Danny Kruger doesn't do reassuring soundbites.

The Reform MP and party policy chief was asked in an interview with The House magazine about warnings of a civil war in Britain. His answer was blunt.

"The only chance of unity for our country is Reform. If we don't win, or if we win and then make a mess of it, I do fear for our country."

That's not a backbencher shooting his mouth off. That's the man who writes Reform's policy platform saying, on the record, that Britain faces potential civil unrest if the political class doesn't change course.

Is he wrong?

Look at the numbers. Trust in politicians is at record lows. Immigration is at record highs. The cost of living has squeezed the middle class dry. Young people can't buy homes. Old people can't heat them.

The Gorton and Denton by-election is happening today. A seat Labour held for 90 years. And they're sweating. Reform and the Greens are both making strong pushes in a constituency that should be a Labour lock.

When safe seats stop being safe, something is shifting underneath. Kruger sees it. Most of Westminster doesn't want to.

The question isn't whether he's being dramatic. The question is whether anyone in power is listening.