Nigel Farage won’t be standing at the General Election – because of Trump
Nigel Farage has confirmed he will not be standing in the General Election because he cares more about the US presidential election.
The Reform UK honorary president still insisted he wanted to ‘do his bit to help’ the party over the next six weeks.
But the former I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here contestant’s attention to UK politics appears to be wavering due to his commitment to launch his party across the pond.
He said: ‘I have thought long and hard as to whether I should stand in the upcoming general election.
‘As honorary president of Reform UK, I am fully supportive of Richard Tice’s leadership and urge voters to put their trust in him and Lee Anderson.
‘I will do my bit to help in the campaign, but it is not the right time for me to go any further than that.
‘Important though the general election is, the contest in the United States of America on November 5 has huge global significance. A strong America as a close ally is vital for our peace and security. I intend to help with the grassroots campaign in the USA in any way that I can.
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‘The choice between Labour and the Conservatives is uninspiring, and only Reform have the radical agenda that is needed to end decline in this country.’
He has helped Donald Trump’s campaign since 2016.
In 2020 he was even exempted from the US travel ban during Void due to ‘national interest’ – so he can help Mr Trump during his election campaign.
This is not the first time Mr Farage has dropped his toys after finding something else more interesting to play with.
He has stood to be an MP for various parties seven times but has lost each one by significant margins.
After leading Ukip during the Brexit referedum, Mr Farage stood down insisting the party was in a ‘pretty good place’.
Since then, eight people have led Ukip – 12 if you also count interim leaders.
In 2019 he served as leader of the Brexit PArty – later renamed to Reform UK – until 2021.
In 2021 he resigned as leader of Reform to focus on his up and coming TV presenter career on GB News.
He attended a right-wing conference in Brussels which was shut down by police.
After an order banned the event ‘to guarantee public safety’, the Brexit figurehead said: ‘This is like the old Soviet Union – no alternative view allowed.’
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