Nigel Farage shakes British politics with election gains

By the time Britons were having their first cup of tea on Friday, Farage’s upstart party had not only won in Runcorn but had won more local council seats than every other party put together. Photo: Oli Scarff/AFP/Ritzau Scanpix

Article republished from Financial Times

George Parker, Political Editor, Financial Times

08. maj 2025 KL. 13.05

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Reform ahead so far in more local council seats than every other party put together

Børsens ansvarshavende chefredaktør (konst.) Nikolaj Sommer anbefaler denne artikel fordi:

I de britiske medier taler man om, at det traditionelle topartisystem nu er erstattet med et fempartisystem, hvor fløjene betyder langt mere end tidligere.
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Nigel Farage’s smile as he entered the Halton rugby league stadium just before 6am on Friday was a clear sign that Britain was waking up to a transformed political landscape. “This is a very, very big moment indeed,” the Reform UK leader beamed.

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