“I achieved what I set out to do. (…) My life’s work was to get us out of the European Union,” said Farage. “We have Brexit. It’s not perfect, but now with the vaccine we can see the benefits,” he said, referring to Britain’s leadership in vaccination against the coronavirus.
“I’m not retiring. Yes, I left active party politics, I think I’ve made my contribution. But there are still many other things I want to work on, especially the increasing influence of the Chinese communist side.” Farage also wants to promote environmental issues such as clean seas and tree planting. He said he remains active “in media and social media”.
He warned his successor Richard Tice: “This really is a seven-day-a-week job and you will find that certain media will be very tough on you.”
Farage (56) was one of the founders of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) in 1993. From 2006 to 2009 and from 2010 to 2016, he was the leader of UKIP and until the UK’s exit from the EU in 2020, he was a member of the European Parliament, where he co-led the Eurosceptic Europe of Freedom and Democracy Group.
In 2019, Farage left UKIP and became leader of the British Reform party, which emerged from the Brexit Party. He said he wanted to hold an honorary position in the party.
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