Hull Nigel Farage Sters in front of the audience as the applause rumbles. A couple of thousand people have paid six euros to get a populist politician at the top of their popularity in the Hull city of North England.
The eternal side of the British politics smiles in the sparkle of the light effects and raises his hands in a triumph. The audience stands up, hands out the cell phone cameras towards Farage and smiles admiringly.
Earlier this year, Reform UK, led by Nigel Farage, became the most popular party in Britain in opinion polls.
Bypassing the conservatives of the reigning workers’ party and the Opposition main party is unique in Britain, as they are virtually the only major parties in power in the country.
The Brexit activist returned to politics
Many remember Farage as a British MEP who loudly drove the country’s difference from the EU. He also takes honor of the divorce.
– I campaigned for a quarter of a century. Everyone said I was wasting my time. Britain would never leave the European Union. But I just continued because I believe in my country, he tells the sympathetic audience.
In the British Parliament, 60-year-old Farage did not get in the last election in the eighth, but now he is going strong.
– We will win the first parliamentary elections and turn around this country, Farage screams and the audience applauds.
The next parliamentary elections will not be held until 2029, but the local elections will take place in May. They also measure the popularity of parties.
The membership of the Reform UK party is almost twice as much as the Conservative Party. On the other hand, the Workers’ Party has a lot more members than the reform.
Dissatisfaction with two power parties grow
The party led by Farage with a firm grip has taken into the dissatisfaction of the people. People’s patience is low in waiting for the promises of the Labor Party who won the last elections. Especially in the north, it is felt that they have forgotten them.
Therefore, Hull is a favorable Apaja for the Reform Party. The city is one of the poorest in Britain. Life expectancy is shorter and unemployment is higher than in England on average. Industry has withered and household money is low.
Two-thirds of the city dwellers voted in favor of the EU. In the last parliamentary elections, the candidate of the Workers’ Party won, but Reform UK received a third of the votes and passed the conservative party.
Immigration and expensive prices make voters look for options
Many are ready to support reform if Farage manages to convince them with concrete solutions, especially to reduce living costs.
– Income taxation, immigration, public health care, listing in the audience June Hughes Things he wants to hear from Faragel.
Mostly middle-aged men and women are present, although the party has attracted young men, especially in social media.
– I do not support the reform, but I came here with an open mind. I want to give Farage an opportunity to tell what his party represents, says Andy Tottenham.
Reform UK has been profiled in particular as an anti -immigration party. However, for Tottenham, it is not as important as the cost of everyday life.
– The main parties only speak to the money elite, not to my kind. Invoices increase, but income does not rise as much. That’s why people want change, Tottenham says.
Andy Stevens He did not vote for the reform before, but he wants industrial jobs back to North England.
Reform opposes immigration
In his speech, Farage transmits real problems but exaggerates them as catastrophic.
– We have closed much of the chemical industry and almost all steel production. Well -paid jobs and skills go to India and China, he says.
It is true that the chemical industry, for example, has been reduced. But according to government statistics, the Brexit, driven by Farage, vaccinated the chemical industry for over EUR 2.5 billion.
Tourist entrepreneur Kelly Cheesman changed the membership of the Conservative Party to membership of the Reform even before last year’s parliamentary elections. He describes the earth as a downward spiral.
– I’m worried about what is happening to Britain. I try to pay my company employees and support the local. But it does not succeed in an ordinary person nowadays, he snarls.
Cheesman was annoyed by the locals who were protested outside the meeting place who accused the anti -immigration Farage as a racist. In Cheesman’s opinion, protesters are driving the wrong kind of agenda.
– We are used. Everyone knows that today’s spending is not right, he says.
According to Cheesman, legal immigration has been made difficult for skilled people, but illegal entry is too easy.
In front of the audience, Nigel Farage paints an image of uncontrolled immigration. He demands glory of traditional values, hard work and prosperity.
– Our country has never been in deeper difficulties. The British become impaired. Families cannot afford a reasonable standard of living. Crime is out of control. Police seem to be more interested in monitoring what we say on social media, Farage lists.
Reform support is also visible outside the meeting. Hull on Kauppakatu Pauline Broughton says he is in favor of the Reform UK party for immigration. He accuses immigration, for example, for the difficulty of getting a doctor and the homelessness on the street.
Farage aims to break the historical two-party power already in the local elections in May.
Reform in internal disputes how to the right party leans
However, the rise of the party is currently stumbling in the internal power fight. It fell in the latest opinion poll under the Labor Party. One of the five MPs in the party Rupert Lowe has been separated for a fixed period as he rose to challenge Farage’s power.
British billionaire Elon Musk Previously recommended to change the party leader Lowen when Nigel Farage refused to accept the far -right leader in prison at the request of Musk Tommy Robinson to the party. According to information, Musk had promised to support the party for up to $ 100 million.
The party reported to the police that Lowe had disturbed the women’s women and the threat of the party Zia Yusufia by violence.