US EditionScotland must be alive to the threat of Farage after English elections
- Nigel Farage's Reform UK party won over 100 council seats and its first mayor in England's local elections by early May 2025.
- Farage attributed these gains to appealing to both Labour and Conservative voters and claimed Reform UK is now the main opposition to the UK Government.
- Polling in Scotland shows Reform UK at 14% in the constituency vote, with forecasts suggesting it could secure around 12 Holyrood seats in the 2026 election.
- SNP leader John Swinney described Farage as a "real political threat" whose populist politics give false hope, and criticized Labour and Conservatives for cosying up instead of confronting him.
- Farage’s rise could reshape UK political dynamics, prompting union leaders and the SNP to vow political leadership that confronts his divisive and damaging approach.
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