Brexit figurehead Nigel Farage announced Monday he will stand at the UK general election next month, in a major U-turn that threatens to split the right-wing vote and further imperil the beleaguered ruling Conservatives. Farage, 60, said he will run for the anti-immigration Reform UK Party in a eurosceptic seat in southeast England, less than two weeks after ruling himself out of the July 4 contest. Farage, a longtime vocal supporter of former US president Donald Trump, was unapologetic, insisting that his party could become the UK's main opposition. Farage told the Sunday Times at the weekend that he was eyeing a "takeover" of the Conservatives post-election. The Conservatives argued several members of Starmer's top team have in the past voted against renewing Britain's Trident nuclear deterrent.

Source: The Times June 03, 2024 17:44 UTC