The Tory defector and Reform candidate claims BBC's ratings would be boosted if his party's leader were up against Sunak and Starmer
The Tory defector and Reform candidate claims BBC's ratings would be boosted if his party's leader were up against Sunak and Starmer
“And it’s fairer because if we’re polling just 1 per cent behind the Conservative Party nationally – and in places like Ashfield and in the North we’re polling well above the Conservative Party by 10 to 15 points – the BBC should put Nigel on that stage with them.”Mr Anderson said: “Actually, people are more interested in what Nigel has got to say than in anything Starmer or Sunak do because they just don’t believe that pair. If Nigel is not in the debate then the BBC will be failing the people.
Despite claiming Reform could gain “five, six, seven million votes” and potentially gain more than the Conservative Party, Mr Anderson conceded that the first-past-the-post voting system means his party would not see that translated to dozens of seats in the House of Commons.. “How many, I don’t know. That’s up to the electorate, but the popular vote is going to be critical and crucial in this country.
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