London — Nigel Farage, the “architect” of Brexit and a perennially disruptive force in British politics, has announced his intention to stand as a candidate for the hard-right Reform UK party in the country’s July 4 general election.
In an “emergency” press conference Monday, Farage announced he would contest the seat in Clacton, a deprived town on England’s southeastern coast, where Reform has polled well – and that he would take over as leader of the party.
Despite failing to be elected as a Member of Parliament on seven previous occasions, Farage’s candidacy could inject new energy into the Reform campaign and provide another headache for the embattled Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, whose governing Conservative Party has long feared losing voters to the right.
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