NIGEL Farage insists he can save Britain with radical reform – but reveals some his family won’t back Reform UK.
The party chief says he’s the only major political figure who can step up to change the country as he sets his sights on Downing Street.
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Nigel Farage insists he will take on the establishment if he wins power
Reform UK have consistently led in the polls ahead of both Labour and Tories Credit: Getty
Polling from this week show that his party are leading on 25 per cent with Labour and the Tories both trailing on 19 per cent.
His intervention comes just days ahead of the Makerfield by-election as his outfit goes into battle with Labour leadership contender Andy Burnham.
Asked whether he wants to be PM, he said: “I keep trying to run away. It’s like the Godfather, isn’t it?
“They keep dragging me back in… Right now, I believe I’m the only person that’s got sufficient public rapport and the courage to take on the establishment and do what needs to be done.”
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The party chief was speaking to LBC in a special Farage on the Record programme.
He spelled out what his first slew of policies would be if he found himself in Number 10 after the next general election – with a priority on securing the borders.
He said: “We’ve got to restore trust in the fact that voting actually counts for anything, otherwise things like riots and public disorder will become more commonplace.
“Voting is our safety valve; that’s our way of expressing our opinion without fighting.
“So, I do actually believe getting rid of the Human Rights Act, getting back proper control of our borders, reestablishing trust that the voters get what they actually opt for in an election is the first thing to do.”
When pushed on whether his whole family is backing him, he said: “Not all. Most… I think there’s probably one who’s a bit further left than Labour, you know, but well, it’s a family.
“I mean, both my grandparents and parents would have always been Conservative.”
He also praised his close friend Donald Trump who told him to “have fun”.
Farage said: “He‘s a remarkable human being, and you can love him, you can hate him…I think he’s helping reshape the world.”
