THENATIONALPULSE (Raheem J. Kassam) - THE BATTLE FOR BRITAIN – Farage Hits Campaign Trail for Critical Elections as Locals Plea: ‘Save Us, Nigel!’
Raheem J. Kassam reports on the ground at one of Britain's largest open-air markets, on the very airfield from which Battle of Britain Hurricanes once scrambled to defend London, with Reform UK leader Nigel Farage.
NORTH WEALD, Essex – Reform UK leader Nigel Farage spent several hours at North Weald Market this morning, drumming up support at a critical moment in a bellwether county ahead of Thursday’s local elections across the United Kingdom. The reception was both warm and at times raucous, with locals flocking for selfies, and the enthusiasm was particularly noticeable among women and younger voters . The market itself sits on a piece of land with a striking history . It sprawls across the hard-standing of North Weald Airfield, opened in 1916 by the Royal Flying Corps to defend London from German Zeppelin raids and reborn in 1927 as one of the most distinguished fighter stations in the Royal Air Force. From this very ground, 56 Squadron’s…Open