Ukip’s victory in Rochester has lead to the inevitable question of ‘what next?’ for the party. Now that Nigel Farage has two representatives in the House of Commons, his main answer is shockingly more MPs. Douglas Carswell and Mark Reckless came from the Conservative Party, but there has been much chatter in Westminster about the possibility of a Labour defector. Frank Field and Austin Mitchell are just two of the names that are mentioned.
Farage added credence to these rumours by acknowledging he has been in touch with a ‘few’ Labour people. Speaking to reporters in Rochester this morning, the Ukip leader said:
‘I would love a Labour defector because that would reinforce the message as to why we won this by-election yesterday.
‘We didn’t win in Rochester yesterday, Rochester was very difficult for us. Where we did win was in Strood, and we won very well in Strood.
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