Interview with politics expert Dr Steve McCabe.
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00:00Well, undoubtedly, there has been some damage. I don't think it will be
00:05absolutely devastating but certainly the early opinion polls are suggesting
00:09he has lost a couple of per cent. In terms of the popular vote, it may
00:13mean the difference with certain seats. The fact is Farage was not on to
00:18win a large number of seats. He was going to be a handful at best. The
00:22view is he will probably win Clacton himself and Lee Anderson will win
00:26Clacton. Ultimately, it is not going to make that much difference in the
00:32overall scheme of things but it is about the popular vote and what will
00:35happen after the election and the power he may have over the Conservative
00:38Party and the ability to attack the Labour Party. What do we think about
00:43Farage? It is a pretty silly thing to say, I have to say. Of course, it
00:47feeds into the narrative and it is almost conspiratorial that somehow
00:51Farage is in the pay of the Russians. As we know, this accusation is
00:55also being made against Donald Trump who may be President later on this
00:59year.