Nigel Farage has taken a swipe at existing MPs in the Commons, telling them to enjoy their stint in the chamber while it lasts.
Speaking to GB News, the Reform UK leader was welcoming his fifth MP to Westminster, Sarah Pochin.
The new MP for Runcorn and Helsby made her maiden trip to the Commons as an elected official today after she did the unthinkable and kicked Labour out of its traditionally safe seat.
Pochin won the constituency’s by-election by just six votes and prompted a political earthquake in Britain with many now wondering just how much of a force Reform UK can be at the next general election.
Nigel Farage spoke with Sarah Pochin outside the Commons
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Speaking on GB News, Farage had a message for those in power as they sweat over the populist party’s surge.
Asked by GB News’s Political Correspondent Katherine Forster what his message would be, he said: “I heard the prime minister say he’s doing it ‘further and faster’, I don’t know what he’s talking about still.
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“My message to all the MPs is, enjoy it because a lot of you won’t be there in four years time.”
The Reform UK leader was then asked about potential grapples within councils as the party seeks to establish its agenda.
He expects “fights” in some local authorities, particularly on issues like climate change, with his party proposing to scrap all net zero policies.
“There are going to be some fights - I have no doubt about that”, he said.
Nigel Farage told MPs to enjoy their stint in the Commons while it lasts
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“If they try and impose more of these young men that have crossed the Channel, there is going to be an argument.
“How can Runcorn put up with more than 750 [asylum seekers]?”
Pochin appeared alongside her party leader as well as fellow Reform MPs Richard Tice, Lee Anderson and James McMurdoch for her introduction to Parliament.
Her arrival restores the party’s parliamentary presence to five MPs, the same number they initially won in the general election.
Pochin's victory came by the narrowest of margins, winning by just six votes in what was previously considered a Labour stronghold.
The result sent shockwaves through Starmer's party during the recent local elections.
Labour faced unexpected pressure in other parts of its heartlands on the same night, making Pochin's win particularly significant.
The by-election outcome represents a dramatic political shift in Runcorn and Helsby, an area traditionally loyal to Labour.
The party had initially secured five seats in the general election but temporarily dropped to four MPs.
This reduction occurred when Great Yarmouth MP Rupert Lowe quit the party.
