Nigel Farage has claimed there is a 25 per cent change he becomes UK prime minister while Donald Trump is in the White House.
The Reform UK leader and MP for Clacton has jetted out on his latest visit to Washington DC to watch the hard right Republican take power in the United States for the second time.
And in an eve-of-inauguration interview he talked up his own chances of taking over here.
Reform is neck-and-neck with Labour and the Conservatives in the polls, though at the party’s current level of support it would still only return around 100 MPs, far from what it needs to take power.
There is also the fact that there is not due to be a UK general election until 2029 – after the end of Trump’s term – and he is legally barred from serving again.
But Mr Farage told 5 News there could be an early UK election if there was an ‘economic meltdown’, insisting it was ‘not impossible’.
He added: ‘Somehow Rachel Reeves and Keir Starmer have just killed any economic optimism of any kind at all. So, you could see a situation.
‘We saw it with distrust, actually. We saw what a run on the markets can do to governments. We saw it back at Suez. Actually, in the end, it was the markets that really brought Eden down more than anything else.
‘So, yeah, it’s possible. I wouldn’t put it at more than 20 per cent, 25 per cent, but it’s possible.’
The Reform UK leader and MP for Clacton has jetted out on his latest visit to Washington DC to watch the hard right Republican take power in the United States for the second time.
He posed for pictures with MMA fighter Conor McGregor, who who recently lost a civil case in Ireland where he was accused of raping a woman in Dublin six years ago
Mr Farage told 5 News there could be an early UK election if there was an ‘economic meltdown’, insisting it was ‘not impossible’.
UK politicians including Mr Farage are in the American capital ahead of the ceremonies, but questions remain over what impact the second Trump presidency will have on economies across the world if he follows through on threats to implement tariffs.
Priti Patel dismissed the Reform leader as a ‘pop-up act’ today as they both prepare to attend the inauguration.
The shadow foreign secretary said the apparent closeness of the Reform leader to the incoming president was ‘irrelevant’.
She insisted the Tories shared ‘DNA on values and beliefs’ with the Republicans and the parties ‘ended the Cold War’ together.
The brutal-put down came on the eve of the ceremony marking the White House changeover in Washington – which will also be joined by ex-PMs Boris Johnson and Liz Truss.
Keir Starmer will not be present, with the government pointing out that is in keeping with long-standing convention.
UK politicians including Mr Farage are in the American capital ahead of the ceremonies, but questions remain over what impact the second Trump presidency will have on economies across the world if he follows through on threats to implement tariffs.
Keir Starmer will not be present, with the government pointing out that is in keeping with long-standing convention.
In a statement on Sunday evening, the Prime Minister sent his congratulations to Mr Trump.
‘For centuries, the relationship between our two nations has been one of collaboration, cooperation and enduring partnership. It is a uniquely close bond,’ Sir Keir said.
‘Together, we have defended the world from tyranny and worked towards our mutual security and prosperity.’
The Prime Minister and the president-elect met in New York in September at Trump Tower, ahead of the US election, and at the time Sir Keir said he is a ‘great believer in personal relations on the international stage’.
In a video posted on X on Saturday, Dame Priti said she was there to represent the Conservative Party, with whom the Republicans have a ‘decades-long relationship’.
She added: ‘Post-inauguration, our parties will continue to work together on those shared values to secure prosperity and freedom across the globe.’
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