Farage throws his weight behind Fox in mayoral race
NIGEL Farage and the Reform party today threw their support behind actor and activist Laurence Fox to become the next Mayor of London.
The former Brexit Party leader hailed “a new patriotic alliance” between supporters of “a free nation” who were opposed to continuing lockdown and policies such as low-traffic neighbourhoods.
Mr Fox, who is running under his own Reclaim Party banner, and Reform UK leader Richard Tice shook hands on the mutual support deal in Hyde Park this morning, sealing it with a handshake by the statue of St George.
Mr Farage said: “It feels highly appropriate that on the eve of St George’s Day, a new patriotic alliance between Reform UK and the Reclaim Party is being announced. As the aims and objectives of the two men are so similar, this is the grown-up thing to do and I support it.
“With the big Brexit battle over, the fight is about what kind of country people want to live in: a free nation or a
semi-authoritarian regime? This debate needs to happen very quickly. I wish Laurence Fox and Richard Tice all the very best.”
Mr Tice and his deputy David Bull are standing for the London Assembly but are not fielding a candidate for Mayor. In return for their endorsement of Mr Fox, the Reclaim Party will back them for the Assembly list.
Mr Fox said: “I am absolutely delighted to receive Nigel and Richard’s
support in the race to be the next mayor.
“With the challenges we face to our basic freedoms now so grave, it is only by standing together that we stand a chance of reclaiming them.”
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