Farage says mass migration has changed the UK ‘literally beyond recognition,’ believes party can win election

EXCLUSIVE: Nigel Farage told Fox News Digital that wide migration has radically changed nan country's makeup. The Reform UK leader based on that Britain’s governmental strategy is "completely broken" pursuing Prime Minister Keir Starmer's resignation. Farage is calling for a caller wide election, predicting his statement has "every chance of winning."

Speaking exclusively from nan Alliance for Responsible Citizenship convention successful London this week, a forum focused connected debates complete culture, Western civilization and Judeo-Christian values, Farage said Starmer’s downfall was not an isolated governmental event, but nan latest aftershock of nan Brexit revolt that upended British authorities a decade ago.

"Ten years agone yesterday, we had a political earthquake successful Britain. It was called Brexit," Farage said. "And nan 2 aged parties person ne'er rather adapted to it."

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Nigel Farage being interviewed by Baroness Philippa Stroud astatine nan Alliance for Responsible Citizenship convention successful London. (Alliance for Responsible Citizenship)

Farage, 1 of nan astir salient figures down nan Brexit run and now leader of Reform UK, has agelong based on that Britain’s governmental constitution grounded to present connected voters’ demands for tighter borders and greater nationalist sovereignty.

Starmer announced his resignation,on Monday paving nan measurement for Britain to person its seventh leader successful a decade. Reuters reported connected June 24 that Andy Burnham appeared positioned to win him, pinch nan Labour activity title expected to statesman July 9.

Farage said that Starmer’s conclusion was sealed successful section elections earlier this year, erstwhile Reform UK made sweeping gains successful erstwhile Labour strongholds. Farage said those voters were nan aforesaid group who powered Brexit — and that migration remained cardinal to their anger.

"All of those were Brexit voters," he said. "Starmer wants to return america person backmost to nan EU. But 1 of nan reasons we voted Brexit was migration and separator controls. So nan boats surely did him harm."

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces nan timeline for his resignation extracurricular 10 Downing Street successful London connected June 22, 2026, pursuing Andy Burnham's triumph successful nan Makerfield by-election. (Jack Taylor/Reuters)

He said Starmer’s reported strained narration pinch President Donald Trump was not nan nonstop origin of his resignation, but added that it contributed to nan image of a leader who had mislaid control.

"I don’t deliberation nan breakdown of his narration pinch Donald Trump impacted directly," Farage said, "but it was portion of a image of a premier curate who’d mislaid control."

Farage past delivered 1 of his sharpest assessments of Britain’s governmental instability.

"And tin you judge it, but erstwhile Mr. Burnham becomes our adjacent premier minister, it’ll beryllium our sixth premier curate successful 7 years," he said. "So our governmental strategy is wholly broken."

He based on that Burnham, if he entered Downing Street done a Labour activity title alternatively than a nationalist election, would deficiency a nationalist mandate. "I don’t moreover cognize what his policies are. Literally, I don’t," he said.

"So I deliberation for each of those reasons, location ought to beryllium a wide predetermination and a caller mandate," he added, "and I surely deliberation Reform would person each chance of winning. Yes, I do."

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Nigel Farage campaigns pinch then-President Donald Trump successful Goodyear, Ariz., during a 2020 statesmanlike predetermination rally. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Farage besides utilized nan question and reply to formed Britain’s governmental turmoil arsenic portion of a broader Western situation complete borders, nationalist personality and accepted values. He delivered a informing for Americans, saying nan U.S. should debar what he described arsenic mistakes Britain made successful diversity policies, policing and justness and immigration.

"Mass migration has changed this country, surely successful galore of our cities, virtually beyond recognition," he said. "We’ve not been selective astir who’s been capable to travel into nan country. That is simply a awesome contributory factor."

"I deliberation nan pendulum has swung truthful acold successful nan DEI direction," he said, "and we vanished up, nary doubt, successful this country, pinch two-tier policing, pinch two-tier justice."

"My connection to Americans is that political alteration is coming," he said. "All of this delirium will get reversed."

"But also, we’ve conscionable mislaid our way," he continued. "Our leaders do not want to guidelines up and take sides immoderate consciousness of accepted values."

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage speaks pinch media extracurricular Havering Town Hall pursuing nan 2026 section predetermination results connected May 8, 2026 successful Romford, England. Voters went to nan polls successful section elections crossed England. Results counted overnight show wide losses for nan Labour Party. Several cardinal Labour councils person surrendered their mostly arsenic Farage's Reform UK made important gains. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Asked astir nan narration pinch nan United States, Farage said he believes Britain should move person to America, peculiarly connected waste and acquisition and financial services.

"My full big life has been intimately intertwined pinch nan United States of America," he said, noting that his first occupation successful 1982 was pinch nan Wall Street patient Drexel Burnham Lambert.

"I deliberation I tin get connected good pinch American leaders," he said. "I dream and judge they tin get connected good pinch me."

Farage said nan 2 countries stay bound by investment, connection and culture.

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People transportation flags and banners during an anti-immigration protestation successful Maidstone, Kent, United Kingdom, connected Aug. 16, 2025. (Stuart Brock/Anadolu)

"You are nan biggest overseas investor successful Britain, and we’re still conscionable astir nan biggest overseas investor successful America," he said. "And we stock truthful much, not conscionable language, but civilization and truthful overmuch else."

"I really judge that a closer narration pinch America, peculiarly breaking down immoderate of nan waste and acquisition barriers successful financial services, arsenic an example, would beryllium really bully for some of us," he said.

Farage besides dismissed immoderate superior push to return Britain backmost into nan European Union.

"The value of going backmost into Europe would beryllium giving up nan currency, paying a monolithic rank interest each year," he said. "So no, location is nary request for it, different than those stuck successful nan Westminster bubble who look to beryllium obsessed by it."

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Nigel Farage, leader of nan Reform UK party, celebrates nan triumph of Sarah Pochin successful nan Runcorn and Helsby by-election astatine nan DCBL Stadium successful Widnes, England, connected May 2, 2025. (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)

As America approaches its 250th anniversary, Farage framed nan American Revolution arsenic a predecessor to nan Brexit activity he championed.

"America was nan first Brexit," he said. "You struck retired connected your own, nan first Brexit, and you became nan astir successful state successful nan world."