Nigel Paul Farage (born April 3, 1964) is a British politician, broadcaster and political analyst who is the leader of the British Independence Party (UKIP) from 2006 to 2009 and again from 2010 to 2016. Since 1999 he has been a member of parliament for Southeast England. He led together European Freedom and Direct Democracy (formerly the group "European Freedom and Democracy"). The leading Eurosceptic in the UK, he has been noted for his speech in the European Parliament, and has been heavily criticized the euro currency.
Farage was a founding member of UKIP, having left the Conservative Party in 1992 following the signing of the Maastricht Treaty. After failing to campaign in European and Westminster parliamentary elections for UKIP since 1994, he was elected MEP for Southeast England at the 1999 European Parliamentary elections. He was re-elected in 2004, 2009 and, most recently, in the 2014 European parliamentary elections.
In September 2006, Farage became UKIP Leader and led the party through European Parliamentary Elections in 2009, winning the second most popular vote, defeating the Labor Party and Liberal Democrats with over two million votes. He resigned in November 2009 to concentrate on the Buckingham contest, the Speaker constituency, John Bercow, in the 2010 election, came third. In November 2010, Farage managed to stand in the 2010 UKIP leadership contest, following the resignation of Lord Pearson of Rannoch.
Farage announced his resignation as leader when he did not win a South Thanet seat in Kent in the 2015 general election, but his resignation was denied and he remained at his post. In June 2016, Farage was a major supporter of a successful campaign for a vote in favor of leaving the EU in a referendum on EU membership. On 4 July 2016, Farage again announced his resignation as UKIP leader, sparking a leadership election. Diane James was elected to succeed him, but he retired as leader after just 18 days and Farage became interim leader on October 5, 2016. A second leadership election was held in November, which was won by Paul Nuttall, who later succeeded Farage. Farage ranks second in the most influential right-wing poll in October 2013, behind Prime Minister David Cameron. He is also named "Briton of the Year" by The Times in 2014. In 2017, Farage began contributing to the American Fox News network.
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Farage was born in Downe in Kent, England, son of Barbara ( nÃÆ' Â © e Stevens) and Guy Justus Oscar Farage. Farage's name comes from a distant ancestor of Huguenot. One of his great-grandparents was born to German parents who migrated to London in the 19th century. His grandfather, Warrior Harry Farage, fought and wounded in the First World War. His father was a stockbroker who worked in the City of London. A BBC Radio 4 2012 profile portrayed Guy Farage as an alcoholic who left the family home when Nigel was five years old. In 1971, Guy Farage stopped drinking alcohol and entered the antiquities trade, having lost the position of his Stock Exchange; the following year, backed by friends, he returned to the trading floor at the new Stock Exchange Tower on Threadneedle Street.
From 1975 to 1982, Farage was educated at Dulwich College, an independent school that pays fees in south London. In his autobiography, he rewarded the career advice he received there from Britain. The test of cricket John Dewes, "who must have seen that I was brave enough, probably good on the platform, not afraid of the center of attention, a little noisy and clever sell something."
When leaving school in 1982, he decided not to go to university but to work in the City, trading commodities on the London Metal Exchange. Initially, he joined the commodity operations of brokerage firm Drexel Burnham Lambert, transferring to CrÃÆ'Ã… © dit Lyonnais Rouse in 1986. He joined Refco in 1994, and Natexis Metals in 2003.
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Political career
Initial years
Farage has been active in the Conservative Party since his school days, having seen his school visits by Enoch Powell and Keith Joseph. In 1981, an English teacher, Chloe Deakin, wrote to Dulwich College principal David Emms asking him to reconsider his decision to appoint Farage as a prefect, citing concerns over the Fascist views accused by Farage. Farage later stated that some teachers hostile to him because he is an admirer of Enoch Powell. Farage said: "Every accusation I've been involved in right wing politics is completely untrue." He chose the Green Party in 1989 for what he saw as their "sensible" and Euroseptic policies. He left the Conservatives in 1992 in protest at the signing of Prime Minister John Major's Government Agreement on the European Union in Maastricht. He was a founding member of UKIP in 1993.
European Parliament
Farage was elected to the European Parliament in 1999 and re-elected in 2004, 2009 and 2014. In 1999 the BBC spent four months making a documentary about the European election campaign but did not broadcast it. Farage, then head of the UKIP office in South East, asked for a video and asked a friend to make a copy for £ 5 via UKIP magazine. Surrey Trading Standards were investigated and Farage acknowledged the breach. Farage is currently the 24-member UKIP contingent leader in the European Parliament, and co-leader of the multinational Eurosceptic group, European Freedom and Direct Democracy. Farage was ranked the fifth most influential MEP by Politico in 2016, describing it as "one of the two most effective speakers in space".
Jacques Barrot
On 18 November 2004, the Farage announced in the European Parliament that Jacques Barrot, then appointed by the French Commissioner, had been banned from the French-elected office for two years, after being found guilty in 2000 for embezzling 2 million pounds of government funds and divert it to the party coffers. He said that French President Jacques Chirac had given Barrot an amnesty; the BBC's initial report said that, under French law, it may be illegal to mention that belief. The ban applies only to French officials in performing their duties. Parliamentary President Josep Borrell ordered him to withdraw his comments under threat of "legal consequences". The following day, it was confirmed that Barrot had received an eight-month prison sentence in this case, and that this was quickly abolished by amnesty decided by Chirac and his parliamentary majority. Socialist and Liberal Groups in the European Parliament later joined UKIP in demanding Barrot's resignation for failing to express his confidence during his confirmation hearing.
JosÃÆ'§ Manuel Barroso
In early 2005, Farage requested that the European Commission disclose where each Commissioner spent their vacations. The Commission does not provide the requested information, on the grounds that the Commissioner has the right to privacy. German newspaper Die Welt reported that European Commission President, José Manuel Barroso, has spent a week on a yacht from Greek delivery shipyard Spiros Latsis. It emerged shortly afterwards that this had happened a month before the Commission under the predecessor of Barroso Romano Prodi approved a € 10.3 million Greek state aid for the Latsis shipping company. It is also known that Peter Mandelson, who later became the EU Commissioner, has received travel to Jamaica from an undisclosed source.
Farage persuaded some 75 MPs of all political divisions to support a no-confidence motion in Barroso, which would be enough to force Barroso to appear before the European Parliament for questioning on the issue. The movement was successfully submitted on 12 May 2005, and Barroso appeared before Parliament in a debate on 26 May 2005. The movement was greatly defeated. A Conservative MP, Roger Helmer, was expelled from his group, the European People's Party - European Democrats (EPP-ED), amid debate by group leader Hans-Gert Poettering as a result of his support for the Farage movement.
UKIP Leadership and resignation
On September 12, 2006, Farage was elected leader of UKIP with 45 percent of the vote, 20 percentage points ahead of his closest rival. He promised to bring discipline to the party and to maximize the representation of UKIP in local elections, parliament and others. In the BBC Radio 4 days interview, he pledged to end public perception of UKIP as a single-issue party and work with allied politicians in the Better Off Out campaign, committed not to stand up against MPs who have signed up for the campaign.
In his first keynote address to the UKIP conference, on 8 October 2006, Farage told delegates that the party was "in the midst of British public opinion" and "the real voice of the opposition". He said: "We have three social democrat parties in the UK - Labor, Lib Dem and Conservatives are virtually indistinguishable from almost any major problem" and "You can not put cigarette paper between them and that is why there are nine million people who did not vote now in elections made in 1992. "
At 10 o'clock on October 19, 2006, Farage took part in a three-hour live interview and phone with James Whale on talkSPORT national radio station. Four days later, the Pope announced his show of intent to stand as a UKIP candidate in the Mayoral May 2008 Election. Farage said the Pope "not only has courage, but also an understanding of what people really think." The Pope then decided not to stand and UKIP was represented by Gerard Batten.
Farage stood again for UKIP leadership in 2010 (after retiring from the previous year, to focus on a failed campaign for Buckingham seats) after his successor Lord Pearson had resigned, and on 5 November 2010 it was announced he had won the contest leadership.
In May 2014, Farage led UKIP to win the European Parliament election with 4,376,635 votes, the first time a British political party other than Labor or Conservative Party has won national elections in more than 100 years. Farage was returned as MEP for the Southeast region, the seat he had represented since 1999.
As a MEP, Farage leads the European group of Direct Freedom and Democracy in the European Parliament.
On May 8, 2015, Farage resigned as UKIP leader after he failed to win the Thanet South seat in an election held the previous day, though he continues to open the possibility of reentering the next leadership contest. In his autobiography, Purple Revolution , he has written:
Frankly it is not credible for me to continue to lead the party without a seat Westminster. [...] Do I have to present a Ukip policy from Westminster Arms? No - if I fail to win South Thanet, it is a curtain for me. I have to retreat.
On May 11, it was announced that Farage will continue to serve as party leader, with the BBC report: "Party chairman Steve Crowther says the national executive committee believes the election campaign has become a 'great success' and members have 'unanimously' rejected Mr Farage's resignation letter ". Interviewed about his sustained leadership by the BBC the following day, Farage said: "I resigned I said I would resign I turned to the NEC meeting with the letter in hand fully intending to carry it out.They unanimously say they did not do it. " "I do not want me to do that, they give me petitions, signatures, statements from candidates who say it would be a bad thing for UKIP So I left the meeting, went and sat in the dark room to think about what to do, and decided on behalf of my party they would accept their good offer for me to stay and tear up the letter. "He added that he would consider running again in parliament if the interlocutory summon was called in a chair owned by the Labor Party.
Farage resigned as UKIP leader on July 4, 2016 with the following comment: "During the referendum [Brexit] I say I want my country back... now I want my life back" and added that the resignation is final: "I win" t change my mind again, I can promise you ", apparently referring to two previous resignations (in 2009 and 2015).
Westminster Elections
Farage failed to contest UK parliamentary elections for UKIP five times, both before and after his election as MEP in 1999. Under the 2002 European Union decision to ban MPs from holding a dual mandate, if he was to be elected to the House of Commons, he must resign from his position as MEP.
When he competes with Bromley & amp; Chislehurst's constituency in the May 2006 election, following the death of Conservative Eropreptic MP Eric Forth, Farage came third, winning 8 percent of the vote, defeating the Labor candidate. This is the second best election result recorded by UKIP of 25 results, and the first time since Liverpool Walton in the 1991 election that a party in government has been pushed to fourth place in parliamentary elections on the mainland. Britain.
Prince Charles
Charles, Prince of Wales was invited to speak with the European Parliament on 14 February 2008; in his speech he called for EU leadership in the battle against climate change. During the lively applause that followed, Farage was the only MEP to remain seated, and he proceeded to portray Prince's advisor as "naive and stupid at best." Farage continued: "How could someone like Prince Charles be allowed to come to the European Parliament at this time to announce he thinks it should have more power? It would be better for the country he wants to rule one day if he stays at home and tries persuaded Gordon Brown to give a referendum promised to the people of the Lisbon Treaty. "The European Parliament leader of the British Labor Party, Gary Titley, accused Farage of anti-Royalism. Titley said: "I felt ashamed and disgusted when the British Independence Party leader Nigel Farage remained firmly seated during the long standing ovation of Prince Charles.I was unaware of Farage's blind obedience to right-wing politics involving disloyalty and disrespect to the Royal Family He must be totally ashamed of himself and must apologize to the British he represents. "
Cost disclosure
In May 2009, The Observer reported the speech of the Foreign Press Association given by Farage in which he said that during the period as a Member of the European Parliament he has received a total Ã, Â £ 2 million of taxpayers' Money in staff, travel, and other expenses. In response, Farage said that in the future all UKIP MPs will provide details of monthly fees.
Herman Van Rompuy
After the speech of Herman Van Rompuy on February 24, 2010 for the European Parliament, Farage - for protests from other MPs - addressed to the former Prime Minister of Belgium and the first long-term President of the Council of Europe who said he had "wet charisma and the appearance of a class banker low ". Farage questioned the legitimacy of Van Rompuy's appointment, asking, "Who are you? I have never heard of you, no one in Europe has ever heard of you." He also asserted that "Van Rompuy's intention is to be a quiet assassin of European democracy and European nation nations". Van Rompuy commented afterwards, "There is one contribution I can only endure, but I will not comment further." After refusing to apologize for the behavior which, in the words of European Parliament President Jerzy Buzek, "inappropriate, unwary and insulting the dignity of the People's Legislative Assembly", Farage was reprimanded and entitled to a ten-day (cost) "docked" allowance.
Buzek said after his meeting with Farage:
I sincerely defend Mr. Farage's right to disagree about the policies or institutions of the Union, but not personally insult the guests in the European Parliament or the country from which they may come... I myself strive for freedom of speech as the absolute foundation of a democratic society. But with freedom comes the responsibility - in this case, to honor the dignity of others and our institutions. I am disillusioned with the behavior of Mr Farage, who is ill with a great parliamentary tradition in his own country. I can not accept this kind of behavior in the European Parliament. I invited him to apologize, but he refused to do so. Therefore I have - as an expression of the seriousness of the problem - depriving her of ten days daily allowance as a Member.
Questioned by Camilla Long from The Times, Farage describes his speech: "It's not rude, it's true."
British election 2010
On September 4, 2009, Farage resigned as UKIP leader to focus on his campaign to become a Member of Parliament for Buckingham at Westminster in the 2010 election. He later told Camilla Long reporter The Times that UKIP internal fights are eating too a lot of time.
Farage opposed MP Buckingham, John Bercow, the newly elected Chairman of the Lower House, despite the convention that the Speaker, as a politically neutral, was usually not challenged in his bid to be reelected by one of the generals. party.
Farage is third with 8,401 votes. Bercow was re-elected and in second place with 10,331 votes was John Stevens, a former Conservative MP who campaigned as an independent accompanied by "Flipper the Dolphin" (reference to MPs flipping through second house).
Injuries in air crash
On May 6, 2010, on the morning of the election, Farage traveled on a two-stage PZL-104 Wilga plane with a pro-UKIP banner attached, when the plane crashed. Farage suffered injuries that were described as not life-threatening. Although his wound was initially described as a minor, his bones and ribs were broken and his lungs pierced. The Air Base Investigation Report (AAIB) said that the plane hit a banner, caught on the tailplane, forcing the nose down.
On December 1, 2010, Justin Adams, the pilot of the aircraft involved in the accident, was accused of threatening to kill Farage in a separate incident. He is also accused of threatening to kill an AAIB official involved in the investigation of the crash. In April 2011, the pilot was found guilty of making death threats. The judge said that the defendant "was clearly very disturbed" when the offense occurred, adding "He is a man who needs help, and if I can find a way to give him help I will do it."
May 2012 London mayor and local elections
UKIP forgot to put their party's name on their candidate's ballot for London mayoral election, 2012, Laurence Webb comes across as "a new choice for London". Farage describes the error as an internal error. Interviewed the following Sunday by Andrew Neil and asked about the "game plan", Farage welcomed "an average of 13% of the vote" across the country, and stated that the party is preparing for regional council elections in 2013, European elections in 2014 and general elections by 2015.
Asked what would happen to UKIP if the Conservatives made a manifesto commitment to a referendum on EU membership, Farage said they had failed to honor the "cast iron" commitment to a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty. Challenging Farage's point of view, Neil said that UKIP aspires to come to the top of European elections, but while UKIP wants to join in big time they are still seen as "unprofessional, amateurish and even unacceptable". In an interview, Farage described Baroness Warsi as "the lowest class leader the Tory Party ever had". He was elected as politician this year by MSN online service.
Local elections May 2013
In May 2013, Farage leads UKIP to its best performance in UK election. The party received 23 percent of the vote in local elections, won 147 council seats, and placed just 2 points behind the ruling Conservative Party and 9 points ahead of the Liberal Democrats. Farage is surrounded by people of good will as he goes to his favorite pub, Marquis of Granby, to drink a celebration. He called the victory "a real sea change in British politics". Furthermore, the polling agency Survation found that 22 percent of voters were intended to support UKIP in the 2015 General Election.
Visit to Scotland
In May 2013, Farage was harassed by protesters during a press conference at Canon's Gait pub in Edinburgh's Royal Mile. The demonstration was organized by groups including the Radical Independence Campaign and saw the protesters verbally accuse Farage of being "racist," "fascist" and "homophobic", and told him to "return to London". Farage made an effort to go by taxi but was prevented from doing so, and was eventually taken away in a police car while protesters kept shouting. He tried to raise UKIP profiles in Scotland ahead of Aberdeen Donside by-election; the party at the time had no representation in the country, and took 0.91 percent of the vote in the previous election despite winning the first Scottish MEP the following year. During an interview with the BBC Radio Good Days, Radio Farage labeled the "yobbo fascist garbage" protesters before hanging up, stating that the question of the incident in Edinburgh was insulting and unpleasant.
2014 European elections
In his second visit to Edinburgh in May 2014 Farage correctly predicted that UKIP would win the Scottish seat in European Parliament elections. Two hundred protesters denounced and ridiculed him. Thirty policemen in two vans are required to maintain order.
In the European Parliament election in 2014, Farage leads UKIP to win the majority of votes. This is the first time a political party other than the Labor Party and the Conservative Party has won popular votes in national elections since the 1906 general election. It is also the first time a party other than Labor and Conservative has won the most number of seats in national elections since the December 1910 election.
Unanneled gift
In June 2014, Farage announced Ã, Â £ 205,603 for a gift of more than 10 years, including the use of a free barn for its constituency office, which has been declared on the EU list in Brussels each year. The Election Commission said that the prize should have also been announced in the UK within 30 days of receipt, and then stated that they are considering whether to take action against it after they review all the necessary information given to them.
British election 2015
In October 2013, Farage announced on the BBC The Andrew Marr Show that he would run for parliament in the United Kingdom election, 2015, likely to compete both Folkestone and Hythe or South Thanet; while he stated that his duty and preference is to focus on his current role as MEP.
In August 2014, Farage was selected as UKIP candidate for South Thanet following local hustings. On September 12, 2014, he appeared at a pro-union rally with UKIP MEP Scotland David Coburn ahead of the Scottish independence referendum.
In October 2014, Farage was invited to take part in the Leaders' debates on BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Sky ahead of the 2015 General Election. UKIP indicated that they would consider taking legal action as an excluded party, contrary to broadcast media rules that have set, from the Party Leaders debate on television before the 2015 General Election. The 7-way Leaders TV Debate was broadcasted by ITV on April 2, 2015 from MediaCityUK, Salford Quays. Of the three polls taken immediately afterwards, the ComRes poll has Farage as the joint winner, alongside Labor's Ed Miliband and Conservative David Cameron.
In March 2015, Farage stated in his book Purple Revolution that he would step down as UKIP leader if he was not elected to parliament; he expressed his conviction that it would not be "credible" for him to lead UKIP without sitting in parliament at Westminster.
On March 22, 2015, Farage was targeted by anti-UKIP activists who chased him and his family from lunch at a pub in Downe, Kent. Her daughter fled to hide and was later found safe. Farage, when asked what he thinks of the incident, called the protesters "garbage".
2015's resignation announced
Farage was unsuccessful in his bid to become MP for South Thanet and announced his resignation as UKIP leader, arguing that he was "a man of his words" because he promised to resign if he did not win his seat. However, on May 11, 2015, the party chairman said that they would not accept the resignation of Farage post-elections because the party's "election campaign" had been a huge success. "
A line was later developed within the party, where MEP and head of Patrick O'Flynn's campaign described the public image of Farage as "growling, thin-skinned, aggressive" and said he risked turning the party into a "personality cult". O'Flynn accused Farage of paying too much attention to advisors that "want to bring UKIP to the ultra-aggressive, ultra-aggressive American Tea Party party movement", voted for the NHS and the liberalization of weapons controls as a special issue. Raheem Kassam, chief of staff and editor of the Farage at Breitbart London was later dismissed as a result, while O'Flynn insisted he continued to support Farage as party leader. Farage also faces calls from senior figures inside the party to resign
After the election, a UKIP spokesman acknowledged that after a series of attacks threatened Farage, had sent an informant to the Thanet branch of the Stand Up to UKIP protest organization, which stated "to provide reasonable security, of course it needs to have inside information" , an approach he says is used by "a lot of security operations assigned to protect the safety and well-being of targeted individuals". According to The Guardian , the informant is alleged to have actively encouraged members to commit criminal damage. Farage said he was a victim of "union-funded activists" who incited vandalism.
"Car damage"
In January 2016 Farage told The Mail on Sunday that he was confident his car had been damaged in October 2015, because he was forced to stop when his car wheel slipped off. He reported that he had spoken to the French police but did not want to continue the matter further. The Times, however, says that Farage's story is incorrect, and that Dunkirk prosecutors have no reason to suspect fraud or the police will initiate an investigation. The owner of the damaged workshop says the problem may be a poor repair job, but he can not communicate directly with Farage. Farage later said that he had made "a big and terrible mistake" in talking to reporters and that Sunday's newspaper had wrongly altered his claim to undermine the assassination attempt.
Tax evasion
Despite earlier criticizing tax evasion in his speech to the European Parliament, where he attacked European bureaucrats earning £ 100,000 a year and paying a 12 percent tax under EU regulations, Farage said in 2013 that he had hired a tax advisor to set up the Farage Family Educational Trust 1654, a belief Farage says is used "for the purpose of inheritance", on the Isle of Man. Farage then described this as "standard practice," but insisted he "decided I did not want it, I never used it." Human is not a tax haven. Farage has since said that this is a mistake, partly because he spent too much money, but has criticized political discourse around tax evasion as a "down race". The BBC noted that "The Isle of Man is one of the British crown dependencies that signed an agreement on corporate disclosure at a recent meeting with David Cameron amid claims that individuals and companies use offshore locations to reduce their tax obligations", adding that the Isle of Man rejects any allegation that they are used for tax evasion purposes.
Farage said in 2014 that much of the legal tax evasion was "okay" after he was asked about why Ã, Â £ 45,000 of his income was paid to his private company rather than a private bank account, saying that criticism for his actions was "ridiculous". In the wake of the Panama Papers leak, Farage also said that the chances of him releasing his tax returns are "not great" because "I think in this country what people gain is considered a private matter", and criticizes David Cameron for being hypocritical, especially with regards to comments - the comment in the past about Jimmy Carr's tax evasion.
Quit the UK from the EU
Although he is a member of the European Parliament, Farage is campaigning to leave the European Union as a key figure for Britain's exit from the European Union in 2016. Opinion polls voted for a campaign leave, although they succeeded with 52 percent of the vote. Jean-Claude Juncker immediately told all UKIP members to leave Parliament. Farage also made suggestions from a second referendum in the future in an interview with Daily Mirror if Brexit lost but the result is closer than 52-48.
On June 28, 2016, Farage addressed the European Parliament in which he claimed that the hypothetical failure for the EU to enter into trade agreements with the outgoing England would be "much worse for you than for us", to insult and laugh by members of Parliament. He insulted fellow MPs, claiming that "almost nothing" of them had ever done "decent work" in their lives. Media across the globe includes Farage's speech, including his comment: "... when I came here 17 years ago, and I said that I wanted to lead a campaign to make England leave the EU, you all laughed at me. not laughing right now? "and his prediction that Britain would not be the only country leaving the EU. In response, Guy Verhofstadt compared the poster of the Farage referendum with Nazi propaganda and credited the Brexit campaign by causing multi-billion losses on the stock market. Speaking explicitly by Farage, Verhofstadt adds, "... Ok let's be positive, finally we'll get rid of the biggest garbage in the Union (Europe) budget, which we've paid for 17 years, your salary."
Farage resigned as leader of the British Independence Party on July 4, 2016, saying: "It is true that I now have to stand aside as a leader." What I say during the referendum campaign is that I want my country back. "What I am saying today "Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission, describes Farage as" retro-nationalist ", Caroline Lucas, MP." I want my life back, and it begins now "and" I have never been, and I never wanted to be, a career politician. " The Green Party for the Brighton Pavilion, said that his legacy is "poisoned and unforgivable" and that "He has used his position to whip hatred against migrants and distract from the real challenges facing the country", and former Labor leader Ed Miliband said : "This is a legacy that sparks divisions.I am not sorry to see Nigel Farage leave the political stage ik ". However, Paul Nuttall, a UKIP MEP, tweeted that "drives and convictions shook the political establishment to the core and gave us votes" and Suzanne Evans, former Vice Chairman of UKIP, said that Farage's resignation surprised him, but "there is still room in UK for UKIP ". Writing in The Spectator after this resignation when it was thought he was leaving politics, journalist Rod Liddle described Farage as: "The most important British politician of the last decade and the most successful." His resignation left a hole in the system With our extraordinary intelligence and chutzpah and an unorthodox refreshing approach, he built UKIP from scratch to become established as our third largest party and succeeded in his ultimate ambition - to see the British vote to leave the EU. "
After a legal challenge for the use of the Royal Prerogative to request article 50, Farage appeared on television with Gina Miller. Miller states that "politicians have lied all the way through" and the Referendum act clearly says that the result is an advisor. Farage also agrees that it is advice. Farage appeared on the Andrew Marr Show where he was described by the host as a political "rebel" for life. Although he spoke of peaceful protests he warned of unprecedented political anger if Parliament blocked Brexit. Miller points out that parliamentary democracy needs parliament to debate issues and Farage has spent the entire Brexit campaign arguing for parliamentary sovereignty. Calling his warning of "gutter politics", Tim Farron said the British judges only interpreted English law and that luckily Farage was the only person who talked about taking to the streets. Miller has previously called Farage irresponsible and has blamed him and media tabloids for the threat of murder against him. He declared in November 2016 that he would not take legal action against those who had threatened him.
On November 7, 2016, Farage announced he would lead 100,000 strong march to the supreme court when it was initiated upon hearing the Government's appeal. On November 27, 2016, it was reported that the parade was canceled due to fears of being hijacked by the right wing of the English Defense League and the British National Party. The next day, Paul Nuttall became leader of the new UKIP party after Farage decided to resign to strengthen his relationship with US elected President Donald Trump.
2016 US presidential election
In a May 2016 interview with Robert Peston, Farage said that while he has objections to the views and character of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, if he is a qualified US elector he will vote for Trump in 2016 presidential elections, to prevent Hillary. Clinton became president. In July 2016, Farage visited the Republican Convention in Cleveland with his assistant and office manager George Cottrell. Farage and Cottrell appeared on American television and engaged in discussions with Trump's helpers before Cottrell was arrested by the FBI on 21 federal allegations of fraud, money laundering and extortion. Farage "did not know the illegal activities that Cottrell alleged and his arrest by the FBI came as a surprise." The capture of Cottrell made Farage unable to access his personal diary. Cottrell eventually pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud as part of a plea agreement with a US federal prosecutor and was sentenced to eight months in a US federal prison and fined $ 30,000; crimes have been committed before Cottrell joins UKIP.
In October 2016, Farage praised Trump for "dominating" Hillary Clinton, comparing it to a silverback gorilla. After the disclosure of a 2005 audio recording in which Trump made an obscene statement about women, Farage said that Trump's comments were "ugly" but described them as "alpha male boasting" and stated that women also made statements they did not want to report. Farage's comments encouraged some senior UKIP members to express their concerns personally, and encouraged public condemnation of the Farage from two UKIP MPs, Jane Collins and William Dartmouth. As more publicity emerged about alleged Trump groping and as criticism escalated, Farage said he disagreed with Trump's comments about groping women and his comments about Muslim immigration.
Farage is reportedly having a close relationship with Trump chief strategist Steve Bannon, at least since 2014, when Bannon scheduled a meeting for Farage with rightwingers in Washington. In his book, The Purple Revolution: The Changing Year of Everything , Farage describes Bannon as "my type."
After Trump's victory, Farage said that he "could not be happier" and in the same interview pointed to the president who would leave Barack Obama as a "disgusting individual" and "Obama's creature", comments that sparked criticism. Labor MP John Woodcock criticized Farage's comments, saying that they had "a clear racist tone." Farage was the first British politician to speak to Trump after his election, meeting Trump in his famous Manhattan tower.
In November 2016, after becoming elected president, Trump publicly suggested, via a Twitter post, that the name of the British government Farage as British ambassador to the United States. Trump's expression of preference for foreign country ambassadors is a "surprise breakthrough with diplomatic protocol" unprecedented in recent US history. The British government rejected the suggestion, with Downing Street spokesman and Foreign Minister Boris Johnson stressing that there is no vacancy in that position.
On January 20, 2017, the day of Trump's presidential inauguration, the US News channel Fox News announced it had employed Farage as a commentator. He has since provided political analysis for the Fox News channel and also his channel sister Fox Business Network. Farage also began to hold talk shows on British LBC radio stations for four nights a week.
Russian FBI interference investigation
Farage is listed as a person interested by the FBI in their investigation of possible Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. He replied, "I find it very doubtful that I could be interested in the FBI because I have no connection to Russia."
Honor controversy
In 2017, Farage called for the departure of the only UKIP member, Douglas Carswell. He said in The Daily Telegraph: "I think there is little future for UKIP with him staying in this party. There was reported controversy inside the party about whether Carswell had tried to prevent Farage from receiving a knighthood. It was reported that MPs had suggested the Farage should be given "OBE" for service to the lead authors ".
2017 UK general election
On April 20, 2017, Farage announced that he would not attend the 2017 general election. He said he believed he could further advance his version of Brexit as group leader in the European Parliament.
2017 French presidential elections
Farage initially supported Nicolas Dupont-Aignan of Debout la France, another party of the Alliance for Direct Democracy in Europe, and later supported Marine Le Pen of the National Front for the second round of the French presidential election. Farage says that the basis of his support for Le Pen is because he believes he will be more sympathetic to the British after the Brexit, which goes against the pro-European Emmanuel Macron.
2017 US Senate Special Election in Alabama
Farage supports Roy Moore in a United States Senate special election in Alabama. After many allegations of sexual offenses committed against Moore, Farage publicly expressed skepticism over the allegations. In May 2018, he expressed regret for supporting Moore, stating, "I should have thought about everything much deeper than I did, and that was a mistake."
Fundraising for the Democratic Unionist Party
In May 2018, Farage discussed a fundraising event for the Democratic Unionist Party, with key financial supporter Arron Banks, who accompanied Farage during the event, stated that he would support the Farage bid to seek office as a DUP candidate after the end of his term as Member of the European Parliament in 2019.
Donald Trump Nobel Peace Prize nominee
Since April 2018, Farage has been a strong supporter of US President Donald Trump to receive the Nobel Peace Prize on the basis of his efforts to bring better diplomatic relations between North and South Korea and better diplomatic relations between North Korea and the United States. Union. As a member of the European Parliament, Farage expressed his desire to start an official petition for Trump to receive the award.
Political attitudes
Economy
From taking office as MEP UKIP in 1999, Farage has often voiced opposition to the "euro project". The argument is that "one-size-fits-all rates" can not work for countries with structurally different economies, often using Greek and German examples to emphasize contrasts.
Farage strongly opposed the use of bailouts and said that "buying your own debt with taxpayer money" will not solve the problem and that, "if we do, the next debt crisis will not be a state... it will become the European Central Bank itself".
Regarding welfare issues, Farage wants migrants to stay in the UK for five years before being able to claim benefits, and for them not to qualify for tax credits. He believes that tax evasion is caused by a "punitive tax rate", and wants a "fairer" tax as a way to prevent it.
Electoral reform
Farage said he supported the Vote Alternative system in May 2011, saying that first-past-the-post would be a "nightmare" for UKIP. The party's stance must be decided by its central policy-making committee, although Farage has expressed a preference for the AV system because "it will maintain a constituency link and then also a second vote ensures no sound is wasted". After the 2015 general election, in which UKIP took a lower seat proportion than the vote, Farage called the first-round voting system (FPTP) "totally bankrupt", although Farage said: "I totally lost confidence in [FPTP ]] in 2005 when Blair was returned with a majority of 60 seats in 36 percent of the vote, or 22 percent if you factor in a low turnout. "
Energy and environment
Farage has criticized the closure of coal-fired power plants and has opposed the policy of creating a wind farm as a cover for "Britain in a horrible horrible windmill". In a speech made for the European parliament on September 11, 2013, Farage quotes the news, reported in several newspapers of Rupert Murdoch and The Daily Mail , that the Arctic Sea ice cover appears to grow from 2012 to 2013, claiming that this proof of the decade "of Euro-federalism combined with the increasing Green obsession".
Health
Farage took the anti-prohibition position of recreational drugs. In a April-2014 phone-in interview hosted by The Daily Telegraph he argued that the War on Drugs had disappeared "many years ago", stating that "I hate drugs, I never take them I hope I never did, but I just feel that criminalizing all these drugs is not really helping the British people. "He argued in favor of the Royal Commission on drugs, which would explore all the ways how to make laws most effective and deal with related criminal and health issues, including the possibility of legalizing them.
According to Farage, the smoking ban in closed public spaces is "silly and not liberal"; he recommended separate smoking areas along the lines of several German states. She believes that banning things makes them more attractive to children, and says that "Obesity kills more people than smoking, you can ban chip shops, you can ban donuts.The bottom line is we're big enough and pretty ugly to make your own decisions ".
In his book 2015, Farage reflects on his experience, "The NHS is so exaggerated that if you can afford private healthcare you should take it, especially for diagnosis and preventive treatment.In the NHS, this system is very battered and poorly run it unless you really, you will fall through the cracks.The NHS, however, is very good in critical care.But what my testicular cancer teaches is that the NHS might disappoint you if you need screening, rapid diagnosis and surgery at a time that suits you ". He supports reforms within the NHS, saying that its resources have been widespread due to rising immigration, and blame Labor for the high costs of new hospitals built through private financial initiatives.
Farage says that the money the NHS can spend on treating taxpayers in serious conditions is even spent on new immigrants with HIV, a controversial opinion. The YouGov poll found 50 percent of those who took part to support Farage, with 37 percent saying he was a reckless person.
Independence Day national holiday
Farage argues strongly in favor of the UK Independence Day observed in Britain, on June 23 of each year. On June 24, 2016, in a televised speech in the morning of Brexit's results, he stated; "Let the 23 June go down in our history as Independence Day", and then say that "now should be a national holiday."
Immigration
Farage said he supports Muslim immigrants who integrate with British society, but oppose those who "come here to take over us", citing John Howard Australia as a government to emulate in that regard. He told the Channel 4 documentary in 2015 that there was a "fifth column" of Islamic extremists in Britain. Farage said that the "basic principle" of the "Rivers of Blood" speech by Enoch Powell was correct.
In a 2014 interview on LBC radio station, Farage said he would feel "worried" if a group of Romanians moved next to him. When James O'Brien's interviewer asked what would be the difference between a moving Romanian man next door and a group of German children, referring to the German wife and children of Farage, Farage replied: "You know the difference." He then expanded this on the UKIP website, explaining that "if we are able to operate the right work permit scheme for Romanian citizens, with appropriate checks, as recommended by UKIP, then there is nothing to worry about if a group of Romanian citizens move next door them. "
Farage called on the British government in 2013 to receive more refugees from the Syrian Civil War. He then clarified that the refugees should become a Christian minority in the country, due to the presence of safer countries of the Muslim majority. During the ensuing migration crisis, Farage alleges that the majority of people who claim to be refugees are economic migrants, and that some of them are Islamic State militants.
Foreign policy
Farage was critical of British involvement in the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya, and cited their financial and human expenditures and poor results as an excuse for Britain not to engage militarily in Syria. He has expressed fears that the rebel forces in Syria may be Islamic extremists. He said about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan that "No one should forget that the worst direct consequences of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were never suffered by the likes of Blair, but by the civilian population of these countries and of course by the service personnel we are brave ". Farage stated that the migrant exodus from Libya was caused by NATO military intervention, approved by David Cameron and Nicolas Sarkozy, in the civil war in Libya.
Farage criticized Britain's close relationship with Saudi Arabia. He said: "I think we need a full review of who Saudi Arabia is, what our relationship is with them, and stop the extremist talks that change the minds of Muslim youth in this country."
When asked in 2014, which leader he admired, Farage said, "As an operator, but not as a human, I will say Putin, the way he plays the whole thing of Syria, Brilliant does not mean I approve him politically. in jail now? "Farage has criticized what he sees as EU militancy that inspires western Ukraine against Russia. Then, in 2015, he said of Putin that "the EU, and the West, see Putin as a demon, they want to see Putin as a demon, I do not say I want to take him for tea and meet your mother. is, in a greater overall battle [against ISIS in Syria] we need to begin to realize that we are on the same side ".
Farage's attitude about Iran has shifted over time. In 2013, Farage opposed sanctions against Iran, and criticized Israel's potential attack on Iran's nuclear facilities, stating: "I do not support acts of aggression, even from countries that feel their presence is threatened". However, in 2015, he voiced criticism of Iran's nuclear deal, which loosened sanctions. In 2018, he condemned "a record to stand up and defend Jeremy Corbyn's hardline Islamic regime" and stated that regime change is "absolutely right" in Iran.
Campaign against Irish fiscal agreements
In May 2012. Farage was interviewed by Karen Coleman of Irish Independent on Ireland's campaign of Ireland's fiscal treaty. Ireland does not have anti-EU MPs and according to Pat the Cope Gallagher MEP, UKIP engagement is counterproductive because "Irish voters strongly dislike foreigners like Mr. Farage telling them how to vote." Coleman, who believes the campaign "has nothing to do with what is best for Ireland" described the campaign as "terrible" and said the interview was "evil" when he asked Farage about campaign funding.
"Interference" in selection Austria
During the 2016 presidential election campaign of Austria, Farage said that Norbert Hofer, the "rightmost" Freedom Party candidate, would call for a "Brexit-style referendum" if he wins. But Hofer ruled out a referendum and called on Farage not to interfere in Austria's internal politics.
Firearm policy
In 2014, Farage said that it was UKIP policy for pistols in the UK to be legalized and licensed, describing current legislation, brought after the Dunblane school massacre, as "ridiculous". He also said that there was no connection between possession of responsible weapons and weapons crime.
comment "Jewish lobby"
In October 2017, Farage asserted in LBC radio's appearance that the "Jewish lobby" in the United States cares more about it than Russian interference in American politics, saying: "There are very strong lobbies in the United States, and the Jewish lobby, the Israeli government, is one of the strongest voices... There are about 6 million Jews living in America, so the percentage is quite small, but in terms of considerable influence. "Farage's remarks have been criticized by the Anti-Semitism and League Campaign Anti-Pollution, saying that Farage's comments "play a deep anti-Semitic role" and fuel the extremist conspiracy theories.
Selection performance
Farage has competed for several elections under the UKIP banner:
British Parliamentary Elections
European Parliamentary Elections
Broadcasting career
Since January 2017, Farage has hosted The Nigel Farage Show on British radio station LBC. The event is broadcast live from Monday to Thursday from 7 Ã, pm to 8 Ã, pm. Also, since September 2017, Farage has hosted a new addition event on LBC, The Nigel Farage Show On Sunday, which is broadcast live every Sunday from 10 Ã, to 12 Ã, noon.
Since March 2018, Farage has hosted a new podcast under the LBC banner entitled Farage Against The Machine , a play of words for the term 'anger towards the machine', where Farage discussed the latest political developments and news politics with figures - the politics he agreed with, and disagreed with him. New episodes of podcasts are released every Friday. Podcasts are available from almost all podcast players through the player search bar.
Personal life
Farage lives on Single Street, a village in London's Borough of Bromley, "round the corner from his mother". He's married twice. In 1988, he married Irish nurse, GrÃÆ'¡¡nne Hayes, with whom he had two children: Samuel (born 1989) and Thomas (born 1991). The couple divorced in 1997. In 1999, she married Kirsten Mehr, a German citizen; the couple had two children. His wife told the Press Association in February 2017 that the couple lived "alive apart" and the Farage "moved out of the family home some time ago". He has talked about how his children have been ridiculed for his relationship with him. In a BBC interview with Rachel Johnson in May 2017 he described himself as "53, separated, skint [bankrupt]", citing a 20-year campaign as a reason for both.
He has referred to his German wife in response to criticism that he is somehow "anti-European", while he himself says he is just anti-EU. Farage had hired his wife as his parliamentary secretary and in April 2014 he explained that "no one else can do the job".
On November 25, 1985, Farage was hit by a car after a night out, and suffered injuries to his head and left leg, the latter almost requiring amputations. He was cast in the cast for 11 months, but recovered, and the nurse who took care of him became his first wife. On December 26, 1986, the first Farage felt the symptoms of what was later found to be testicular cancer. She takes out the left testicle, and her cancer does not spread to other organs.
In 2010, Farage published a memoir, titled Fighting Bull ( Flying Free in the novel), outlining UKIP's stance and his personal and political life so far. The second book, The Purple Revolution: The Year That Changed Everything , was released by Biteback Publishing in 2015.
Farage is also a keen cricket fan and has appeared in Test Match Special . He appeared in an ad for Paddy Power betting in front of the 2014 Ryder Cup golf. However, due to a spinal cord injury since a plane crash in 2010, he can not play golf. Farage is also an associate football fan, and supports Crystal Palace FC. He likes to relax by fishing alone at night on the Kent beach. Farage is a smoker and also likes beer, it is part of his public image. Farage is a member of the East India Club, Devonshire, Sports and Public Schools', a gentlemen's club located at St. James's Square in London.
Farage is a Christian. In 2014 he described himself as a "somewhat bankrupt" member of the Church of England.
In April 2018, Farage said that his two youngest children had British and German passports and they spoke "perfect German".
Footnote
References
- 2002 Amnesty Law
- Criminal Code, articles L133-9, L133-10, L133-11
Bibliography
- Fighting Bull . Biteback (autobiography 2010 first edition of hardback) ISBN 9781849540391
- Fly Free . Biteback (autobiography 2011 paperback second edition) ISBN 9781849540940
- The Purple Revolution: The Year That Changed Everything . Biteback (memoir 2015 paperback) ISBNÃ, 9781849548632
External links
- Official website
- Nigel Farage Profile on the European Parliament website
- UKIP MEPs The British Independence Party's official website in the European Parliament
- European Freedom and Democracy Political group in the European Parliament
- Current Debretted People
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