Farage's Trump backing linked to Reform UK's poll decline

Summarised from 4 outlets · 5 reports · Updated 5 Nov, 17:27 · Archive

Reform UK support has fallen sharply as Nigel Farage's close association with Donald Trump damaged the populist message.

Donald Trump's Republican Party suffered significant defeats in the US midterms, losing control of both the Senate and the House of Representatives. Nigel Farage, the Reform UK leader, had predicted on Monday that the Republicans would not get 'absolutely smashed', but when the results came in, he admitted they were a 'disaster'.

The Independent reports that Farage's close association with Trump appears to have damaged Reform UK's support in Britain. Polling showed the party's backing has fallen from the mid-30s a year ago to barely 20 per cent, with two-party politics between the Conservatives and Labour returning as the dominant contest.

When pressed on his false prediction, Farage blamed the Republican losses on Trump's war with Iran, which he said Trump had promised to avoid. HuffPost UK reports Farage told reporters: 'One thing about Trump, he always kept his promises. Said to the American people, I will do this. He did it. But in this case, he said, no more foreign wars and here we are in month eight of a war with no sign of ending.' He expressed concern that Trump would 'continue aggressively attacking Iran' after the midterms.

How it is being reported

• Farage criticizes Trump’s ‘broken promise’ on foreign wars after midterms kickingThe Reform UK leader is increasingly distancing himself from the U.S. president as cost-of-living pressures hit Britons.Politico Europe · 5 Nov, 18:02
• Farage says he is worried Trump will step up Iran war after midterm 'disaster'Donald Trump "broke a promise" to the American electorate by launching the war, Reform UK leader adds.BBC Politics · 5 Nov, 17:23
• Farage Accuses Trump Of Breaking Key Promise To US Voters After Midterm HumiliationNigel Farage seems to have distanced himself from Donald Trump by accusing the US president of breaking a key promise to American voters. The Reform UK leader, seen as a close supporter and ally to Trump, predicted on Monday that the Republican Party would not get “absolutely smashed” in the midterm elections. But Farage was wrong and Trump’s party lost control of both the Senate and the House of Representatives in a dreadful night for the president. When pressed on this false prediction, Farage admitted the results have been a “disaster”. He then blamed it all on the Iran war, which Trump…HuffPost UK · 5 Nov, 17:05
• Farage pinned his fortunes to Trump – now it’s triggered his downfallVoters fearing the UK might be Trumpified by Farage can breathe a sigh of relief, writes political editor David Maddox, who says Donald Trump’s defeat in the midterms is linked to Reform’s dramatic decline in the UKThe Independent · 5 Nov, 11:57
• Farage pinned his fortunes to Trump – now it’s triggered his downfallVoters fearing the UK might be Trumpified by Farage can breathe a sigh of relief, writes political editor David Maddox, who says Donald Trump’s defeat in the midterms is linked to Reform’s dramatic decline in the UKThe Independent · 4 Nov, 15:51

In this story: Nigel Farage · Donald Trump · Reform UK · Republican Party · United States · Iran · Britain

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