Farage gearing up for snap election that could see him become PM by Christmas

NIGEL Farage put Reform UK on a general election “war footing” as he said Keir Starmer is effectively no longer Prime Minister.

- BY MARTYN BROWN Political Editor

He predicted fallout from the scandal surrounding the beleaguered Labour leader means a snap national vote could come as early as this year. In which case, Mr Farage said, there is “every chance” he could be PM by Christmas.

Reform’s charismatic boss insisted Sir Keir’s demise meant his party needed to be ready for government. He said: “It now becomes more immediate to put the party on a general election war footing. We will start gearing ourselves towards it, because I think Starmer going, which is now inevitable, could even be today.”

Asked if his party is ready for a snap election, he said: “We're getting ready.”

Mr Farage has repeatedly said a general election could come two years early, in 2027. Put to him that Britain could go to the ballots this year, meaning he could potentially become PM by Christmas, he said: “Anything’s possible in this environment.”

The MP for Clacton spoke before Reform UK’s latest rally, where he set out his vision for the party in government. A crowd of 2,500 turned up at the National Exhibition Centre near Birmingham.