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Straits Times
30-04-2025
- Business
- Straits Times
The looming threat posed by Nigel Farage to British politics
For decades, UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage languished on the margins of British politics even if he was good at attracting attention. PHOTO: EPA-EFE It's almost a decade since the people of Britain voted to leave the European Union. Most economists believe that was a tragic mistake. While the impact of Brexit – as Britain's separation from the EU came to be popularly known – remains hotly contested, all estimates indicate that British exports to the EU shrunk by between 6 per cent and 15 per cent over the period. Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
The Independent
11-02-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
Ex-Farage adviser condemns Labour's ‘unpleasant and nasty' immigration raid videos
Nigel Farage 's former advisor has condemned Labour 's immigration raid videos, describing them as 'unpleasant and nasty.' Gawain Towler, the UK Independence Party's (UKIP) former director of communications, compared the footage to former Conservative prime minister Theresa May's 'Go home or face arrest' Home Office vans. Ms May has since said the vans were 'wrong.' 'There's something mean and unpleasant and nasty about the way it's been done,' Mr Towler said of the government's strategy in a Times Radio interview. 'We want illegal migrants to leave... particularly those who've committed crimes... But the tone aspect, I think they're trying to appeal to an electorate they think we are rather than understanding who we are.'
