It is very interesting that coverage of the corrupt MP's resignation (which is itself a huge scandal), has turned so quickly to talking of the by election and the prospect of Farage standing.
Nigel Farage was Ted Cruz before Ted Cruz was Ted Cruz, only in the UK....
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Interesting turn of events. I hope he wins.
I would miss his antics on in Brussels though. No one could replace him who would do as good a job of mocking the EU Parliament and all it’s absurd decrees.
I’m wondering if Farage will go for this. Currently, UKIP members create havoc in the European Parliament. Britain’s current seats are:
Tories 26
UKIP 13
Labour 13
Liberal Dem 11
The election projection is that the Tories are going to lose some, and Labour gain some. The elections are on 22 May, the same day as local elections in England and northern Ireland.
If UKIP could pick up most of the Tory losses, they could become the first party in the EP.
So Farage must balance this with UKIP gaining a single seat in parliament.
Farage will be another Thatcher.
We must provide him with another Reagan
Wait a minute!,,
I’ve filled out the preliminaries for a natural born US citizen Birth Cert. from Hawaii for him.
And then Iwoke up :^(
That would be an intriguing turn of events.
PMQs with Nigel Farage in the House... This will be fun. :D
UKIP would struggle to overturn a majority of that size. A serious challenge by Farage could possibly lead to the Conservatives losing that seat, but probably not to him.