Gabrielle Wilde
Guest Reporter
Reform UK chairman Zia Yusuf has declared that Nigel Farage will become the next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, following a dramatic surge in support for the party.
The bold prediction comes as Reform leapfrogged Labour into second place in a shock new poll by Find Out Now, securing 24 per cent of voter support.
Speaking to Yusuf on GB News, Dawn Neesom said: "So you are determined, you are willing to say here and now that you are going to be the next government, and Nigel Farage is going to be the next prime minister."
Yusuf said: "I've been saying that for some time. Absolutely. And if you look at the extrapolation of the data a year ago, Reform UK was polling at eight per cent and had 15,000 members. As we speak today, we have 105,000 members.
"We are polling at between 22 and 24 per cent, depending on the poll. This has happened in the space of a year. The underlying factors that have given rise to Nigel coming out of retirement, to so many people getting behind our movement in such an extraordinary way.
"Not only are those things not going to improve, they're going to continue to deteriorate at an alarming rate because this government are a bunch of over promoted student politicians who are captured by ideology.
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"They seem to be utterly incapable of understanding what the real issues are in this country.
"Even if you look at that word salad yesterday, immigration was clearly not something he seems to care about.
"We have had enormous population growth to the point it's been a population explosion."
The party's rise follows recent record-breaking immigration figures and growing dissatisfaction with both major parties.
The Find Out Now poll, conducted on December 4, placed the Conservatives in first place with 26 per cent of public support.
Reform UK secured 24 per cent, marking a two percentage point increase since late November.
Labour, who achieved a historic landslide just five months ago, dropped to third place with 23 per cent.
The polling methodology differs from other companies, as explained by Find Out Now head of research Tyron Surmon, who noted they explicitly ask about voting intention.
Labour voters showed less commitment to voting, with only 84 per cent saying they would "definitely" or "very likely" vote in an election.
This contrasts with 95 per cent of Conservative voters and 90 per cent of Reform UK supporters who expressed strong voting intentions.
A separate poll by More in Common showed Reform gaining three points after the release of immigration statistics, putting them at 21 per cent.
His optimism echoes Nigel Farage's recent speech at the Spectator's annual awards, where the Reform UK leader declared: "We are about to witness a political revolution, the likes of which we have not seen since Labour after the First World War."
Farage predicted "hundreds of newcomers under the Reform UK label" would enter Parliament at the next election.
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The bold prediction comes as Reform leapfrogged Labour into second place in a shock new poll by Find Out Now, securing 24 per cent of voter support.
Speaking to Yusuf on GB News, Dawn Neesom said: "So you are determined, you are willing to say here and now that you are going to be the next government, and Nigel Farage is going to be the next prime minister."
Yusuf said: "I've been saying that for some time. Absolutely. And if you look at the extrapolation of the data a year ago, Reform UK was polling at eight per cent and had 15,000 members. As we speak today, we have 105,000 members.
"We are polling at between 22 and 24 per cent, depending on the poll. This has happened in the space of a year. The underlying factors that have given rise to Nigel coming out of retirement, to so many people getting behind our movement in such an extraordinary way.
"Not only are those things not going to improve, they're going to continue to deteriorate at an alarming rate because this government are a bunch of over promoted student politicians who are captured by ideology.
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"They seem to be utterly incapable of understanding what the real issues are in this country.
"Even if you look at that word salad yesterday, immigration was clearly not something he seems to care about.
"We have had enormous population growth to the point it's been a population explosion."
The party's rise follows recent record-breaking immigration figures and growing dissatisfaction with both major parties.
The Find Out Now poll, conducted on December 4, placed the Conservatives in first place with 26 per cent of public support.
Reform UK secured 24 per cent, marking a two percentage point increase since late November.
Labour, who achieved a historic landslide just five months ago, dropped to third place with 23 per cent.
The polling methodology differs from other companies, as explained by Find Out Now head of research Tyron Surmon, who noted they explicitly ask about voting intention.
Labour voters showed less commitment to voting, with only 84 per cent saying they would "definitely" or "very likely" vote in an election.
This contrasts with 95 per cent of Conservative voters and 90 per cent of Reform UK supporters who expressed strong voting intentions.
A separate poll by More in Common showed Reform gaining three points after the release of immigration statistics, putting them at 21 per cent.
His optimism echoes Nigel Farage's recent speech at the Spectator's annual awards, where the Reform UK leader declared: "We are about to witness a political revolution, the likes of which we have not seen since Labour after the First World War."
Farage predicted "hundreds of newcomers under the Reform UK label" would enter Parliament at the next election.
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