LONDON—Nigel Farage’s MAGA-inspired Reform party pulled off a political breakthrough in Britain on Thursday.
The populist right-wing party, which was only set up four years ago, was on course to win 13 seats in parliament, according to the exit poll. That would be a stunning turn-up for a party that was only expected to win two or three seats in total.
As the votes were counted it looked as though the exit poll may have overestimated their return across the country, but Farage easily won a seat in the House of Commons for himself, providing him a huge opportunity to spread his message.
