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Title: Nigel Farage leaves door open to re-joining Tories after election
Post by: Nearly Sane on October 03, 2023, 07:01:51 PM

'Having observed Farage-mania at close quarters at this year's conference, Tory commentator Tim Montgomerie said: "I'm convinced party members would choose him as leader if they could."'

JfC!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66997104

Title: Re: Nigel Farage leaves door open to re-joining Tories after election
Post by: Walt Zingmatilder on October 03, 2023, 07:17:07 PM

Bring it on.

Title: Re: Nigel Farage leaves door open to re-joining Tories after election
Post by: jeremyp on October 04, 2023, 11:21:35 AM

Realistically, he's got to get himself elected as a Conservative MP before he can become leader. Competition for safe Tory seats is going to be fierce at the next general election.

Title: Re: Nigel Farage leaves door open to re-joining Tories after election
Post by: Nearly Sane on October 04, 2023, 11:27:04 AM

Quote from: jeremyp on October 04, 2023, 11:21:35 AM

Realistically, he's got to get himself elected as a Conservative MP before he can become leader. Competition for safe Tory seats is going to be fierce at the next general election.

Farage isn't an idiot, whatever else he might be, and has, as the post title covers, carefully taljed about after the election.

Montgomerie's comment is about the desire of sone of the Tory members and by having the words 'if they could' acknowledges that they can't currently.

Title: Re: Nigel Farage leaves door open to re-joining Tories after election
Post by: jeremyp on October 04, 2023, 11:36:34 AM

Quote from: Nearly Sane on October 04, 2023, 11:27:04 AM

Farage isn't an idiot, whatever else he might be, and has, as the post title covers, carefully taljed about after the election.

So he rejoins the Tories after the election. Then he needs to wait for a by election to get into parliament. Then he has to challenge whoever is the leader of the party. It is possible he might be the leader for the 2029/2030 election. He'll be in his late 60's by then. Too old IMO.

Title: Re: Nigel Farage leaves door open to re-joining Tories after election
Post by: Nearly Sane on October 04, 2023, 12:07:35 PM

Quote from: jeremyp on October 04, 2023, 11:36:34 AM

So he rejoins the Tories after the election. Then he needs to wait for a by election to get into parliament. Then he has to challenge whoever is the leader of the party. It is possible he might be the leader for the 2029/2030 election. He'll be in his late 60's by then. Too old IMO.

I think he will in the main be enjoying the adulation, free drink, and the ability to earn increased money writing about the future of the Tory party. Were it to come about for the election after the next one, he's still just a lad in US yetms.