads British opinion polls at about thirty percent, roughly ten points ahead of the Labour government. A general-election victory with hundreds of seats and the end of the Labour–Conservative duopoly is plausible, which could make Nigel Farage Prime Minister. UK law does not require a general election until summer 2029. Farage previously disrupted the two-party system with Brexit. Reform currently holds five members of Parliament, under one percent of seats, while polling shows Farage as the country's most popular politician. Mainstream politicians and the political center are intensely focused on the prospect of a Reform government.
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