GB News viewers have backed Nigel Farage for a return to frontline politics.
Reporter Jack Walters spoke to audience members at the GB News People’s Forum with Rishi Sunak to learn more about the sentiment held towards the former Brexit Party leader.
Britons were excited by the prospect of Farage running for Parliament again and argued that if he were to throw his weight behind Reform UK, Tory woes would worsen.
“I would like to see Nigel in”, said John Davies, 49, from Darlington.
Nigel Farage 'shoots from the hip', according to a People's Forum audience member
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“He’s a great character and it could weaken the Conservatives.”
Asked what a return would look like, he added: “I would like to see him join the Conservatives.”
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55-year-old Ian Graham also had praise for the GB News star, saying he is “dynamic” and “shoots from the hip”.
“I think it would be very damaging for the Conservatives [if he returned]”, he added.
“Most people who are apathetic will either stay at home or drift to Reform.”
Nigel could end up being the “saving grace” for the Conservatives, Simon Neil, 58, from Sunderland, argued.
John Davies said he would like to see Farage make a return
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Ian Graham says Farage 'shoots from the hip'
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“If he comes back, the Conservative Party would just adopt him”, he predicted.
“That could be their saving grace.”
The 59-year-old has long been backed for a return to frontline politics after playing an instrumental role in swaying voters towards Leave in the 2016 Brexit referendum.
He told The Sunday Times he remains undecided on the matter and he thinks about it “every day”.
“I go to bed thinking about it”, he added.
“What I the right thing to do or not to do?”
He told GB News in December that he the Conservative Government are “in a state of total shambles”, adding they are headed for “catastrophe” at the next election.
Asked if might form a pact with Boris Johnson and return to politics, he told Eamonn Holmes and Isabel Webster, he continued: “Never say never. I can't predict right now what will happen.
“What I do think is that our country is being appallingly led. There is no proper opposition policy and that we're living through a population crisis.
“That really has little to do with the small boats, offensive though that is. It is due to the fact that over 17 million people voted for lower immigration, voted for more border controls.
“What they've got, is a Conservative Party in hock to giant multinational businesses who want as much foreign labour as they possibly can. And if you want a GP appointment, you want to get a house for your kids, you want to drive anywhere without being stuck in a terrible traffic jam, you can practically go to hell.”
