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Welcome to the new Reform roadshow. Same as the last but more desperate | John Crace

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Welcome to the new Reform roadshow. Same as the last but more desperate | John Crace. Nige is not rattled that the UK likes its new PM. Or that Reform is second in the polls. Oh no. Because Nige believes in Nige Nearly 10 years ago, Nigel Farage told LBC he would leave the country if Brexit were not a stunning success. For reasons that no one can quite fathom, he is still here. Could it be that he is a man who can’t be trusted to keep his word? Surely not. Nige wants you to know he’s very much.

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