Farage hails ‘big moment’ for Reform and sends warning to Starmer after Runcorn by-election winSource: The Independent
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00:00Well, I tell you what, I mean, we could win a general election without winning this seat.
00:04So if we can win a seat like this, goodness knows what we can do.
00:07Massive swing to us here and across the country.
00:11You're seeing big swings to us from Labour in the North and Conservatives in the Midlands and the South.
00:16It's fascinating.
00:17How big a moment is this for you?
00:20For the movement, for the party, it's a very, very big moment indeed.
00:23Absolutely. No question.
00:25It's happening right across England.
00:26For the Prime Minister, well, he's alienated so much of his traditional base.
00:38It's just extraordinary.
00:39I mean, look at what's happened in Dockster tonight.
00:41Look at what's happened in North Tyneside tonight.
00:44Look at what's happened in various by-elections tonight.
00:45And look here, you know, one of Labour's safest seats in the country.
00:50The equivalent to Diane Abbott's seat in London.
00:53And that support's gone.
00:55Sarah, did you think it would be this close?
00:58It's been a very long night.
01:00We've been ready to come, ready to stay.
01:02You know, it's been an amazing experience.
01:05But I don't think we've actually officially...
01:07No, not yet.
01:08But we're confident.
01:09We're confident.
01:10As confident as you can be with six votes.
01:12Well, it's better than not being six.
01:17So, look, you know, and by the way, all the speculation, I was going to come up here tonight
01:21when we've won or lost.
01:23Because I think we've got a fantastic candidate, somebody with real-world experience.
01:27Done well in business, done well in politics, done well for 20 years as a magistrate.
01:32And these are the sort of people that Parliament needs.
01:34And I'm proud of the fact we're putting up candidates of this candidate.
01:37But she's exceptional.