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Holly Valance has claimed she convinced Nigel Farage to stand as a Reform UK candidate in this year’s general election.The former Neighbours actor, 41, said she had been “whispering” in the ex-Ukip leaders’s ear for a long time to convince him to run.Mr Farage announced he will contest Clacton, Essex, after it was also confirmed he will take over as leader of the party from Richard Tice.“Hopefully now we will be stronger and we will see what we can do at this next election. I’m a paid up member,” Ms Valance added. More

Nigel Farage joked about having a milkshake thrown on him during a campaign stop in Clacton-on-Sea on Tuesday, 4 June.Images appeared to show a young woman dousing the Reform UK leader with a McDonald’s banana milkshake as he left the Moon and Starfish pub in the Essex seaside town.Mr Farage was previously the target of a “milkshaking” incident in 2019 when his party was known as the Brexit Party.He appeared to reference “Milkshake” by Kelis in a video posted after Tuesday’s campaigning. More

Nigel Farage clashed with Mishal Husain over migration in a tense interview on BBC Radio 4 on Tuesday morning (4 June).The new Reform UK leader, who announced yesterday he will be challenging for the Clacton seat at the general election, was being pressed on Reform’s pledge to freeze non-essential immigration.Ms Husain listed a number of occupations, including midwives, architects, butchers and bakers, and asked whether they would be allowed to come to the UK under his party’s plans.“In limited numbers,” Mr Farage responded, before suggesting that the line of questioning was “getting rather silly”. More

The Conservative Party suffered an awkward blunder in its first election broadcast.Rishi Sunak’s party shared a three-minute clip on social media that outlined key Tory policies and attacked Labour’s plan, but viewers were quick to point out an issue in the footage.A shot of the Union Jack actually shows the flag flying upside down – a form of distress signal.“The Union flag… it’s upside down… meaning ‘we’re in distress,’” Carol Vorderman pointed out.Another person added: “The Union flag upside down is a distress signal. Sounds about right… You’re having a bad one aren’t you?” More

Nigel Farage branded a BBC News presenter “very, very boring” during a heated debate.Mr Farage announced he will stand as a Reform UK candidate at the general election in a press conference on Tuesday (3 June).He will contest Clacton, Essex, after it was also confirmed he will take over as leader of the party.Speaking to the BBC following the announcement, Mr Farage clashed with newsreader Ben Thompson, who questioned why voters should “trust” him after seven failed attempts to become an MP.“I think you’re very, very boring. And I think your viewers will find you very boring,” the Reform UK candidate said. More

Nigel Farage was accused of running a”‘one-man internal dictatorship” during a heated clash with journalist and Channel 4 news presenter Krishnan Guru-Murthy.Mr Farage was interviewed by Mr Guru-Murthy just hours after announcing he was taking over leader of Reform UK and running to be elected as MP in Clacton, Essex on Monday (3 June).Mr Guru-Murthy told Mr Farage: “What’s unconventional about Reform is that you’re a company and you’re a majority shareholder.“You’re able to do whatever you want.”Mr Guru-Murthy added: “You’re a one man sort of internal dictatorship.” More

A naked Jon Richardson enjoys a bubble bath and drinks a pint of beer as he takes a swipe at Rishi Sunak in Labour’s new general election campaign advert.The comedian stars in the latest Labour campaign video, which was released on X, formerly Twitter, on Monday (3 June).A voiceover on the video asks: “Do you know what Rishi Sunak did before he got into politics? Well, you’re not supposed to.“Rishi Sunak would love you to forget how he made his millions before becoming an MP. He wants you to think it’s too complicated to understand. “Here’s Jon Richardson in a bubble bath to explain.” More

This is the moment Grant Shapps hung up the phone during a live interview when he was asked about losing his seat in the upcoming general election.A YouGov survey suggested the defence secretary could be voted out of parliament along with many of his Conservative colleagues.While presenting the polls’ results on Sky News on Monday (3 June) deputy political editor Sam Coates spotted Shapps was calling him.The camera kept rolling as Coates answered and said: “Hello Grant Shapps, you’re live on Sky News.“I’m in the studio with Sophy Ridge. Have you seen you’re about to lose your seat, according to the Sky News-YouGov projection?”There was a moment’s silence before the phone emitted a few beeps, meaning Shapps was no longer there. More