Critics Say There's Only 1 Word To Sum Up Nigel Farage's Attack On Rival Politicians
The trouble his, his critics think this description sounds rather familiar.
The Reform UK leader told LBC: 'All one-man bands, all led by people whose egos are much bigger than the reality of the impact they can ever have.'
He even said there were as many as 15 centre-right political parties to rival his own.
It came after he was reminded that former Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe, who now sits as an independent after a major spat with the party leadership, has set up Restore Britain, while former co-deputy leader Ben Habib is building Advance UK.
Farage, once part of the Conservative Party, used to lead Ukip but left in 2018 to set up the Brexit Party – which has since been renamed as Reform UK.
He has run for parliament eight times over the years and was only successful on his 2024 attempt.
When Farage announced he was going to be taking over the leadership and standing for the election last June, Reform jumped in the polls from 15% to 17%, according to YouGov.
The party then won five MPs in July 2024, and won another seat in the Runcorn and Helsby by-election, overturning a 14,700 Labour majority.
YouGov also found last month that Reform is now on track to win the most seats at the next general election.
The turnaround is staggering, considering the party had just one MP in the last parliament – Lee Anderson, who was elected in 2019 as a Tory but defected in early 2024.
So the public could not help but point out there was a certain irony to Farage's criticisms of his rivals....
I'm not sure irony gets much bigger and better than this! https://t.co/OeEuZH8Mot
— John (@john_notabot) July 3, 2025
The man is describing himself, the irony🤣🤣 https://t.co/iO6SJtl0FZ
— Paul Upton (@Puptonogood) July 3, 2025
Serious case of projection here from Farage. https://t.co/uqtv8vR7LZ
— David Patrikarakos (@dpatrikarakos) July 3, 2025
Irony alert. 🚨 https://t.co/EbVjgXjIsU
— Matt Alexander 🏴🇬🇧 (@DOTR94) July 3, 2025
'All one-man bands, all led by people whose egos are much bigger than the reality of the impact they can ever have.' Nigel Farage describes Nigel Farage and Reform?
— Matt Alexander 🏴🇬🇧 (@DOTR94) July 3, 2025
Beyond ironic for Farage to talk about ego though. Bigger than everyone else's combined.
— Matt Alexander 🏴🇬🇧 (@DOTR94) July 3, 2025
Nigel - who's a one man band - takes on the others https://t.co/txLfUwtlKP
— The Accidental Disruptor (@The_A_Disruptor) July 3, 2025
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