Nigel
Farage is a threat because he offers a “vision for Britain” that goes beyond
material wealth, the outgoing Conservative MP for one of Ukip’s top target seat
has admitted. Laura Sandys, the MP for South Thanet, suggested the Tories
currently have a “transactional” manifesto that emphasises how people can become
wealthier.
Mr
Farage “put the pin in the loom” of that approach when he claimed he did not
mind if Britain was poorer if it left the European Union, because the remark
conveyed a “set of values” that the Government has struggled to articulate. Mr
Farage has made clear that South Thanet is one of only a few Kent seats he would
contest in 2015.Mrs Sandys announced she was stepping down just three years
after being elected, citing family responsibilities.
