Alex Armstrong takes brutal Carol Vorderman swipe after Reform UK council victories

The pointed remark referenced the television personality’s outspoken opposition to Nigel Farage and his party.

Ms Vorderman has been a vocal critic of the Reform leader, previously describing him as “the worst thing” in British politics during an interview with The Telegraph earlier this year.

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She had also pledged to re-enter the political arena, stating she would not forgive herself if she failed to stand up against what she perceived as threats to public services.

Alex’s jibe came as Mr Farage’s party secured hundreds of council seats across England.

In her February interview with The Telegraph, Ms Vorderman did not hold back when discussing the Reform leader.

The former Countdown star criticised Mr Farage’s attendance record in Parliament, saying: “He’s not an MP, he’s hardly there. He doesn’t turn up for the Prime Minister’s questions.”

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She warned that Mr Farage “would destroy the NHS” and urged people to engage with politics when essential services were at stake.

Ms Vorderman also highlighted concerns about diminished police forces and violence against women and girls, referencing a 2023 Home Office report that classified the issue as a national threat.

“I won’t forgive myself if I don’t step up. I’m coming back into the political fight later this year,” she vowed.

Reform UK emerged as the dominant force in Friday’s elections, capturing hundreds of council seats and seizing control of authorities in traditional Labour and Conservative strongholds.

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The party took its first London borough in Havering and swept to power in Essex and Suffolk at the Tories’ expense, while also making significant inroads in the Midlands and northern England.

Mr Farage declared: “What’s happened is a truly historic shift in British politics.”

He emphasised that his party could triumph in areas that had backed Labour since the First World War, as well as in long-standing Conservative territories.

In Wigan, Reform claimed 24 of 25 seats contested, dramatically reducing Labour’s majority. Councils in Hartlepool, Tameside, Redditch and Tamworth also fell from Labour’s grasp.

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Polling expert Sir John Curtice noted that Reform performed strongest in areas that had voted heavily for Brexit in 2016.

Labour suffered catastrophic losses across England, Scotland and Wales, with the party shedding hundreds of council seats in its traditional heartlands.

In Hull, Reform captured 10 seats, leaving Sharon Hoffman as the sole remaining Labour councillor.

She blamed the national government, saying voters refused to support “Keir Starmer or anybody that represented Keir Starmer.”

Left-wing MPs Jon Trickett and Jonathan Brash demanded the Prime Minister’s resignation, with Trickett declaring it was “curtains for Keir.” Ian Lavery urged Sir Keir to “fall on his sword.”

The Prime Minister rejected calls to step down, insisting: “I’m not going to walk away and plunge the country into chaos.”

Labour also faces losing power in Wales after 27 years, with Plaid Cymru expected to become the largest party in the Senedd.