Nigel Farage hails ‘big moment’ for Reform and sends warning to Starmer

Farage hails ‘big moment’ for Reform and sends warning to Starmer after Runcorn by-election winSource: The Independent

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00:00Well, I tell you what, I mean, we could win a general election without winning this seat.

00:04So if we can win a seat like this, goodness knows what we can do.

00:07Massive swing to us here and across the country.

00:11You're seeing big swings to us from Labour in the North and Conservatives in the Midlands and the South.

00:16It's fascinating.

00:17How big a moment is this for you?

00:20For the movement, for the party, it's a very, very big moment indeed.

00:23Absolutely. No question.

00:25It's happening right across England.

00:26For the Prime Minister, well, he's alienated so much of his traditional base.

00:38It's just extraordinary.

00:39I mean, look at what's happened in Dockster tonight.

00:41Look at what's happened in North Tyneside tonight.

00:44Look at what's happened in various by-elections tonight.

00:45And look here, you know, one of Labour's safest seats in the country.

00:50The equivalent to Diane Abbott's seat in London.

00:53And that support's gone.

00:55Sarah, did you think it would be this close?

00:58It's been a very long night.

01:00We've been ready to come, ready to stay.

01:02You know, it's been an amazing experience.

01:05But I don't think we've actually officially...

01:07No, not yet.

01:08But we're confident.

01:09We're confident.

01:10As confident as you can be with six votes.

01:12Well, it's better than not being six.

01:17So, look, you know, and by the way, all the speculation, I was going to come up here tonight

01:21when we've won or lost.

01:23Because I think we've got a fantastic candidate, somebody with real-world experience.

01:27Done well in business, done well in politics, done well for 20 years as a magistrate.

01:32And these are the sort of people that Parliament needs.

01:34And I'm proud of the fact we're putting up candidates of this candidate.

01:37But she's exceptional.