Nigel Farage has claimed he is the only person in British politics with the “courage” to take on the establishment.
In an interview with LBC’s Nick Ferrari, the Reform UK leader was asked if he want to be prime minister.
In response, Farage said he did not want to be PM “for the sake of the office or the title,” adding: “I couldn’t give a damn about that, never been interested in that.”
He continued: “Politics is not about what I become in terms of personal status, it’s about what I can do.”
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Farage, who is arguably the most establishment politician in British politics, then made the outlandish claim that he is the “only person that’s got sufficient public rapport and the courage to take on the establishment and do what needs to be done.”
“Right now, I’m the right person [to be prime minister],” he added.
Quite frankly, it’s laughable to think that Farage is anti-establishment and would do any sort of ‘standing up’ to the establishment.
We’ve previously written about why his ‘man of the people’ schtick should be treated extremely sceptically.
The privately educated who went on to have a lucrative career in the City as a commodities trader is not someone who was excluded from power or locked out by privilege.
You can read more about just how establishment Farage is here.