Nigel Farage said he is not standing as an MP in the upcoming General Election because he is a “realist”.
He said that “six weeks is not long enough to take on a Parliamentary seat”, adding: “I've only stood once for Parliament seriously, and what happened? I stood just a few miles up the road here, and what happened?
“Third party campaign groups spent unbelievable sums of money, putting negativity through people's doors, the likes of which you can't believe. The Conservatives cheated, to such an extent that one of the agents got a nine-month prison sentence for mass overspending. .
“So for me, to fight and win any constituency, I'm going to need a lot of time and a lot of data. I can't do that in six weeks, so you can call me what you like, but I think realist might be more accurate.”
Asked whether he is prioritizing the US election over the UK, he said: “I believe the world was a much better, safer place with Donald Trump in the White House than it has been with Joe Biden.
“So that's the context, I'm not saying Britain doesn't matter, far from it. Of course not, I'm British, I'm here. But I do think who wins in America for global security is absolutely vital. “