Britain's Reform UK Party leader Nigel Farage reacts while speaking to the media as the counting of votes continues during the UK election in Clacton-on-Sea, Britain, July 5, 2024. /Reuters
Nigel Farage, leader of the right-wing Reform UK Party, won a seat in the British parliament for the first time on Friday in the seaside English town of Clacton-on-Sea, as voters deserted Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservative Party.
"My plan is to build a mass national movement over the course of the next few years," the 60-year-old Brexit champion said in his victory speech.
Reform UK was predicted to win 13 seats according to the exit poll.
(With input from agencies)