The first sign that Nigel Farage was on the warpath against the political and media “establishment” came on Monday, when he arrived back in the UK from celebrating America’s 250th anniversary celebrations.
Asked by a Sky News journalist at Heathrow airport to comment on the latest revelations over his financial affairs, the normally jocular Reform leader angrily rounded on the reporter, appearing to lose his temper on camera.
For some people inside Reform watching the TV footage, the fiery encounter rang alarm bells that the ongoing scrutiny of Farage’s donations was risking their best, election-winning asset.
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This sentiment was underscored when, a day later, the Reform leader announced he would be resigning his seat to trigger a by-election in his Clacton constituency.
