Tim Bale, professor of politics at Queen Mary University of London, said a strong result for Farage’s party on Thursday might scare both Labour and the Conservatives into toughening their stance on immigration and other issues to try to “become Reform-light.” He said that would be a mistake.

The populist politician’s Reform UK party is soaring in the polls—and doing better at the ballot box—as voters lose patience with slow economic growth and high immigration.

Nigel Farage has often been accused of hyperbole over his many audacious political claims. Some don't, or have not yet, come true. But others do, notably the biggest of them all - Brexit. So it's worth taking note when the Reform UK leader says that two-party politics in Britain is dead.