Nigel Farage is preparing another comeback into British politics, vowing to use his relationship with Donald Trump to finally win a seat
The interim leader said this weekend that he would "have to" run for parliament in South Thanet again if a by-election was called, despite losing eight elections in his career
NIGEL Farage is preparing to stage another comeback into British politics, vowing to use his relationship with Donald Trump to finally win a seat in parliament.
The interim leader said this weekend that he would "have to" run for parliament in South Thanet again if a by-election was called in the area, despite losing eight elections in his career.
Tearing up his promise to exit front line politics after the referendum saying he wanted "his life back", Mr Farage is now in the headlines again after he secured a 50-minute audience with the President-Elect last weekend.
Theresa May said he was an "irrelevance" and the Government have dismissed his calls to act as an unofficial ambassador to the US.
"I suspect one of the reasons Downing Street is being so vile about me – just when I can play a positive role with Trump – is because they are worried this may come back to bite them," Mr Farage said.
He added that the President-Elect was "reflective, charming, thoughtful, sincere," and he wasn't worried about trusting him with the nuclear button.
“But one thing Mr Trump kept returning to was the issue of wind farms," he said. "He is a complete Anglophile and also absolutely adores Scotland which he thinks is one of the most beautiful places on Earth. But he is dismayed that his beloved Scotland has become over-run with ugly wind farms which he believes are a blight on the stunning landscape.”
He is also close friends with two of Mr Trump's new appointments – the Attorney General Jeff Sessions and chief strategist Steve Bannon, of the US website Breitbart.
The interim leader invited Mr Trump to visit Kent if another election was called. He said the Tories "cheated" in South Thanet - they are currently facing an investigation into their finances.
He is also looking forward to elections next year across Europe.
"When the EU disintegrates – as it will – we will have a Europe of neighbours who get on fantastically," he said.
"The real nationalists are the EU nationalists with their EU flag, anthem and army. We’re the normalists. We aren’t dangerous."