Stewart implores voters to 'give Nigel Farage a chance"

Rod Stewart has come out in support of Reform UK, urging his followers to give the right-wing party’s leader, Nigel Farage, a chance”. The comments come just days before he is due to play the prestigious Legends Slot on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury tomorrow.

- GREG EVANS

Stewart, 80, made the statement after he was asked about the current political climate in the UK. Speaking to The Times, Stewart admitted: "It's hard for me because I'm extremely wealthy, and I deserve to be, so a lot of it doesn't really touch me. But that doesn't mean I'm out of touch."

He then proceeded to criticise Sir Keir Starmer's new Brexit deal: "For instance, I've read about Starmer cutting off the fishing in Scotland and giving it back to the EU. That hasn't made him popular."

Stewart was unenthusiastic about the options he believed were available to voters, before revealing that he already has a personal connection to Farage.