Nigel Farage

Nigel Farage has said Tony Blair should lead the UK’s vaccination programme, adding the former Labour prime minister “commands respect” and is “seriously bright”. Expressing his frustration with Boris Johnson’s latest lockdown announcement, Farage took to Twitter with a suggestion on how to speed up Britain’s vaccination drive. Describing the current cabinet as the “most low grade […]

Nigel Farage should have been included on the 2021 New Year Honours list, enraged Brexiteers have said. Right-wing commentator Isabel Oakeshott said Farage “did more than anyone else on the planet to get us out of the EU”. Oakeshott said Farage’s exclusion from the Honour’s list was “a nonsense” which showed the honours system was “corrupt”. Patrick […]

A comedian has delivered the perfect rebuke to Brexiteers up in arms over jokes he made about Nigel Farage and Brexit on New Year’s Eve. Nish Kumar angered Brexiteers when he described Farage as “not technically a man, but a sack of meat brought to life by a witch’s curse whose blood type is technically real ale,” […]

IAN DUNT offers a rallying cry for pro-Europeans. We’re out of the EU. No more Article 50. No more transition. For all intents and purposes, January 1, 2021, is the first true day of Brexit. It’s remarkable that after nearly half a decade it’s still possible to burn with shame and indignation at what is happening […]

A German newspaper columnist has described his “anger” surrounding Brexit as he hit out at the “liars and amateurs” in Britain that took over the running of the country. Nikolaus Blome, writing for Der Spiegel, said Boris Johnson and the Brexiteers were “an eternal shame for all conservatives” as he explained to his newspaper audience […]

Leader of the Brexit Party Nigel Farage has claimed that the “wars are over” – and that they are the winners as the UK agrees to a deal with the European Union. Despite calling for a no-deal Brexit, he told talkRADIO: “I do think a complete separation for the long-term economic health of the country would […]

Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage has welcomed the end of the “charade” surrounding talks, and admitted no-deal Brexit “was never a possibility” in negotiations.  He explained: “At least the charade is over. We’ve been put through this agony over the last few weeks that there could be a no deal. “That was never a possibility, […]

Brexit has generated heated rhetoric on all sides. Here are some of the key quotes made during negotiations as the UK strove to make the break from the EU. “There is no plan for no deal, because we’re going to get a great deal” – Boris Johnson, speaking in his role as foreign secretary, July […]

Nigel Farage has lashed out at a Chinese journalist after being called “Trump’s puppet” and a “big joke in Europe”.  Chen Weihua, who works for the Chinese state-controlled outlet China Daily, hit out at the Brexit Party leader after he blamed China for Christmas in the UK being cancelled. Farage’s message came shortly after Boris […]

Brexiteers have been mocked after fuming about EU countries closing their borders to England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland – after previously complaining the EU prevents countries exerting their own control. France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Ireland and Bulgaria have all imposed restrictions on UK travel, while the Port of Dover announced its ferry […]

Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage has admitted there might not be “appetite” amongst the public for him to run in an election again – even if Boris Johnson delivers a ‘Brexit in name only’. The politician – who lost in all seven elections he stood in and dropped out of the latest – said although […]

Nigel Farage has insisted his £10,000 bet on Donald Trump winning the US election was a “great price” after he was asked if he accepted he has lost his money. Farage appeared on ITV’s Peston to defend the money he spent ahead of election day, and still refused to accept it was a fair election. He said: […]

A Brexit lorry park – dubbed the ‘Farage Garage’ – will not be fully ready until after February, it has been reported. The 66-acre site in Ashford was due to be ready for completion on January 1 – the day after the Brexit transition period ends.  The government purchased the land to use “as a permanent […]

Rupert Murdoch’s latest television news channel has been given the go-ahead by Ofcom and could start broadcasting as early as spring 2021. News UK TV is competing against Andrew Neil-backed channel GB News to be first on-air. Both outlets believe there is a gap in the market for right-leaning television news channels aimed at Britons […]

Nigel Farage has been reminded of his poor record of attending fisheries meetings as an MEP after slamming Boris Johnson’s potential Brexit deal climbdown. The Brexit Party leader was criticised for a tweet he made slamming news of a potential compromise over fishing rights in UK waters, which has been a stumbling block in trade talks. Responding to […]

Nigel Farage has been trolled online after posting a tweet complaining about Boris Johnson’s latest lockdown measures. The Brexit Party leader took to Twitter to vent his frustrations over his county of Kent being placed under the toughest lockdown restrictions announced by the prime minister earlier this week. Kent, along with swathes of the North […]

Nigel Farage has claimed the exit of Boris Johnson’s top aide from Downing Street means a “Brexit sell-out” is looming. Brexit Party leader Farage said he had never liked the prime minister’s outgoing chief adviser Dominic Cummings, but admitted he was concerned about the consequences of his departure. Cummings left Number 10 carrying a box […]

Nigel Farage has dismissed suggestions he is not taking Covid-19 seriously after launching an anti-lockdown outfit to fight against measures designed to protect people from the pandemic. The Brexit Party leader, who hopes to rebrand his organisation as Reform UK, has revealed his own family has tested positive with the illness. Appearing on Times Radio, […]

A television presenter has said she would “rather boil my head in a vat of oil” than support Nigel Farage’s new anti-lockdown party. In a powerful takedown of Ann Widdecombe’s support for the new organisation, Jemma Forte told Jeremy Vine on 5: “Because what it’s doing is really exploiting something that has caused pain and […]

A group of Conservative MPs have launched a group to resist calls for an extended national lockdown, in a bid to prevent Nigel Farage’s new party gaining influence. Some 32 Conservatives rebelled against the government when the Commons approved the second lockdown for England which lasts until December 2. The prime minister said he expects […]

A charity has challenged Nigel Farage over proposals to rebrand his Brexit Party as a new anti-lockdown organisation. The Reform think tank has written to the Electoral Commission to complain about the proposed name change, arguing it could lead to “voter confusion”. The think tank, which argues for public service reform, has also written to […]

Piers Morgan has continued his feud with Donald Trump cheerleader Nigel Farage after the Brexiteer appeared on his programme to deny he had ever advocated bleach as a treatment for Covid-19. Appearing on Good Morning Britain, the Brexit Party leader challenged Morgan after he used it as an example of his poor handling of the pandemic. […]

Nigel Farage has been ridiculed after suggesting US voter fraud was “so new” it was impossible to prove. Appearing on BBC news, Farage echoed Donald Trump’s claim that there may be a concerted effort to tamper with mail-in votes in key swing states like Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. Farage’s comments come after president Trump falsely declared victory in […]

Piers Morgan has slammed Nigel Farage for refusing to believe Donald Trump promoted bleach as a form of treatment against the coronavirus. Farage, who has been on the ground with Trump in the US, dismissed assertions that the US president promoted the use of a lethal substance as a Covid-19 vaccine. Appearing on Good Morning Britain, the […]

Nigel Farage has claimed that the UK government is taking a similar approach to Donald Trump by “draining the swamp”, as he defended the US president’s strategy. The Brexit Party leader insisted he believed Trump would return to the White House for a second term. Endorsing the president during an interview on ITV News, Farage […]

A US election turnout that is expected to be historic in size may be bad news for Donald Trump, Nigel Farage has said. The Brexit Party leader is in Washington DC and has been on the campaign trail with Trump in recent weeks. He told the PA news agency: “Obviously, it’s tough to judge. We’re […]

Brexit Party chairman Richard Tice has had an angry showdown with television presenter Adam Boulton after he asked what had happened to the money from donations to his organisation. Brexiteers had helped donate more than £2 million to the cause in early 2020 with the intention of fighting against “Brexit in Name Only”, with more money […]

Nigel Farage has been branded a “chancer” for rebranding the Brexit Party into an anti-lockdown party, despite supporting such measures earlier in the year. The Brexiteer has lodged papers with the Electoral Commission to rebrand his old party as “Reform UK”, which he hopes will be the home for lockdown sceptics, despite an attempt from […]

Nigel Farage has applied to the Electoral Commission to change the Brexit Party’s name to Reform UK. The party contested 275 seats and took 2% of votes but did not succeed in electing an MP in the 2019 general election. It will now broaden its agenda to include coronavirus and seek “reform” in other areas. […]

Nigel Farage has pledged to bet £10,000 on Donald Trump winning a second term in the White House, claiming Trump would prove pundits wrong as he had done in 2016. This comes as Farage fights allegations he broke US quarantine rules to attend a Donald Trump rally in Arizona Wednesday night. The Brexit Party leader claimed he was […]

Nigel Farage has said he could enter the US to attend a Donald Trump rally – where many spectators did not wear masks – because he has a “journalistic visa”. The Brexit Party politician appeared on Good Morning Britain to answer questions as to why he thought it was a good idea to travel across the globe […]

Questions have been raised over Nigel Farage’s quarantine status after he appeared on stage at a Donald Trump rally in the US. Footage of Farage giving a speech at Trump’s re-election rally in Arizona overnight has raised concerns the Brexit Party leader flouted US quarantine regulations. According to the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, the US’s national public […]