Nigel Farage, UK reform leader, during a press conference in London, UK, on Monday, June 3, 2024.
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LONDON – British politician and media figure Nigel Farage, known for leading the Brexit campaign, announced on Monday that he will run in the UK general elections next month.
Farage had said that he would not run for Parliament for the Reform Party, which he leads, in order to focus on supporting Donald Trump’s presidential campaign in the United States.
Farage previously led the UK Independence Party, which rose to prominence in the 2000s on a platform of leaving the European Union, limiting immigration and opposing multiculturalism.
However, the party only gained one seat in the general election, and Farage – while a long-standing member of the EU’s European Parliament – failed to become a member of the UK Parliament despite running several times.
He subsequently resigned from the UK Independence Party and formed the Brexit Party. This later became the right-wing populist Reform Party under a new leader, while Farage I moved away From politics and focused on media comments.
The Reform Party announced on Monday that Farage would become its leader as well as a member of parliament.
The party is not expected to make significant electoral gains in the July 4 election, but Farage’s arrival could shake up a campaign that is widely seen as a race between the incumbent Conservatives, led by Rishi Sunak, and Keir Starmer’s Labor Party. .
Opinion polls widely suggest that Labor will return to power after 14 years.
Farage said on Monday that he intends to lead a “political revolution.”
He indicated in a press conference that he would focus on controversial issues related to immigrants Small boats arrive Of net migration to the UK, he said that a vote for Labor or the Conservatives would mean “taxes will remain high”.
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