The upstart Reform UK party has emerged as a serious contender in British politics. The anti-immigrant populist movement has overtaken the main Conservative opposition to jostle with the ruling Labour Party for the lead in opinion polls,

Nigel Farage’s right-wing Reform UK won a fifth parliamentary seat, its first post as mayor and many positions on local councils in early election results on Friday which underscored the threat it poses to Britain’s main two political parties.

Nigel Farage says he is looking forward to being back on GB News next month having spent weeks “living on the road”. The leader of Reform UK has been off-air since mid-March spearheading his party’s local election fight.