Nigel Farage is a politician in his 60’s and has just been elected to Parliament. He represents the constituency of Clacton which is in the East of South England. He’s not a member of the Conservative Party but is the leader of Reform UK, an insurgent conservative political party that seeks to uphold similar values but with a different support base and representation in Parliament.
He’s previously cited Margaret Thatcher and even Winston Churchill as influences from “the past” but takes inspiration from living figures and the movements of the present. It’s often a feature of his speeches that he refers to contemporary events and figures such as Donald Trump, former President of the US.
In times past he’s also been leader of UKIP (United Kingdom Independence Party) which fought hard for a referendum on the UK’s membership of the EU and won in June 2016. While he was leader of UKIP and also an MEP he also stood in various Parliamentary elections in the UK but without success each time.
Nigel Farage is mostly self-taught but counts those he meets as his political education. He couldn’t expect a good deal of support from either of the fledgling parties he’s led but he took personal advice given in confidence and continues to seek the counsel of those close to him whom he knows well.
Outside of politics he hosts a television show on a new television channel called GB News in the UK and is a regular speaker at public events as well as a speaker overseas at other political events. He sees his media and in person work as part of his outreach to “evangelise” the masses on what it means to be a conservative.
