Nigel Farage is a polarising figure, having been a campaigner for the UK leaving the EU. The latest poll has him the second most popular political figure in Britain, behind Sir Keir Starmer, the leader of the Labour Party.
He's an odd bloke, Farage. He had the biggest 'stick that up you' moment in European history when his party finally achieved Brexit. But, he's never been elected to the House of Commons. And, currently he does not lead any party. He's the classic famous for being famous figure; or infamously infamous to others.
I have posited that for the Conservatives to be successful in the upcoming General Election, and by success I mean still representing any kind of political force worth mentioning, then they have to buy off Farage. A peerage perhaps, giving him a seat in the House of Lords, may do it.
The party Farage seems to back is the Reform Party, led by Farage's old colleague, Richard Tice. But, Reform may not win any seats at all. If Farage stands for Reform, he risks eroding his current popularity. My thinking, Farage will be bought off. Never underestimate the Tories.
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