Nigel Farage
Nigel Paul Farage is a British politician who has been Leader of Reform UK since 2024. He has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Clacton since 2024. He was the leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) from 2006 to 2009 and from 2010 to 2016. Farage served as a member of the European Parliament (MEP) for South East England from 1999 until the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union (EU) in 2020.
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Jul 12, 2026
Far Left
Farage is forcing a byelection in Clacton to secure a fresh mandate as Reform UK leader.
Farage represents the far-right populist threat that Green and radical left movements oppose; his byelection gambit is a bid to consolidate anti-immigration, anti-green politics.
Jul 11, 2026
Far Left
Farage is forcing an August byelection in Clacton, and local voters are split over his Reform UK mandate.
The Green and Radical Left view Farage as a dangerous far-right figure who normalises xenophobia and climate denial, and see the byelection as a test for left unity.
Jul 11, 2026
Far Left
Polling shows more than half of voters view Farage and Reform UK as 'very sleazy' ahead of the Clacton by-election.
Radical left sees Farage as a far-right populist whose party is funded by dark money and stokes anti-immigrant sentiment.
Jul 11, 2026
Lean Right
Farage's Reform UK is polling at 18-20%, eating deeply into Conservative support and demanding a hard-right stance on immigration and net zero.
Conservatives fear Farage as a spoiler who splits the right-wing vote and could hand Labour more seats unless the Tories adopt his policies.
Jul 11, 2026
Center
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Lib Dems oppose Farage's divisive rhetoric and its impact on community relations.
Jul 11, 2026
Lean Left
Farage was named the sleaziest politician in Britain by a new poll, with even Reform voters agreeing.
Labour welcomes the poll as evidence that Farage's brand of populism is toxic, undermining Reform UK's electoral challenge.
Jul 10, 2026
Lean Left
Reform UK, which he leads, is under police investigation over undeclared donations and linked to Widdecombe's murder.
Farage's party is a direct threat to leftist values; his scandals expose the far right's hypocritical claims of fighting corruption.
Jul 10, 2026
Far Left
Farage launched a preemptive attack on the Commons standards committee, claiming it won't judge him fairly, as reported by The Guardian.
Green/Radical Left critics see Farage as a far-right populist exploiting media attention to undermine democratic institutions and avoid accountability for his funding controversies.
Jul 9, 2026
Lean Right
Reform UK leader gaining ground in polls as Tories struggle to regain trust.
Conservatives see him as a threat to party recovery by splitting the right-wing vote.
Jul 9, 2026
Lean Left
Was set for an interview on CBS's 60 Minutes but replaced by Trevor Phillips at Bari Weiss's direction.
Labour views Farage as a divisive figure whose platforming corrupts balanced political discourse.