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Nigel Paul Farage, Mr. Brexit, Mr. Farage
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Nigel Paul Farage (born 3 April 1964) is a British politician who has been Leader of Reform UK since 2024. He has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Clacton since 2024. He was the leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) from 2006 to 2009 and from 2010 to 2016. Farage served as a member of the European Parliament (MEP) for South East England from 1999 until the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union (EU) in 2020. Farage was a member of the Conservative Party for 14 years, from 1978 to 1992. He has been a prominent Eurosceptic since the early 1990s and was first elected to the European Parliament (EP) in 1999. In 2004 he became the president of Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy. Farage was elected UKIP's leader in 2006 and led the party at the 2009 European Parliament election, when it won the second-most votes in the UK. He stood unsuccessfully in Buckingham at the 2010 general election before he returned as UKIP's leader that same year. At the 2014 European Parliament election UKIP won the most seats in the UK, pressuring David Cameron to call the 2016 EU membership referendum. At the 2015 general election Farage was an unsuccessful candidate in South Thanet. After the referendum, Farage resigned as UKIP's leader. In 2018 he co-founded the Brexit Party (renamed Reform UK in 2021), which drew support from those frustrated by the delayed implementation of Brexit by the Conservative government, and won the most votes at the 2019 European Parliament election, becoming the largest single party in the parliament. At the 2024 general election Farage again became Reform UK's leader, and won in Clacton. He has since maintained a high media profile as Reform UK's support has risen, with the party leading UK-wide voting-intention in polls throughout the majority of 2025.
Career
- 1964Born
Trivia
- •Place of birth: Downe
- •Citizenship: United Kingdom
- •Known as: politician, autobiographer, commodity broker, spokesperson
- •Spouse: Kirsten Farage
What happened recently
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MP writes to Nigel Farage about council leader's 'disturbing' social media posts
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Nigel Farage challenged over whether he reported Russian hack claim over £5million gift
Labour presses Nigel Farage over alleged Russian hack linked to £5m donation
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage’s top allies clash over deporting migrants living in council homes
“Immigration policy has failed and the UK is now saturated”... ‘MEGA Farage Rebellion’, both parties break 100 years [Global Focus]
Damning report says most voters don't know truth about Nigel Farage's claims
Nigel Farage joins Reform’s ‘plucky plumber’ on Makerfield campaign trail as contest date confirmed
Nigel Farage joins Makerfield Reform candidate Robert Kenyon at Wigan bar campaign event
Video: Ed Davey says Nigel Farage''s silence on £5 million donation 'implies guilt'
Nigel Farage slams affordability checks on punters saying proposed plans would ‘drive gambling industry underground’
Richard Tice in furious Nigel Farage £5m donation clash: 'Damned if you do!'
Nigel Farage faces questions over claim he bought £1.4m home with 'I'm A Celeb' cash
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