Farage weighs up mayor bid

NIGEL Farage is considering a bid to become Mayor of London – in a move he claims could push the Conservatives into third place.

The former Ukip leader said the mayoral election in 2020 would give him a platform to ‘make arguments’.

Mr Farage, who will lose his role as an MEP after Brexit next March, added: ‘I have been encouraged to [stand] by a group of people, but that doesn’t mean I’m going to.’