Nigel Is Back!

[Khandro]

Great news, British politics is so much more fun when he's around, wouldn't you say?

[Khandro]

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-37561065

[weecalf]

He's been at the helm more often than captain pugwash. Lol

[naomi24]

Don't! You'll give Mikey a fit of the vapours!! :o)

//Speaking to the BBC, Mr Farage said he would be the UK Independence Party's interim leader until a fresh election was held to find Ms James' successor.//

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-37561065

[youngmafbog]

Go Nige !

I'm sure we will see the usual UKIP insults from the usual suspects.

Swivel eyed loonies, Ghastly UKIP, racists, knuckle draggers ....

[Khandro]

As if things were not bad enough for Labour, to have the big beast Nigel back in town must make for an uncomfortable night's sleep for voters.
Will UKIP start to pick up votes from the disaffected anti-Corbyn Labour people I wonder?
Having achieved what seemed impossible - getting and winning the referendum - where now?

[Gromit]

// As if things were not bad enough for Labour, to have the big beast Nigel back in town must make for an uncomfortable night's sleep for voters. //

What does that even mean? Why should voters not be able to sleep.

[Khandro]

Gromit; //Why should voters not be able to sleep.//

If you are, what I would call a normal, traditional Labour supporter i.e. not a minority Momentum Corbynite, then you would already be worried about what a shambles the party has become and wondering how it could get to become again a credible party of opposition. Having now a strong leader for a party which has achieved much without even having fair representation in Westminster, there seems to me a be a possibility that UKIP could become the new 'sensible' party.

[Peter Pedant]

Great News !

// Swivel eyed loonies, Ghastly UKIP, racists, knuckle draggers ....//
O come on YMF - they're not all like that in UKIP and I am sure there is room for a few more

according to The Nige himself not even HE wants to be head of UKIP

[Peter Pedant]

yeah The Nige was meant to be with Trump

Is Donald Trump gonna excuse him with
" hey ya know my fren' Nigel Farage [wild applause and screams from the usual suspects] my fren' Nigel Farage - he's well having a bit of election trouble. Hey ya know they say he cant give it away"
more screams and sounds of gunfire

[Gromit]

// there seems to me a be a possibility that UKIP could become the new 'sensible' party. //

OK, Good luck with that.

[vulcan42]

What will UKIP members say if they are ever approached by an alien?

[Peter Pedant]

erm.....
no take ME to my leader ?

[Khandro]

4 Million British people voted UKIP in the last G.E. - that's an awful lot to dismiss as 'swivel-eyed loonies'.

[ichkeria]

"What does that even mean? Why should voters not be able to sleep. "

Up all night laughing.
I am also glad Nige is back. Welcome back to the Hotel UKIP: he can check out any time he likes, but he can never leave :-)

[ichkeria]

I don't think it's the voters who are the swivel eyed loonies, but many of the members

[anneasquith]

Yesterday " I wouldn't return for £10 million pounds" today, OK I'm back, priceless,:-)

[Khandro]

UKIP has 40,000 paid up members and 4 million voters
Momentum (now controlling the Labour party) - 17,000 members and .......... well, whose going to vote for them?

[naomi24]

I'd like to see him back permanently but contrary to the impression some here, who don't appear to read what they don't want to read, have gained, he says he's not.

[jno]

it's not immediately obvious why anyone should believe what Farage says about leading/not leading Ukip.

[naomi24]

Whether or not he stays remains to be seen. Currently he's saying he won't.