Nigel Farage is expected to take “votes from major parties” in the UK, following yesterday’s announcement that he will lead Reform UK into next month's general election there.

That’s according to former UK Government Special Advisor Lauren McEvatt, who expects he will be a “big problem” for the Conservatives and Labour alike.

Mr Farage, a former leader of the Brexit Party and UKIP, will be running in the Clacton constituency on July 4th, his eighth attempt at a seat in the House of Commons.

On Newstalk Breakfast, Ms McEvatt said he is “likely to win” the Clacton seat.

“It’s most unfortunate for public discourse because he will then be in public life for five years at least,” she said.

“If he wins in Clacton, it will be a tremendous upset to the apple cart, but it’s not out of the realms he could win.

“This is a seat that voted to leave the EU by some distance and has a lot of Reform support already.

“They were already majorly targeting the seat for the next election and it’s smart for him to have chosen this seat to parachute himself into.”

Ms McEvatt thinks Reform will take votes “from both major parties in the coming weeks” thanks to their new leader.

“I listened to his announcement yesterday and he made the very interesting point that they have taken more votes from Labour in many areas than they have off the Conservatives,” she said.

“I think it’s a problem for both major parties and I think it’s going to change the nature of this election.

“Nigel Farage, as an example, will be in the seven-way leadership debate now and he’s a very good debater.”

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