By James Tapsfield, Political Editor For Mailonlne
Published: 13:38 BST, 27 May 2019 | Updated: 14:45 BST, 27 May 2019
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Nigel Farage might have delivered a political earthquake in the EU elections - but it would be nothing to the shock if he could replicate the performance in a Westminster election.
The Brexit Party would be sitting on a 200-plus seat majority if the votes broke down the same way in a general election, according to the Electoral Calculus website.
Such results would spell disaster for key Conservative strongholds - with constituencies held by Cabinet ministers Sajid Javid and Brandon Lewis among those most at risk.
The figures will come as a brutal wake-up call to the Tories, although experts have played down the likelihood of a Westminster