Farage achieved his best result in 2015, finishing a narrow second to his Conservative opponent in the pro-Brexit seat of South Thanet, Kent. He did not bother to stand in either of the two general elections following the Brexit referendum.
However, talk of his potential role in the 2024 election has been rife for weeks, with Farage – fresh from an appearance on reality TV show ‘I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here’ – confirming that he was considering running as a leading figure in the Reform Party. . The reforms have been eating away at the right-wing conservative vote for months, but have so far not seen any significant electoral gains.
After weeks of waiting, Farage finally put an end to speculation on Thursday, saying he had thought “long and hard” about whether to run, but ultimately decided against it. TO DO.
Instead, he said, he preferred to focus on the “huge global significance” of the US presidential election, for which he campaigned for his friend Donald Trump.
The Telegraph reported that Farage was preparing to announce his candidacy, but abandoned the idea when Sunak called a snap election.
In an interview with POLITICO’s Westminster Insider podcast in January, Farage said it would be “very difficult” to combine campaigning in Westminster with his other commitments, but that he still felt a sense of “ownership” of the reform and that he would clearly show his support for them.
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