Nigel Farage may return as Ukip leader as sources reveal Britain may not leave EU till late 2019
Mustachioed maverick feels sorry for David Cameron but says George Osborne is a pasty-faced b******
NIGEL Farage has described the attention over his new moustache as "just hilarious" and revealed he may return as Ukip leader if Brexit is not delivered.
The outgoing Ukip leader caused a stir on Friday when video surfaced of him being interviewed while sporting bushy whiskers, but the MEP credited the social media storm that followed to a slow news day.
"I don't know whether it is a reflection of the trivialisation of our political discourse in this country or whether it is just a symptom of the fact it is mid-August and no one has anything else to talk about," he told the .
He denied it was inspired by former Tory MP Enoch Powell, known for his anti-immigration "Rivers of Blood" speech.
"I just had a few days off and it is August," Farage said. "It is a very good dummy run for Movember."
The outgoing Ukip leader has been enjoying a break from politics after tasting victory with the Brexit vote but he would not rule out returning to his old job.
Farage has quit and returned once before, in the space of a few days, following the 2015 General Election.
"If Brexit wasn't delivered, then I would have to think seriously about plunging back in," he said. "But I hope I don't have to."
His comments come after it emerged ministers have privately warned City of London bosses that Britain could remain in the EU until late 2019.
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reports Theresa May’s new Brexit and international trade departments are behind schedule and might not be ready for January.
And Britain may not start the formal process to leave the EU until France and Germany have held elections.
Brexit Secretary David Davis and international trade secretary Liam Fox have suggested they expect Britain to leave the EU at the start of 2019.
But a source told the paper their new Whitehall departments are “chaotic” because they are being built from scratch.
Davis has recruited less than half the 250 staff he expects to need and Fox is trying to hire up to 1,000 trade policy experts but so far has less than 100.
Meanwhile, Farage revealed he felt sorry for David Cameron when he was forced to resign as prime minister after the referendum but was less sympathetic towards ex-chancellor George Osborne.
"I'd have dragged him out by the scruff of the neck," he said.
"I thought his behaviour was despicable.
"Pasty-faced b******. I'm pleased to see the back of him. I hope he never ever appears in public again."
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