Could Farage quit? Questions swirl over Reform UK leader’s future

Farage is under pressure over £5m gift, byelection losses and rise of rival Restore but allies say exit speculation is ‘wishful thinking’ “Of course he’s tired. He’s just done two months campaigning every day on the road, it would be weird if he wasn’t. But that doesn’t mean he’s going to quit,” says one friend of Nigel Farage who has spent time with him in recent weeks. Westminster has been ablaze with rumours that Farage is growing weary in the job of leading Reform UK after the bruising scandal around his decision to accept a £5m gift from the crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne. He is now also facing further questions about whether his lifestyle has been partly funded by George Cottrell, his close friend and a convicted fraudster. As Farage awaits the verdict of the standards watchdog over whether he was right not to declare the cash from Harborne, he has flown to the US to rub shoulders with the Maga elite once again, with sources saying he is back in close contact with the Trump administration. In London, Reform UK’s Millbank HQ is more riven with infighting and jostling for position than usual, amid questions over Farage’s future. There is also an