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submitted 5 months ago by girlfreddy@lemmy.ca to c/news@lemmy.world

Nigel Farage has said he will not stand in the UK general election, instead focusing his efforts on getting Donald Trump re-elected in the US.

The Reform party is expected to launch its campaign on Thursday morning with candidates in all constituencies, but the former Brexit party leader said he would not be among them.

Farage said the US election on 5 November had “global significance” and that he intended “to help with the grassroots campaign in the USA in any way I can”. The 2024 election would have been Farage’s eighth attempt to enter parliament had he chosen to stand.

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[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 23 points 5 months ago

Nigel Farage has said he will not stand in the UK general election, instead focusing his efforts on getting Donald Trump re-elected in the US.

Oh please do. You're so appealing.

[-] ganksy@lemmy.world 15 points 5 months ago

He'd bring that frothing, bigoted denialist element that's not currently represented.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago

I'm thinking even a lot of them will think, "this guy is a tool" the minute he opens his disturbingly huge mouth.

[-] ganksy@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Why isn't he speaking American?!!

[-] 520@kbin.social 4 points 5 months ago

To the country that elected Trump he actually might be.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 18 points 5 months ago

Note that the country never elected Trump. He lost the popular vote both times by millions. The Electoral College elected Trump.

[-] 520@kbin.social 3 points 5 months ago

Oh yeah, forgot about that...

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