Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has reflected on an 'astonishing' set of results for the party in Thursday's local elections and the Runcorn and Helsby by-election.The party gained overall control of 10 councils, won two mayoral elections and overturned Labour's hefty majority in the by-election to return a fifth MP to Parliament.Speaking on GB News, Farage said the results were better than he anticipated."It exceeded my expectations - I knew we would do well", he said."I was touring the country meeting groups of our candidates and they were saying 'we're going to win', I told my press officer they're deluded."But no, that was the mood of the country. They are an astonishing set of results."
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00:00Today, of course, we're celebrating all week on GB News, but today is the big event here
00:04outside of Buckingham Palace.
00:05And we're right through to 3. You don't need to go anywhere else. We've got some very special
00:09guests with us now. Former Attorney General Michael Ellis and somebody known very well
00:14to all your Reform UK leader Nigel. Nigel, we have to congratulations on a spectacular
00:20series of results, which I think even exceeded your expectations.
00:23Oh, way exceeded my expectations. I knew we'd do well, but I was touring the country
00:28meeting groups of our candidates and they were all saying, we're going to win, we're
00:31going to win. And I've said to my press officer, Dan, they're all deluded. They've all got
00:34a bit too carried away. But no, that was the mood of the country. And they are an astonishing
00:40set of results.