As Britain trudges towards the ballot box, Keir Starmer is still riding high in the polls. The problem is, you can’t pick and choose from whom you get your support. Such a thought might have passed through the Labour leader’s head when he saw that when Donald Trump’s controversial former strategist Steve Bannon had expressed his admiration this week.
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“I’ve always been very impressed with Sir Keir,” the Right-winger said, earning brownie points with traditionalists by referencing Starmer’s title, even though “I’m not a Labour guy by a long shot.” The UK’s governing party were given a slightly rougher assessment by Bannon: “I believe the Tories are essentially where the Republican Party was before Trump, and I think the Tory Party, as you see it today, will essentially collapse at the next election.”
Who did the strategist suggest could lead the Conservatives post-collapse? Nope, not Robert Jenrick but Nigel Farage. Well, stranger things have happened.
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SubscribeBannon may be a sensationalist and a bit of a jerk, but he understands political strategy better than most and our current situation better than almost anyone. He was a part of the populist movement long before Trump. He saw this coming before most others, so I wouldn’t dismiss the notion of a Prime Minister Farage.