Nigel Farage welcomed new Reform recruit Sarah Pochin to Westminster today as she was sworn in as the party’s fifth MP.
Former Tory councillor Ms Pochin stunned politics with a by-election win in the former Labour stronghold of Runcorn and Helsby last week.
Her win sent shockwaves though Sir Keir Starmer‘s party on a night when it was run close in other parts of its heartlands in local elections.
In one of the closest parliamentary contests ever, Ms Pochin became the MP for a seat that Labour won with a majority of more than 14,000 last year, by just six votes.
She faced the cameras today alongside Mr Farage and fellow Reform MPs Richard Tice, Lee Anderson and James McMurdoch outside Parliament before heading into the chamber.
She was flanked by party leader Mr Farage and chief whip Mr Anderson as she arrived in the Commons.
She then took an oath of allegiance to the Crown, which all MPs are required to do before they can take their seat in Parliament.
Reform won five seats at the general election but Great Yarmouth’s Rupert Lowe has already quit the party amid a blistering row with Mr Farage and his leadership.
She was flanked by party leader Mr Farage and chief whip Mr Anderson as she arrived in the Commons.
Former Tory councillor Ms Pochin stunned politics with a by-election win in the former Labour stronghold of Runcorn last week.
Her win by just six votes sent shockwaves though Sir Keir Starmer’s party on a night when it was run close in other parts of its heartlands in local elections.
Nigel Farage welcomed the new Reform recruit to Westminster today
In one of the closest parliamentary contests ever, Ms Pochin became the MP for Runcorn and Helsby after she defeated the Labour candidate by just six votes
