He’ll make a fresh run for parliament in the seat of Clacton, and is looking to make life difficult for the ailing Conservatives in a general election on July 4.
“They’ve spent most of the last five years fighting each other rather than standing up and fighting for the interests of this country,” Farage said of the Tories as he announced his run.
Just days ago Farage ruled out running for parliament — and vowed to instead “help with the grassroots campaign” to get Trump elected stateside.
But his new plan to represent a British parliamentary seat demands weekly surgeries and dealing with local constituents — a far cry from the high-octane U.S. campaigns.
“Clearly, if I’m elected the MP for Clacton, and I’m there every Friday … it’ll become more difficult but not impossible,” Farage told reporters at his announcement Monday when pressed on whether he could still assist Trump.
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Farage, who has made previous unsuccessful runs for the British parliament, also confirmed he had not consulted the former president for his advice on whether he should make a U.K. comeback.
