Nigel Farage's Reform UK Secures First-Ever Parliamentary Seat

Nigel Farage's right-wing populist party, Reform UK, has made significant gains in the British general election, winning at least four seats in the House of Commons with 14.4% of the vote. This marks Farage's eighth attempt at entering parliament, and he himself won a seat in Clacton. Lee Anderson, a former Conservative who joined Reform UK in March, also emerged victorious in Ashfield, East Midlands. Reform UK's success has been attributed to its anti-establishment rhetoric, with Farage claiming that the party has kick-started a "revolt against the establishment". The party has focused on issues such as migration, attacking the Conservative Party for its failure to bring down rates of legal and illegal migration.