Dominic Cummings predicts that Nigel Farage could be UK prime minister by 2029
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Nigel Farage could 'definitely' become UK prime minister at the next general election in four years' time, says Dominic Cummings.
But the mastermind behind the 2016 Brexit campaign believes Reform UK has to build its pool of talent to get into power in 2029.
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