Nigel Farage in the jungle: What’s his game plan?
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The Times
3.9 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 1 December 2023
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
The former Ukip and Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage is being paid £1.5 million to take part in ITV’s I’m a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here! and is on the trail of Gen Z fans. Could a reality TV career-boost propel him back into politics? And if it does, how might that change the British political landscape?
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| 0:00.0 | May I have your attention please you can now book your train tickets on Uber and get |
| 0:08.0 | 10% back in credits to spend on your next Uber ride so you don't have to walk home in the rain again. |
| 0:16.5 | Trains now on Uber. T's and C's apply. Check the Uber app. |
| 0:20.7 | Imagine sweeping through green fields, floating five feet above ground, sun on your face as you slide by, on track to your |
| 0:35.0 | there. |
| 0:40.0 | the care in the world as you simply lean back. |
| 0:37.0 | And before you know it, you're there. |
| 0:40.0 | This is how travels should feel, |
| 0:42.0 | and on our trains it does. |
| 0:45.0 | Avanti West Coast feel good travel. What is he up to? I've dealt with snakes in the European Parliament. I believe I can cope with this too. |
| 1:09.2 | I'm Nigel Farage and I'm known of course for politics for Brexit and I'm a hero to some people and an absolute villain to millions. |
| 1:11.7 | I mean I think that my more traditional support is... |
| 1:14.0 | Love him or loathe him. |
| 1:18.0 | One of the most consequential politicians of his generation is in the jungle. |
| 1:22.0 | The man who forced David Cameron into holding the Brexit |
| 1:24.8 | referendum. And here we have Nigel Farage, politician in his natural habitat. |
| 1:35.0 | Long gone are the days of Brexit. Is it a bird? |
| 1:38.0 | Is it a plane? |
| 1:39.0 | No, it's Nigel Farage's house. |
| 1:42.0 | Yes, the reports say that Nigel Farage is ours. |
| 1:49.0 | Yes, the reports say that Nigel Farage has received an extremely healthy fee for being there. |
| 1:54.0 | A camel odder and a sheep odder with a cow's teat. But is this also part of a bigger plan for a political comeback? |
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