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2025-05-04 Britain

Hard right wins local UK election in blow to PM Starmer

[RFI.FR] Reform, led by anti-immigrant firebrand
...firebrands are noted more for audio volume and the quantity of spittle generated than for any actual logic in their arguments...
Nigel Farage, won the by-election in Runcorn and Helsby in northwest England by just six votes, as it picked up gains in other localities including one mayoralty.

The group's strong showing continues momentum it built up at last year's general election and appears to confirm a trend that the UK is entering an era of multi-party politics.

"For the movement, for the party it's a very, very big moment indeed," Brexit champion Farage said of Reform's first-ever by-election win and Starmer's first electoral loss since he took office last July.

Reform also picked up dozens of council seats from both Labour and the Conservatives as Britannia's political landscape shows signs of splintering.

In the fight for six mayoralties, Reform won Greater Lincolnshire with Labour holding three. Labour, however, only narrowly held the North Tyneside mayoralty after a 26-percent swing to Reform.

New Greater Lincolnshire mayor Andrea Jenkyns said the "fightback to save the heart and soul of our great country has now begun".

"Now that Reform is in a place of power, we can help start rebuilding Britannia. Inch by inch," she said.

The polls were the first since Starmer became prime minister and Kemi Badenoch took over the reins of the struggling opposition Conservatives last year.

Posted by Fred 2025-05-04 00:00|| || Front Page|| [160 views ] Top

#1 Farage is just a kind of lightning rod for focusing and then dispersing British nationalism and the wish to rule themselves.
He betrays his voters at every opportunity.

Posted by Jairong+Scourge+of+the+Gepids2435 2025-05-04 00:25|| 2025-05-04 00:25|| Front Page Top

#2 I'm sure they'll find some excuse to put him in jail - just like French & Germans. Or, he might be assassinated by a Muslim emigrant.

Posted by Grom the Affective 2025-05-04 02:33|| 2025-05-04 02:33|| Front Page Top

#3

Now watch for the usual Liberal uprising and increased physical/domestic terroristic acts and protests.

Posted by NN2N1 2025-05-04 07:39|| 2025-05-04 07:39|| Front Page Top

#4 Farage has had a long political history.

He was a conservative, then endorsed the Greens then became a Eurosceptic. Since then he was head of the UKIP, then the Brexit party, now Reform.

His personality and demeanor is somewhat flamboyant for a Brit and he has offended a lot of his friends with odd behavior and policy changes.

Notwithstanding this, he isn't a complete stooge like Starmer.

Posted by Lord Garth 2025-05-04 12:15|| 2025-05-04 12:15|| Front Page Top

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