Nigel Farage launches Brexit Party ahead of European elections [Post#28]

[Shayan]

Nigel Farage says he is standing down as leader of the UK Independence Party.
Mr Farage said he had "done my bit" following the UK's referendum vote to leave the EU.

He said the party was in a "pretty good place" and said he would not change his mind about quitting as he did after the 2015 general election.

Leading UKIP was "tough at times" but "all worth it" said Mr Farage, who is also an MEP. He added that the UK needed a "Brexit prime minister".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-36702468

 

[MenInG]

Destroy economies then walk off

 

[nish_mate]

The rats jumping off the ship.

 

[dhump]

I dont know if it is even funny anymore...I really wonder if UK with such leadership was really an asset for EU or not.

This clown was insulting European parliament just few days ago and now see.

 

[Indian_Supporter]

I dont know if it is even funny anymore...I really wonder if UK with such leadership was really an asset for EU or not.

This clown was insulting European parliament just few days ago and now see.

There is a British Magazine which posted Farage's photo with a caption - "Most punchable face of the year"



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[nish_mate]

I dont know if it is even funny anymore...I really wonder if UK with such leadership was really an asset for EU or not.

This clown was insulting European parliament just few days ago and now see.

tbf to UK, Farage is as much of a leader to UK as is Frauke Petry to Germany.

 

[dhump]

There is a British Magazine which posted Farage's photo with a caption - "Most punchable face of the year"



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I have to agree that he got a tempting face and his words support the cause massively too.

tbf to UK, Farage is as much of a leader to UK as is Frauke Petry to Germany.

I dont see 51% of German voters diving nose first due to her campaign....and trust me to European media and general public he and Boris were face of UK since Brexit.

 

[nish_mate]

I have to agree that he got a tempting face and his words support the cause massively too.



I dont see 51% of German voters diving nose first due to her campaign....and trust me to European media and general public he and Boris were face of UK since Brexit.

I understand that to the average Jo European Farage it appears has got clout in the UK, but if you scratch below the surface you will find his party has less seats in the HoC than AfD is the German parliament-though this can be explained by different parliamentary systems of the country (more importantly Farage has never been an MP in UK)

Wrt Brexit both faces were prominent agreed, but both have jumped the ship as well and also more importantly never were steering the ship in the UK before or after Brexit- the country voted Brexit for a multitude of reasons and least of which were that Messers Farage and Johnson were leading it.

Also UKIP has been around for 20+ years, give similar time to AfD and results might be a worrying considering how Germans past form with extreme right has been.

Not a dig at Germany- but for a Euro centric nation like Germany and their past history, AeD and its growing popularity doesnt bode well for either Germans or the EU. If AfD continue their march, in 5 years 51%+ Germans might nosedive- given the stellar job Merkel is doing.

 

[dhump]

I understand that to the average Jo European Farage it appears has got clout in the UK, but if you scratch below the surface you will find his party has less seats in the HoC than AfD is the German parliament-though this can be explained by different parliamentary systems of the country (more importantly Farage has never been an MP in UK)

Wrt Brexit both faces were prominent agreed, but both have jumped the ship as well and also more importantly never were steering the ship in the UK before or after Brexit- the country voted Brexit for a multitude of reasons and least of which were that Messers Farage and Johnson were leading it.

Also UKIP has been around for 20+ years, give similar time to AfD and results might be a worrying considering how Germans past form with extreme right has been.

Not a dig at Germany- but for a Euro centric nation like Germany and their past history, AeD and its growing popularity doesnt bode well for either Germans or the EU. If AfD continue their march, in 5 years 51%+ Germans might nosedive- given the stellar job Merkel is doing.

I am sorry but if you ask me as a citizen of EU country I see what I tell and so is rest of general population and I dont think you will disagree that these guys jumping the ship this quickly is adding shame to the injury.

As far as rightest in Germany is concerned they have good support in East apart from Berlin and some bigger cities... I have been to those areas and even talked to some people some are outright racists while others have a point and concern. If you ask me this new breed of immigrants surely help there cause and I hope that Germany voters are more intelligent as compared to UK well we have to wait and see. Although isnt it totally unrelated to Farage quitting ?

 

[nish_mate]

I am sorry but if you ask me as a citizen of EU country I see what I tell and so is rest of general population and I dont think you will disagree that these guys jumping the ship this quickly is adding shame to the injury.

As far as rightest in Germany is concerned they have good support in East apart from Berlin and some bigger cities... I have been to those areas and even talked to some people some are outright racists while others have a point and concern. If you ask me this new breed of immigrants surely help there cause and I hope that Germany voters are more intelligent as compared to UK well we have to wait and see. Although isnt it totally unrelated to Farage quitting ?

Dhump I do not take offence to Farage jumping ship and how it appears, what I do take exception to is the notion that Farage is a leader of any clout in the UK, or if UK was not an asset to EU.

Understand how average Europeans see it and hence wanted to correct the notion that Farage a national leader of any standing. He is a man who has tried multiple times to win a seat in parliament and has failed. Hence why I pulled in AfD to bring in an analogy of how to someone outside Germany it looks like.

Wrt my opinion of Farage I did state it as rat jumping the ship.

 

[dhump]

Dhump I do not take offence to Farage jumping ship and how it appears, what I do take exception to is the notion that Farage is a leader of any clout in the UK, or if UK was not an asset to EU.

Understand how average Europeans see it and hence wanted to correct the notion that Farage a national leader of any standing. He is a man who has tried multiple times to win a seat in parliament and has failed. Hence why I pulled in AfD to bring in an analogy of how to someone outside Germany it looks like.

Wrt my opinion of Farage I did state it as rat jumping the ship.

I dont know how you process your claim but I see massive number of people following his campaign a campaign with his face on the banner and voting Britan out of EU and I will automatically take him as leader of many Britans so I dont see the problem.

 

[nish_mate]

I dont know how you process your claim but I see massive number of people following his campaign a campaign with his face on the banner and voting Britan out of EU and I will automatically take him as leader of many Britans so I dont see the problem.

I process that claim by pointing out the 2015 Elections in the UK where Farage again failed to win a seat- where he stood (South Thanet, white area etc etc) Secondly Leave campaign was not a solo Farage act but a groupie act of half a dzoen idiots- Farage, BoJo, Gove, Ian Duncan Smith to name a few.

The reason Farage gets headlines is because he creates headlines, makes outrageous comments and tabloid love it be it DM in UK or the Bild in Germany.

As I had said earlier, Brexit happened for a lot of reasons, least of which was Farage fronting it- hope you can understand the subtle difference.

And also again give AfD 5 years and German leadership will be an interesting asset as well- and even Merkel's not doing a stellar job on that front.

 

[dhump]

I process that claim by pointing out the 2015 Elections in the UK where Farage again failed to win a seat- where he stood (South Thanet, white area etc etc) Secondly Leave campaign was not a solo Farage act but a groupie act of half a dzoen idiots- Farage, BoJo, Gove, Ian Duncan Smith to name a few.

The reason Farage gets headlines is because he creates headlines, makes outrageous comments and tabloid love it be it DM in UK or the Bild in Germany.

As I had said earlier, Brexit happened for a lot of reasons, least of which was Farage fronting it- hope you can understand the subtle difference.

And also again give AfD 5 years and German leadership will be an interesting asset as well- and even Merkel's not doing a stellar job on that front.

Farge and Boris were poster boy of leave campaign and are considered as face of British leadership post Brixit, Boris was considered prime candidate of Prime Minister seat. If someone is creating headlines and rest of the leadership is giving him leverage to do so it means he is one of them and a leader of public.

It happens for a lot of reasons true but two major reasons were closing borders and immigration and asylum seekers policy which is hard to deny.

In 5 years if right wing parties in Germany get popularity it will be sad and we have to wait and see if it happens or not, but I dont see how Merkel or any party in Germany is related here ??

 

[nish_mate]

Farge and Boris were poster boy of leave campaign and are considered as face of British leadership post Brixit, Boris was considered prime candidate of Prime Minister seat. If someone is creating headlines and rest of the leadership is giving him leverage to do so it means he is one of them and a leader of public.

It happens for a lot of reasons true but two major reasons were closing borders and immigration and asylum seekers policy which is hard to deny.

In 5 years if right wing parties in Germany get popularity it will be sad and we have to wait and see if it happens or not, but I dont see how Merkel or any party in Germany is related here ??

Merkel or any party in Germany is related to your comment about UK being an asset to EU or not and I have flipped the question back is Germany in present leadership (main actors and fringe) an asset to EU or not and I guess we can go on about that and derail the thread.

Rest getting the thread back to its relevance- good riddance to bad rubbish. Though interestingly man has not resigned from his MEP seat just yet.

 

[dhump]

Merkel or any party in Germany is related to your comment about UK being an asset to EU or not and I have flipped the question back is Germany in present leadership (main actors and fringe) an asset to EU or not and I guess we can go on about that and derail the thread.

Rest getting the thread back to its relevance- good riddance to bad rubbish. Though interestingly man has not resigned from his MEP seat just yet.

Merkel is currently steering the ship safely without chaos of anything like Grixit or any other such issue while accommodating huge number of immigrants so I dont see the comparison here at all. It is also strange for me if someone ask if Germany with its current leadership is asset to EU or not.

well for the later I think this sums him up "First lying and agitating, then creating chaos and now running away": German MP Axel Schäfer (SPD).

 

[Markhor]

Sets fire to the kitchen then jumps out of the window.

 

[Pakpak]

Sets fire to the kitchen then jumps out of the window.

Reckon that's the end of UKIP? Like Griffin he was the face of his party

 

[Convict]

Reckon that's the end of UKIP? Like Griffin he was the face of his party

What is the point of a one issue party once that one issue is gone?

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Destroy economies then walk off

Boris did it, why not Nigel?

 

[Yossarian]

What is the point of a one issue party once that one issue is gone?

You think they just want to stop at the UK leaving the EU? Considering that one of their main gripes is to do with immigrants and immigration, and there are millions of immigrants currently in the UK, and that's without even including those born in the UK to immigrant parents (this applies mainly to non-whites), and/or those who have already obtained UK citizenship, do you not think they'll move on from "stopping" to now "removing"?

 

[Mahbub]

What an elegant capitulation.

 

[s28]

New UKIP leader Paul Nuttalls destroyed here

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[Syed1]

I literally laughed out loud when he said "I've done my bit".

 

[James]

A single-issue party and a one-man band.

By 2024 they will be an irrelevance.

 

[Robert]

What is the point of a one issue party once that one issue is gone?

Voice of that part of the white working class which has deserted Labour.

Lib Dem Leader Farron has been piling into UKIP of late which makes little sense to me as no UKIP voter is lilely to change to Lib Dem - traditionally the party of reason and intellect, and the most Europhile.

 

[s28]

Voice of that part of the white working class which has deserted Labour.

Lib Dem Leader Farron has been piling into UKIP of late which makes little sense to me as no UKIP voter is lilely to change to Lib Dem - traditionally the party of reason and intellect, and the most Europhile.

oh yes the racist morons worried about Schrodingers Immigrant who simultaneously takes all the jobs AND claims all the benefits, not the working class but the workshy racist class looking for anybody to blame but themselves or too stupid to blame the Tories

 

[Robert]

oh yes the racist morons worried about Schrodingers Immigrant who simultaneously takes all the jobs AND claims all the benefits, not the working class but the workshy racist class looking for anybody to blame but themselves or too stupid to blame the Tories

I agree with this.

 

[MenInG]

Ex-UKIP leader Nigel Farage has launched his new Brexit Party, saying he wants a "democratic revolution" in UK politics.

Speaking in Coventry, he said May's expected European elections were the party's "first step" but its "first task" was to "change politics".

"I said that if I did come back into the political fray it would be no more Mr Nice Guy and I mean it," he said.

But UKIP dismissed the Brexit Party as a "vehicle" for Mr Farage.

The launch comes after Prime Minister Theresa May agreed a Brexit delay to 31 October with the EU, with the option of leaving earlier if her withdrawal agreement is approved by Parliament.

This means the UK is likely to have to hold European Parliament elections on 23 May.

Mr Farage said the Brexit Party had an "impressive list" of 70 candidates for the elections. Among those revealed at the launch was Annunziata Rees-Mogg, sister of leading Conservative Brexiteer MP Jacob Rees-Mogg.

Mr Farage said: "This party is not here just to fight the European elections... this party is not just to express our anger - 23 May is the first step of the Brexit Party. We will change politics for good."

He said he was "angry, but this is not a negative emotion, this is a positive emotion".

The party had already received £750,000 online over 10 days, he said, made up of small donations of up to £500.

Ms Rees-Mogg said she had stuck with the Conservatives "through thick and thin", but added: "We've got to rescue our democracy, we have got to show that the people of this country have a say in how we are run."

Who is Annunziata Rees-Mogg?
Annunziata Rees-Mogg joined the Conservative Party, at the age of five, in 1984. She says she canvassed for the party from the age of eight.

The sister of Conservative Brexiteer MP Jacob Rees-Mogg, Ms Rees-Mogg stood unsuccessfully as a Conservative candidate in the 2005 and 2010 general elections.

The freelance journalist has written for the Daily Telegraph, MoneyWeek and the European.

Earlier, Mr Farage told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "In terms of policy, there's no difference (to UKIP), but in terms of personnel there is a vast difference.

"UKIP did struggle to get enough good people into it but unfortunately what it's chosen to do is allow the far right to join it and take it over and I'm afraid the brand is now tarnished."

He promised the Brexit Party would be "deeply intolerant of all intolerance" and would represent a cross-section of society.

UKIP leader Gerard Batten tweeted that Mr Farage's suggestion that there was no difference in policy between UKIP and the Brexit Party was "a lie".

He said: "UKIP has a manifesto and policies. Farage's party is just a vehicle for him."

He said the Brexit Party's "only purpose is to re-elect him (Mr Farage)" and was a "Tory/Establishment safety valve".

The Electoral Commission has issued European Parliamentary elections guidance for returning officers to advise them "on the rules should the elections go ahead" and to ensure they "have as much certainty as possible in developing contingency plans".

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-47907350

 

[MenInG]

Nigel Farage has been hit by a milkshake in Newcastle city centre, after a spate of similar incidents against far-right candidates in the European elections campaign.

The Brexit party leader appeared to be furious after the incident and was heard to mutter, “it’s a complete failure, you could have spotted that a mile off” as his security team led him away.

A 32-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of common assault, Northumbria police said.

Paul Crowther, who was dragged away and handcuffed, said: “It’s a right of protest against people like him.” Standing in handcuffs outside a Waterstones bookshop in Newcastle city centre, Crowther said he did not regret his actions.

He told reporters it was a banana and salted caramel milkshake bought from Five Guys. “I was quite looking forward to it, but I think it went on a better purpose,” he said.

Sean Seddon a reporter from the Newcastle Chronicle filmed the aftermath of the incident when passersby could be heard laughing at Farage. He reported that Farage asked his security team: “How did that happen?”

For a civilised democracy to work you need the losers consent, politicians not accepting the referendum result have led us to this.

Theresa May’s spokesman said: “The prime minister has been clear that politicians should be able to go about their work and campaign without harassment, intimidation, or abuse.

“In this case, I understand, an arrest has already been made, so I can’t comment further.

“But, the prime minister supports efforts to stamp out unacceptable and unlawful behaviour, and where incidents of harassment and abuse constitute a criminal offence this should be taken seriously by the police.”

Last week police asked a McDonald’s restaurant near an Edinburgh venue where Farage was speaking not to sell milkshakes because of concerns protesters might throw them.

The request followed a series of incidents in the campaign in which far-right figures such as Tommy Robinson and the Ukip candidate Carl Benjamin have had milkshakes and other food thrown at them by protesters.

Benjamin, who is under police investigation for comments he made about raping the Labour MP Jess Phillips, has been doused in milkshake at least four times during the campaign.

Exeter Cathedral banned Benjamin from taking part in hustings saying he might be a risk to public order after he was hit by a milkshake in Salisbury.

Brendan Cox, the widower of Jo Cox who was murdered in the run-up to the EU referendum in 2016, condemned the incident.

He tweeted that he disliked Farage’s politics profoundly, but said: “I don’t think throwing stuff at politicians you disagree with is a good idea. It normalises violence and intimidation and we should consistently stand again it.”

https://www.theguardian.com/politic...milkshake-in-newcastle?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

 

[topspin]

Milkshake attacks on right wing leaders in 2019:

Tommy Robinson (x2)
Nigel Farage

More milkshake air strikes to follow?

 

[Technics 1210]

Milkshake attacks on right wing leaders in 2019:

Tommy Robinson (x2)
Nigel Farage

More milkshake air strikes to follow?

 

[KingKhanWC]

Id love to see that happen to Trump.

 

[Angrez Pakistani]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Nigel Farage Dies Of Milkshake Wounds <a href="https://t.co/gUDS8j1gG0">https://t.co/gUDS8j1gG0</a> <a href="https://t.co/BRiAAq5ueK">pic.twitter.com/BRiAAq5ueK</a></p>— The Onion (@TheOnion) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheOnion/status/1130574785233268741?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 20, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[MenInG]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I have sent a letter of complaint to the Chief Constable of Kent Police and requested a full explanation. <a href="https://t.co/VTWgwnACow">pic.twitter.com/VTWgwnACow</a></p>— Nigel Farage (@Nigel_Farage) <a href="https://twitter.com/Nigel_Farage/status/1258423522583613450?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 7, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Farage needs to spend less time worrying about immigrants, and put his energies to better use. Like getting British workers onto the farms to pick the harvest before it all rots in the fields. We need our local workers to pick up the slack of the missing EU immigrant workers.

Just ask British farmers Nigel.

 

[Firebat]

"Yours sincerely,

Nigel Farage, Leader of the Brexit Party"

Love that he's reminded us he's the leader of a political party with 0 MP's, including himself

Never been more irrelevant, and Thank God for it.

 

[Abdullah719]

Nigel Farage accused of breaking quarantine rules with pub visit

The Brexit party leader, Nigel Farage, is facing claims that he broke quarantine rules by going to a pub when it reopened for the first time since lockdown.

Farage tweeted a picture of himself holding a pint, saying he was the first customer in the establishment on Saturday.

However, a post from 20 June shows he was in the US on that date and planning to travel to Tulsa, apparently in reference to a Donald Trump rally which took place that evening in the city.

According to the i newspaper, Farage was spotted at the rally taking part in a panel discussion called “Team Trump on Tour”.

The timing of the tweets and his presence at the rally indicate that he has been in the UK for less than 14 days. Government guidelines say that any resident or visitor travelling to the UK must self-isolate at the place they are staying for 14 days, except in very limited situations.

Spoiler

Ed Davey, a candidate to be Liberal Democrat leader, has written to Kent police asking them to investigate whether Farage breached quarantine rules, and said Farage was showing “flagrant disregard” for public safety.

“There are clearly serious questions to answer for Nigel Farage. It is clear from his social media posts that he was in America on 20 June, and he was pictured at a Trump rally that evening,” he said. “Given the current requirements for visitors returning to the UK to isolate for 14 full days on their return, Nigel Farage appears to be in violation of the quarantine.

“It is a responsibility of everyone to take the lockdown requirements seriously in order to stop the spread of the virus. By choosing to go to the pub when it appears he should have been staying at home, Mr Farage is showing a flagrant disregard for the safety of people in his community.”

Farage denied having broken the regulations.

Responding to the backlash, he tweeted: “To all those screaming and shouting about me going to the pub …. I have been back from the USA for 2 weeks and I have been tested –– the result was negative. Sorry to disappoint you.”

But he did not clarify the date on which when he travelled back from the US, or deny that he had been present at the rally in the US 13 days ago.

Farage was granted a special exemption from the US travel ban for his visit, which was deemed to be “in the national interest, as determined by the secretary of state, the secretary of homeland security or their designees”, according to the US Department of Homeland Security.

Some Twitter users mentioned the apparent breach of quarantine restrictions in their reply to Farage’s post, with some tagging police forces to inform them that he had allegedly broken the regulations.

Many pubs across England reopened on Saturday after more than three months of closure due to coronavirus restrictions, with laws allowing them to reopen from 6am provided they had a licence to do so.

https://www.theguardian.com/politic...d-of-breaking-quarantine-rules-with-pub-visit