Farage is 'force in British politics' says Conservative Party co-chair Nigel Huddleston MP

Nigel Huddleston, the co-chairman of the Conservative Party, has admitted that Nigel Farage and Reform UK are a "force in British politics" following the local elections. Despite beating Labour in the Runcorn and Helsby by-election and toppling a host of Conservative councils though, he said he is sceptical that Farage and his party can sustain their success over a long period. Mr Huddleston added: "He is an incredibly good politician in many ways. But people do know him and he's a known quantity. But the one thing about Nigel Farage is, and we're seeing this again and again and again, he is a populist. He is increasingly saying everything that anybody wants to hear. He's trying to be all things to all men." Read the latest: https://news.sky.com/story/politics-latest-local-elections-labour-reform-starmer-farage-tories-lib-dems-greens-12593360 #localelections #conservativeparty #kemibadenoch #skynews SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales