Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has demanded a spot on the BBC’s four-way leaders’ debate panel, which Fiona Bruce will host in York next Thursday.
The two-hour Question Time Leaders’ Special is set to feature the leaders of Great Britain’s four largest political parties.
Based on the number of House of Commons seats before a General Election was called, the Conservatives had a majority, ahead of Labour, the SNP and the Liberal Democrats. Reform UK had just one MP with Lee Anderson, in the Nottinghamshire constituency of Ashfield.
At a press conference in London, Mr. Farage said his party had crossed an “inflection point” and added that if you vote Conservative in the red wall, you will almost certainly get Labour. He said Reform UK is now the challengers to Labour and the real opposition. He believes that the most important factor in the last two general elections should be the performance of the polling industry and broadcasters.
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage also wanted to take part in a head-to-head debate on Wednesday June 26, when Mishal Husain will host Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer in Nottingham.
He wrote on social media site X, formerly Twitter, that he wanted to take part in this debate. YouGov’s poll for The Times put Reform UK at 19%, ahead of the Conservatives at 18% and the Liberal Democrats at 14%. Labour led with 37%.
An average of all polls carried out wholly or partly during the seven days to Friday June 14 puts Labour on 42%, 21 points ahead of the Conservatives on 21%, followed by Reform on 15%, the Lib Dems on 11% and the Green Party on 6%.
FARAGE DEMANDS A SPOT ON BBC LEADERS’ DEBATE
