Ex-Brexit Party insiders have warned that if Nigel Farage returns to frontline politics and leads a ‘UKIP-style’ populist party, he could become the “ultimate headache” for Rishi Sunak’s Tories. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mr Farage left politics for the third time after the United Kingdom exited the European Union, handing over Reform UK to Richard Tice and becoming honorary president. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, since joining GB News as an evening presenter, the former UKIP leader has hinted at a possible return.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mr Farage told viewers in Boris Johnson’s Uxbridge & South Ruislip constituency last month: “If it was proportional representation, I’d do it without hesitation.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs it is, it needs a lot of thought but I haven\u2019t given up.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It has been suggested that a Farage-led party focused on the cost of living, taxes, immigration, and Brexit could gain significant traction among Leave voters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some former UKIP and Brexit Party allies have said Mr Farage could cause problems for Mr Sunak and the Prime Minister’s Conservative colleagues if he decides to return to politics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“We now live in an era of personality politics,” ex-Brexit Party MEP Alex Phillips said, “and when it comes to the biggest personality in UK politics, that person, without doubt, is Nigel Farage.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGiven Boris Johnson is no longer leader of the Conservative Party, if Nigel did decide to re-enter the frame, I am sure he would actually give a party like Reform UK a lot of momentum.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNigel Farage would be the only person, at this point, who would be the ultimate headache for the Conservatives as their arch-nemesis when they\u2019re haemorrhaging support.\u201d<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Ex-Brexit Party insiders have warned that if Nigel Farage returns to frontline politics and leads a ‘UKIP-style’ populist party, he could become the “ultimate headache” for Rishi Sunak’s Tories. Mr … <\/p>\n