UKIP leader Nigel Farage and the party's first elected MP are heading to Rochester and Strood in an attempt to capitalise on their by-election successes on Thursday.
The Conservatives and Labour have been left trailing in UKIP's wake after Douglas Carswell won a huge majority in Clacton and John Bickley came within less than 700 votes of taking Heywood.
The defection of Mark Reckless from the Conservatives to UKIP gives the anti-Europe party another chance to secure a second Westminster seat before next year's General Election.
Dozens of Ukip volunteers have stationed themselves outside the party's campaign headquarters in Rochester, some arriving as early as 7am. They are also reportedly preparing to leaflet each one of the constituency's 40,000 homes during the day.
The date of the by-election in the Kent constituency is still to be set but Mr Farage and Mr Carswell are seeking to capitalise on the bounce provided by Thursday's polls.
A survey last week gave Mr Reckless a nine-point lead over the Conservative challenger.
David Cameron is under pressure from some backbenchers to consider some form of deal with UKIP before May's polls after the huge defeat in Clacton.
Jacob Rees-Mogg told The Times there was an argument to work together to defeat Labour.
"We should think about what that means in terms of the UKIP-Conservative relationship because the Conservative family could win a majority on that basis.
"Otherwise, the only thing we manage is mutually assured destruction."
Peter Bone told the newspaper: "In seats where it is difficult for us to win, maybe let UKIP run in that seat - being endorsed by the Conservatives."
Labour leader Ed Miliband has acknowledged his party needs to "reach out" to disaffected voters after only just managing to hold on to Heywood.
Mr Farage has claimed his party could hold the balance of power in the next Parliament and warned both parties "we're after you".
Anda sedang membaca artikel tentang
UKIP Campaign Rolls On To Next Target
Dengan url
http://gagalcoba.blogspot.com/2014/10/ukip-campaign-rolls-on-to-next-target.html
Anda boleh menyebar luaskannya atau mengcopy paste-nya
UKIP Campaign Rolls On To Next Target
namun jangan lupa untuk meletakkan link
UKIP Campaign Rolls On To Next Target
sebagai sumbernya
0 komentar:
Posting Komentar