 It's been a terrible night for the Conservatives, who may suffer their worst ever defeat. That's chiefly because of the challenge mounted by the Populist Reform Party, whose leader, Nigel Farage, has finally won a seat in Parliament at the eighth attempt. The former Conservative Defence Secretary, Grant Shapps, said the party had only itself to blame. We've tried the patience of traditional Conservative voters with a propensity to create an endless political soap opera out of internal rivalries and divisions.