Reform UK’s former chairman says Nigel Farage should take a ‘break’ from politics

Reform UK’s former chairman says Nigel Farage should take a ‘break’ from politics Dr David Bull said he was speaking as a ‘friend and a colleague’ - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments Reform UK’s former chairman has suggested Nigel Farage should “have a bit of a break” from politics, just days after the party leader gave a major interview for the first time in weeks. Dr David Bull, who was in post until May this year, also said Reform was “way bigger than Nigel”. Mr Farage has been accused of going to ground in recent weeks after a drop in public appearances, after it emerged he had accepted a £5m gift from a crypto-billionaire. Appearing on Channel 5 this morning, Mr Bull said: “The party is way bigger than Nigel. "Politics is a ruthless business, and I think also one of the other things I would say to [Farage] as a friend and a colleague is he needs to take some time out and have a bit of a break, really,” he added, in comments reported by MailOnline. The Conservatives seized on reports of his comments to tweet: “BREAKING: The Reform Party. “With everyone talking about @Nigel_Farage's car crash media round on his £5 million secret donation, the fallout is escalating...” Earlier this week Mr Farage gave a TV interview in which he insisted he could spend the £5 million gift from a crypto billionaire “on cars if [he] wanted to”, as he told journalists questioning him that what he did with the money is “none of your business”. The Commons sleaze watchdog is investigating the Reform UK leader for failing to declare the multimillion-pound donation from party donor Christopher Harborne, made weeks before Mr Farage stood in the 2024 general election. Reform also suffered a major setback last week when it lost the Makerfield by-election to Labour’s Andy Burnham. This is a breaking news story, more follows ... Join our commenting forum Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies Comments