Clearly, Donald Trump is not wildly popular in the UK, and the fact that we have and Nigel [Farage] has a personal friendship with him, might not be advantageous. [...] On the other hand, I think it reflects well on Nigel that he's stood by Donald Trump, including when Trump was down, and that relationship is very, very useful, potentially, to the United Kingdom and to a Reform government. And let's not pretend otherwise: there is a clear affinity of worldview between the Maga movement and Reform.
''the house'' interview (february 2026)