It's just been announced that Nigel Farage the leader of UKIP will stand against John Bercow the current speaker of the House at the next general election in order to try and become an MP. It's very interesting for a number of reasons:
- The speakers constituency is not normally contested by the opposition.
- The speaker was formerly a Conservative MP with a large majority
- Many Conservative voters are rather Eurosceptic
- Many people who voted for other parties are more Eurosceptic
- Without an official party to vote for (the speaker is on the ballot paper as "The Speaker Seeking Re-election") people may choose Mr Farage.
- The expenses row could play an element too