how much of a threat is nigel farage to the conservatives and labour? in to the conservatives and labour? in the last couple of minutes the conservatives have announced an annual cap on visas to try to bring net migration down. it s a promise they ve made and broken before. welcome to newnsight, live each weeknight with interviews and insight. let me introduce our political panel tonight: dehenna davison was the conservative mp for bishop auckland. elected in 2019, she was the constituency s first ever tory mp. it was one of those red wall seats, wasn t it, that turned blue, back when borisjohnson was the prime minster. and mhairi black is here. she was an snp mp. she was their deputy leader at westminster. she still holds the record for the youngest mp ever to be elected. you were 20. so long ago! that was back in 2015. both women are standing down. and nick s here as is polling guru professor sirjohn curtice. let s start by showing you the times nigel farage has previously
support for reform probably isn t going to be great for the conservative party, especially if they take the seats that are looking close. it is likely that reform will take votes from the conservatives but labour too. interesting to see how it plays out. but labour too. interesting to see how it plays out- but labour too. interesting to see how it plays out. what do you think about the fact how it plays out. what do you think about the fact that how it plays out. what do you think about the fact that he s how it plays out. what do you think about the fact that he s standing i about the fact that he s standing and has become the leader of reform? i mean, i don t think it s that much of a shock i mean, i don t think it s that much of a shock for i mean, i don t think it s that much of a shock for anybody. it s i mean, i don t think it s that much of a shock for anybody. of a shock for anybody. it s the o- osite of a shock for anybody. it s the opposite of of a shock for anybod
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SIR – The idea that voting for Reform UK could result in the party replacing the Conservatives in the longer term (Letters, April 29) is a fantasy. The electoral arithmetic simply doesn’t work that way, and the suggestion that we should regard a decade of Labour government as a price worth paying is glib. Labour’s cultural and social agenda is diametrically opposed to the worldview of those drawn to Reform. I would advise anyone considering supporting this party to read Hilaire Belloc’s poem Jim