Nigel Farage: 'Broken Britain', national identity and lessons from Trump

About this episode

Nigel Farage discusses his political ambitions and the lessons learned from Trump in a candid interview.

A frank conversation with the leader of Reform UK. Nigel Farage has put his party on a "general election war footing" and says he is preparing for power. What has his party still got to learn before they're ready? Who is he referring to when he talks about putting "our own people first"? And what made him change his mind and return to politics? Senior Producer: Daniel Kraemer Producer: Flora Murray Editor: Giles Edwards Sound: Ged Sudlow This episode has been subject to a Corrections and Clarifications note: https://www.bbc.co.uk/helpandfeedback/corrections_clarifications

People in this episode

Host: Nick Robinson

Guest: Nigel Farage

Topics covered

• national identity
• politics
• general election
• Reform UK
• Trump
• power
• election strategy

Keywords

• Nigel Farage
• Reform UK
• general election
• national identity
• Trump
• politics
• power
• election strategy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Reform UK, BBC Radio 4

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