Nigel Farage claims there's a 25% chance he becomes PM while Donald Trump is President

Nigel Farage, who has jetted disconnected to the US to enactment with Donald Trump and Elon Musk, has claimed it is 'possible' helium becomes PM portion Trump is President, and appeared to pin hopes connected an economical meltdown

Nigel Farage has claimed there's a one-in-four accidental helium becomes Prime Minister portion Donald Trump is President.

The Reform UK leader, who is successful the US for the divisive Republican's inauguration, said helium genuinely believes helium tin get into No10. It comes arsenic floundering Tory person Kemi Badnoch tries to stamp her authorization connected her badly-beaten party, with Reform edging up successful the polls.

On Friday Mr Farage hosted a enactment attended by Trump and billionaire agitator Elon Musk, wherever helium was introducted arsenic the UK's adjacent Prime Minister. Speaking to Channel 5 News, Clacton MP Mr Farage said it's "possible" that helium and Trump are successful complaint astatine the aforesaid time, arsenic helium appeared to pin his hopes connected an economical meltdown.

He said: "I archer you what, erstwhile each 50 to 100 years we get thing singular happens successful British politics. And I deliberation we are perchance astatine 1 of those moments.

"You know, the Liberal Party disappeared aft the First World War and were replaced by the Labour Party. Are we astatine 1 of those moments? It feels to maine similar we are, yes. I deliberation determination is specified a level."

Quizzed connected whether helium could go PM portion Trump is successful the White House, helium said: "Well, that would beryllium great, but that would. I mean, look, Labour person got a whopping large large majority, okay? The lone happening that truly brings an aboriginal predetermination is if we get an economical meltdown."

He went connected to accidental that is "not impossible", accusing Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves of sidesplitting "any economical optimism". Referring to the Suez Crisis of 1956 - which saw Britain invade Egypt alongside France and Israel successful a failed effort to regain power of the Suez Canal, Mr Farage said determination is simply a accidental helium and Trump could overlap.

He said: "We saw what a tally connected the markets tin bash to governments. We saw it backmost astatine Suez. Actually, successful the end, it was the markets that truly brought Eden down much than thing else.

So, yeah, it's possible. I wouldn't enactment it astatine much than 20%, 25%, but it's possible."

It comes amid speculation that the Tories and Reform UK mightiness question a "grubby deal" to oust Labour. Ms Badenoch ruled this retired past week and Mr Farage has distanced himself from the idea.

Labour Together’s Jonathan Ashworth, penning for the Mirror, warned the terms of specified a “grubby deal” would beryllium charges for NHS treatment. Over Christmas Mr Farage floated the thought of charging for attraction connected the NHS - which could mean much than £3,000 for cataract treatments oregon £12,500 for a hep replacement.

Mr Ashworth wrote: “The Tories are putting up a no-hoper arsenic their person successful Kemi Badenoch - but a chaotic conjugation of her with Farage calling the shots volition beryllium 1 that checks your purse earlier your pulse.”