Posted on 02/01/2025 12:47:40 PM PST by RandFan
Nigel Farage has told a rally of Reform UK supporters that Donald Trump's election as US president should "serve as an inspiration".
Speaking in the North West Essex constituency of Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch, Farage said his party was gaining in support and had targeted the traditionally safe Tory seat.
Badenoch and Farage clashed recently over party membership figures.
The Tory leader told reporters she was "not at all" worried about Farage's rally,
The Tory leader has a majority of 2,600 in the North West Essex seat, with Labour coming second and Reform 11,000 votes behind in third place at last year's election.
For Reform UK to take the seat, it would need a massive swing of almost 17%.
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.co.uk ...
Interesting....
Speaking to the BBC ahead of the rally, Farage said he has spoken to Elon Musk after the two clashed over different opinions on far-right activist Tommy Robinson.
Musk had said Farage “doesn’t have what it takes” and should be replaced as Reform UK leader.
Laughing, Farage said he told Musk “it’s not happening”.
“Elon’s a hero. He bought Twitter. He’s brought free speech back. He’s the most successful entrepreneur in the world. We agree on a lot. We may disagree on some things,” said Farage.
“Do you know what? I don’t get bullied; I don’t get pushed around, even by the richest man in the world. I have my particular view of Mr Robinson; he has a different one.”
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czrlkzd5p2lo
Musk may be a hero for free speech but despite the fact he had an English grandmother he does NOT understand the UK or the politics on the ground as well as he thinks he does.
Farage built up UKIP, and then Reform by taking aggressive steps to make it ‘respectable’ to the middle classes as well as championing the working class interest. This meant excluding anyone with any taint of the far right about them.
It has been a very successful strategy, which would be undone by welcoming Tommy Robinson into the fold, because he is still widely regarded by many, including many middle class Reform supporters, as a hooligan, if not a racist, who is perceived to have it in for Muslims, which many Reform voters find distasteful, because many of them know Muslims who are not bad people and they will not want to think of friends and neighbours they get on with being subjected to spleen.
Support for UKIP fell off a cliff after Farage left and the new leadership embraced Tommy Robinson. If Musk wants to help, he could try NOT trying to create a split in the populist right by picking at this sore and encouraging a civil war between Tommy supporters and Farage supporters.
Farage has always been one of my heroes, ever since he led the UK out of the EU. His speeches were terrific.
BoJo was the “Dollar Store” Farage.
Weasel. Tommy Robinson is the guy that fights for Britain, not Trump.
Stand by your man. Sing the song, lol!
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