NIGEL Farage has been heckled during a campaign visit to the Gorton and Denton constituency ahead of a crucial by-election.
The Reform UK leader joined the party’s candidate, announced earlier this week as GB News presenter and former academic Matt Goodwin, for a walkabout on Friday morning, meeting and greeting voters.
Flanked by his candidate, Farage told party supporters: “We’ve got an excellent, strong candidate who I’ve known for… 15 years? Fifteen years? Something like that.
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“And I know Matt is going absolutely to put his shoulder to the wheel and work very, very hard.
“The key to this, the key to this, is finding the people out there that agree with us. Getting that down on our data, and then turning them out on the day.
“If we do that, we’ve got every chance of winning."
He added: “I know this area has been Labour since 1918. Since the end of the first World War. But change is in the air.
“And I think we are the party of hope. We’re also the party of realism.
“We recognise that Britain is broken, the others say Britain isn’t broken. Well, am I right? Is it broken? Yes!
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“I promise you, you will find lots of people who’ve just given up on the whole system, and our job is to get them back engaged, get them involved."
The Reform UK leader added: “This is my first visit, and I’ll be here four or five times between now and the election. Great to see you here in big numbers.
“And, all I can say is: Let’s do it!”
But during the walkabout in morning rush-hour traffic, he was also heckled.
A number of car horns blared and two van drivers shouted encouragement but, moments later, a passing car driver shouted: “Wanker!”
The by-election is expected to take place on February 26, after former Labour MP Andrew Gwynne stood down for health reasons.
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