England Scunthorpe- Nigel Farage stuffed tea and cakes in the spring sunshine, full of anticipation and ambitious ambitions.
Those who helped drag Britain out of the EU hope to replace the Conservative Party as the country's main party, challenge the power of the center workforce and eventually arrive at the Prime Minister's office.
It seems like a long photo for tough politicians whose reformed British party has only four of the 650 seats in the House of Commons. But reforms surged in polls and believed that local elections in England on Thursday were the hub for pursuing a change in British politics.
"This is one of the big obstacles we have to clear in the next election," Farage told the Associated Press at a coffee shop in Scunthorpe in the steel town of Scunthorpe. When the national election comes, "we intend to completely change Britain's history and win."
Reform received about 14% of the vote in last year's national election, but the poll now shows that its support is equal to or exceeds that of labor and opposition conservatives.
The party incorporates Farage’s long-standing political themes – strong borders, curbing immigration – reminiscent of the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump. Farage said his plan “the threshold for every county” was inspired by Elon Musk’s controversial spending cut agency.
“We have a plan,” Farage said. “You bring the auditor in and find out why all this money is spent on consultants and agents, ending work at home – booming, disappearing, finishing, ending.”
The party called on many working-class voters who once supported the workforce and attracted Conservatives to social conservatives for a long time. Some conservatives have proposed an election treaty between the two parties in the next national election to the right, by 2029.
Farage laughed at the idea and said the Conservatives “will be so small then, it doesn’t matter.”
The party has momentum, and it shows in the elections in Farage that Andrea Jenkyns is the candidate for the mayor of Greater Lincolnshire, east England, in the suburbs of Scunthorpe in Ashby. Reform hopes to win the game and win hundreds of local council seats and members of the House of Commons on Thursday.
The high school student stopped to ask for a selfie while a passing van driver tweeted, yelling, "Come on, Nigel Rad!" Farage has the level that most politicians can only dream of. He also has a group of security guards, which is huge for British politicians. In the past, he had been soaked in milkshakes and was stuffed with cement during the campaign.
Farage found support from local businessmen, including bakery owner Andrea Blow.
"The last six months have been really hard for small businesses. Everyone is feeling in trouble." Blay said, citing the rising prices of ingredients like chocolate and butter, which are the payroll taxes of the Labor government for employers and employers in difficult times, a small town that has tried to shake down industry after decades.
Scunthorpe's fate is linked to a clumsy British steel mill, which has long been the main source of work for the town but still has about 3,000 employees. It was threatened by the shutdown of the Jingye Group, the Chinese owner, until the Labor government stepped in to pay for raw materials to keep the steel furnace running. The long-term future of the plant remains uncertain.
Farage, a lifelong free market, now advocates British Steel for protection of work and national security. Critics say this is his viewpoint changing with the political trend.
The rise of reforms has worried both labor and conservatives.
Tim Bale, a political professor at Queens University in London, said the huge achievements of the Farage party on Thursday could scare Labor and conservatives on immigration and other issues to try to "become a reform."
He said that would be a mistake.
"If we're watching all over Europe, it's better to address these radical rights rebellions by copying some of their policies and some of their remarks," Bell said. "If you show people a copy, they tend to prefer the original."
Farage is the biggest asset of reform, but he is also a split figure, saying many immigrants come to the UK from "our strangers".
Critics say the tension caused by Farage's inaccuracy suggests police detained information about the stabbing rampage in a dance class, with three children in July dead. The false claim is that the attackers were asylum seekers, which triggered the days of riots throughout England.
Reforms have also been linked to some previous infighting actions related to previous parties LED, UKIP and Brexit, despite its attempt to become a slippery, more professional organization.
Farage's status as Trump's most prominent British supporter may also have shortcomings, as polls show the United States. The president is widely unpopular in the UK.
Farage is away from some Trump policies, including trade tariffs and a desire for the U.S. to make Canada's 51st state.
"I am his friend, and our interests are similar, but they are not symmetrical," he said.
His arguments about the UK’s net zero carbon emission target may also limit the appeal of reforms to young voters.
"They are a political party that flourishes in divisions, and he plans to vote in Scunthorpe and claims reforms provide simple solutions to complex problems," said Joe Richards, 37. "I don't believe they throw them." ”
But another resident, 71-year-old retiree, said she was "willing to make reforms."
"A lot of politicians, they don't listen. ... They can't live with my pension," she said. "I've been in this country for 50 years and I've worked hard. I think I should be able to live a decent life."