A former adviser to Donald Trump has heaped praise on Nigel Farage, claiming the Reform UK leader is “the person who can save” Britain. Mr Farage flew to the US for a whistle-stop tour in Washington DC where he was warmly welcomed by the MAGA movement.
He met Mr Trump in the Oval Office and, at an event in the US capital, also rubbed shoulders with high-profile members of the MAGA faithful and the Trump administration, including US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and White House Communications Director Stephen Cheung. Among those to give Mr Farage a warm welcome was Jason Miller, a former senior adviser to Mr Trump. Mr Miller said he believes the Reform UK politician, who is ahead of both Sir Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch in the polls, “cannot be stopped”.
Speaking at a party marking the launch of GB News’ Washington bureau, he told guests that Mr Farage “is the one man who is going to be able to save the UK”.
“President Trump’s victory in 2024 shows that anything can be done … President Trump could not be stopped,” he added, according to The Times.
“I feel that from the hand of God, Nigel Farage cannot be stopped — he is the person who can save the UK.”
One Republican at the drinks reception at a members-club on Wednesday added: “Nigel’s name recognition is probably the highest of any UK politician — then it’s Boris Johnson and David Cameron.
“If you went to a golf club, people would more likely than not know who he was.”
The Times reports Mr Farage left the event after about 90 minutes to fly back to the UK for Reform’s conference in Birmingham.
Mr Farage told guests at the launch party: “I am leading a political party that I think is going to win the next general election.”
He said at the Reform conference on Friday that he believes there is “every chance” of an early election in 2027 – an assessment rejected by Labour ministers today.
Mr Starmer criticised Mr Farage’s visit across the pond, during which he gave evidence to a US congressional committee hearing on European threats to American free speech.
He encouraged US politicians and businesses to tell the British Government it has “simply got this wrong” over free speech rules and likened the UK to North Korea.
Shortly before his evidence started, Democrat representative Jamie Raskin called the Reform MP a “Trump sycophant” and urged him to air his concerns at home in the Commons.
