The BBC asked Nigel Farage, often referred to as the “Father of Brexit”, about his controversial statements in the past, including: In 2014 he named the Russian president as the politician he most admired. He explained: “I said that I did not like him as a person, but I admired him as a political worker because he managed to master the management of Russia.”
He was then asked about a social media post from February 2022, in which he assessed that the Russian invasion of Ukraine was “a consequence of EU and NATO enlargement.” Referring to this, Farage said he had been arguing since the 1990s that NATO and the EU’s “continuous eastward expansion” gave Putin an alibi. He added: “We caused this war. Although, of course, it is Putin’s fault.”
In the interview, Farage, a key figure in the campaign to leave the European Union, accused the ruling Conservative Party of failing to deliver on its Brexit promises. Asked whether he stood by his previous claim that Brexit had failed, he replied: “No, it’s not a failure, but we failed to get it done. It can’t be a failure. We’ve left the EU. Now we’re ourselves.” “In control.” But he added: “Brexit has let down those who voted for it, believing the number of migrants would fall.”
The Reform Party in the United Kingdom has 15% to 20% support in recent opinion polls, thanks to which it is close to, and sometimes even surpasses, the Conservative Party, which usually occupies second place. However, under the current majority system, the party can count on a few seats at most in the House of Commons elections scheduled for July 4.
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