Live: Nigel Farage addresses party as Tories slip to third behind Reform UK in new poll

The Conservatives have slipped into third place for the first time in the latest weekly Techne tracker poll for The Independent, leading to new questions over Kemi Badenoch’s leadership.
The findings come as Reform UK plans to take the fight to the Tory leader’s Essex North West constituency on Friday evening to mark the fifth anniversary of Brexit.
According to the poll, the Conservatives lost one point this week going to 23 per cent, Reform UK remained at 24 per cent and Labour, in a rare boost, picked up one point moving to 26 per cent.
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[@LondontommyG]

What a tune

[@MindbodyMedic]

Farage is such a grafter its insane

[@Andy-c7l2u]

Love the great song, reform should stick with it, great lyrics, Andrew from London England 🇬🇧👏🤝

[@the-vanquish3885]

Lmao 🤣 🤣 luv Lee

[@TherealHeisenberg75]

I didn't vote in the last two elections as there was no one to really vote for. Next elections, local or national, as long as Nigel follows through with his promises. He will have my vote

[@meltodd4103]

Anybody noticed how much Rupert Lowe looks like Harry Enfield - I think Rupert Lowe might be funnier! 🤣🤣🤣

[@TomHolmes-u4h]

I think Mr Nigel farage is the way forward if he was running in against snake and starter they wouldn't of had a chance !

[@ardentizzy7720]

Unfortunately I could never vote for Farage because he supports fox hunting and that will also prevent many other people voting for him and reform

[@DavidHumphries-j7f]

starmer kook at this starmer Mat 7:1 Judge not, that ye be not judged.Mat 7:1 Judge not, that ye be not judged. Mat 7:2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. Mat 7:3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Mat 7:4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? Mat 7:5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye. amen

[@mixandmatch5138]

Is Rupert Lowe Harry Enfield?

[@hamsticklehq]

I bet it absolutely stinks in that room. Grim.

[@pboo2607]

You got your nose to near your ar se.

[@stuartchristie654]

Didn’t stink as it is a posh wedding venue. Lovely Marquee