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"A coward and a viper": Is Rupert Lowe right about Farage?
Manage episode 482764221 series 2592675
It’s been a day of contrasting fortunes for Nigel Farage and Reform.
First, the good: The Telegraph has revealed analysis that demonstrated how, if the recent local election results were repeated at the next national vote, Reform could wipe out Labour.
Then, the bad: Farage barely had time to pop the champagne after that polling news when ex-Reform MP Rupert Lowe released a blistering attack, calling the Reform leader "a coward and a viper" who "must never be Prime Minister".
With Lowe hinting at a potential new political party, will this latest row hurt Reform's chances just as the party builds momentum?
Camilla and Kamal are joined by Sir Edward Leigh, veteran Tory MP and father of the house, who says that Farage "does have a history of falling out with everybody who comes too close to him or threatens him" but is doubtful that it will dent his popularity.
Read: Reform could oust Miliband in Labour election wipeout, by Tony Diver
Listen: Ben Habib on The Daily T
Producers: Georgia Coan and Lilian Fawcett
Senior Producer: John Cadigan
Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey
Executive Producer: Louisa Wells
Social Media Producer: Rachel Duffy
Video Editor: Valerie Browne
Studio Operator: Meghan Searle
Editor: Camilla Tominey
Original music by Goss Studio
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
1135 episodes
Manage episode 482764221 series 2592675
It’s been a day of contrasting fortunes for Nigel Farage and Reform.
First, the good: The Telegraph has revealed analysis that demonstrated how, if the recent local election results were repeated at the next national vote, Reform could wipe out Labour.
Then, the bad: Farage barely had time to pop the champagne after that polling news when ex-Reform MP Rupert Lowe released a blistering attack, calling the Reform leader "a coward and a viper" who "must never be Prime Minister".
With Lowe hinting at a potential new political party, will this latest row hurt Reform's chances just as the party builds momentum?
Camilla and Kamal are joined by Sir Edward Leigh, veteran Tory MP and father of the house, who says that Farage "does have a history of falling out with everybody who comes too close to him or threatens him" but is doubtful that it will dent his popularity.
Read: Reform could oust Miliband in Labour election wipeout, by Tony Diver
Listen: Ben Habib on The Daily T
Producers: Georgia Coan and Lilian Fawcett
Senior Producer: John Cadigan
Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey
Executive Producer: Louisa Wells
Social Media Producer: Rachel Duffy
Video Editor: Valerie Browne
Studio Operator: Meghan Searle
Editor: Camilla Tominey
Original music by Goss Studio
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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