Nigel Farage’s achievements throughout his political career are nothing short of amazing, ex-White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon has told GB News.
US President Donald Trump’s former right-hand man lauded Mr Farage’s accomplishments, saying the Reform UK leader is one of history’s most impressive political figures.
He also made his feelings clear on Mr Farage’s insurgent party Reform UK, which continues to surge in the polls.
“I think Nigel is one of the most important and impressive political figures, not just in modern politics”, Mr Bannon told Steve Edginton on GB News.
Steve Bannon was full of praise for the Reform UK leader
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“I think if you look at his record with Brexit and what he’s done now in the history of politics, elected politics, what he has done, with no resources, is nothing short of amazing.
“For a year, he walked up and down the beaches and just saw the boats coming in. Nigel is not someone that has his hair on fire, right? If you see even some of his speeches today, some of the warnings that are in the speeches, people should take that quite seriously.”
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In his analysis, Mr Bannon said Mr Farage is “not an extremist” and his position on the political spectrum actually veers more to the centre-right.
Steve asked Mr Bannon whether Mr Farage and Reform UK need more “revolutionary zeal” to cement their place as a Government-in-waiting and turn their positive polling into a strong performance at the ballot box by the time the next election rolls around.
Nigel Farage was in a buoyant mood at the Reform UK conference
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GB NEWS“Nigel Farage has now a political party that has no money, that he’s built on a force of will and personality and thoughts and how people believe in him”, he said.
“Polls show he’s ahead of the Tories and Labour combined, so I don’t think Nigel needs my recommendations now. What I will say, if you look at the subtext, I remember the first time I met Nigel. I travelled around with him in the hinterland of England, of which were the people that delivered the Brexit votes.
“It was like the Tea Party back in the old days. I saw Nigel work in rooms of 25, up to 100 people. I know the kind of contact he has. I know the kind of man he is. I hear in his voice today, and I hear when he starts on certain things, It’s Nigel giving a warning that the hour is late and things have to happen and if they don’t happen, it may be too late to do it through a normal party political process.”
Mr Bannon said he has noticed a manner about Mr Farage in recent months which suggests he is more concerned about the direction in which Britain is headed more than ever.
Steve Bannon gave his analysis of Reform UK
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He told Steve that Nigel delivers his messages more as a plea as “things may be spinning out of control” in Britain.
The country could be on the verge of a “major economic downturn”, he warned, which he says is evidenced by the bond market and not just his own gloomy projections.
Mr Farage delivered perhaps one of his biggest statements of intent yet at a two-day Reform UK conference attended by over 12,000 people, according to official party estimates.
The grand scale of the occasion dwarfed its previous years with five different stages hosting discussion panels.
Reform UK continues to make hay with around 240,000 members, a number the party hopes will be boosted by a tranche of policy announcements.
One was Mr Farage telling crowds a Reform UK Government would tow small boats crossing the English Channel back to France if it was necessary.
The party has long insisted it has little regard for international law on this front, and following through with such a policy would prove that.
Mr Farage insisted it can be done and dismissed the notion that it was an “absurd idea”, pointing to Australia who “towed the boats back to Indonesia”.
He also said he would slash the state welfare bill, saying too many young people are on disability benefits.
