Dominic Cummings: Nigel Farage Could Definitely be Next PM
Nigel Farage could “definitely” become prime minister due to Britain’s “completely broken” political system, ex-Downing Street aide Dominic Cummings has claimed. The Mail has more.
The controversial former chief adviser to Boris Johnson confirmed he has held meetings with Mr Farage and advised the Reform UK leader on how to win power.
In an interview with Sky News, Mr Cummings spoke about how the insurgent party could go from being “Nigel and an iPhone” to forming a government.
But, rather than attribute Reform’s surge in the polls to Mr Farage’s personal appeal, he suggested it was due to voters expressing their discontent with Westminster.
Mr Cummings, who worked in No10 between July 2019 and November 2020, also claimed Tory leader Kemi Badenoch would be gone within the next 12 months.
He branded Mrs Badenoch “a goner” and said – if efforts to topple her were not successful this year – she would be ousted after next May’s local elections.
The former Vote Leave chief added the Conservative Party, who were routed in this year’s council contests, “might be dead”.
A recent opinion poll found the Tories had slumped to fourth place behind Labour, Reform and even the Liberal Democrats.
Mr Cummings suggested the Conservatives’ fortunes “aren’t salvageable”.
“It’s quite possible the Tories have just, kind of, crossed the event horizon and actually aren’t salvageable,” he said.
“Like, everyone sort of assumes that because they’ve always been around, then somehow there must be at least one last chance for them to turn things around.
“But it’s possible that chance is in their past and doesn’t exist. It might be dead.”
Mrs Badenoch was only elected Conservative leader in November when she fought off rival Robert Jenrick to replace Rishi Sunak.
This means, under the party’s rules, she cannot face a formal confidence vote among Tory MPs until November 2nd this year.
But it has been reported that some Conservatives, who want to move faster to bring in a new leader, are considering alternative options to oust Mrs Badenoch.
Mr Cummings said there were “already people who are organising to get rid of her”.
“Kemi is going to go, probably this year,” he said. “There’s already people who are organising to get rid of her, and I think that that will work.
“If it doesn’t work this year, it will definitely happen after next May. She’s a goner, so there’s going to be a big transition there.”
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Hmm. Would you take advice from him as to which horse to bet on?
Nah. It looks like he’s about to put paper in the dustbin. I know picking the right bin is difficult for some but… The Council will tell him off.
I’d be interested to hear what he has to say. I know the ‘eye-test’ thing killed his credibility, but he’s been on the inside and was a player in the Brexit vote too. I dont think he has the answers, but he might be able to clarify a few questions. Worth a conversation, imo.
What killed his credibility in my eyes was his support for lockdowns and rapid “vaccine” development. The eye test thing just meant he was a hypocrite, which is kind of pretty standard for politicians and I take it as read.
“Nigel Farage could “definitely” become prime minister due to Britain’s “completely broken” political system, ex-Downing Street aide Dominic Cummings has claimed.”
Er, broken? What does that mean? If people are not happy with the current government they get to kick them out – so if Farage becomes PM then Labour will have been kicked out. That sounds like how the political system is MEANT to work.
“…rather than attribute Reform’s surge in the polls to Mr Farage’s personal appeal, he suggested it was due to voters expressing their discontent with Westminster.”
As above. Could be partly Farage’s personal appeal, partly Reform’s policies and partly discontent with Westminster. Any road up, that’s how democracy is meant to work Cummings. What are you on about?
In my view the Commentariat are confusing “two Party system” with “duopoly” – or maybe it’s their ignorance; lack of history.
The two Party system will not end, it will continue with a different duopoly, most likely Labour and Reform UK.
The UK has had a two Party system since the 18th Century Whigs and Tories. In the 1920s the then duopoly, Liberals (Whigs) and Conservatives (Tories), changed to Labour and Conservative as the Liberals faded away like the Conservatives now are fading away.
What is new is that both duopolists are significantly weakened and on the wane at the same time leaving the field clear for a third Party to rise which hasn’t previously happened.
The question isn’t so much who will be first past the electoral post as who will finish the race in last position, Labour or Conservative?
Indeed
They both deserve to finish last
We are getting to the ‘scraping the bottom of the barrel’ point, that is true. But Commings is likely more concerned for clinging own future relevance.
I rather think that Dominic Cummings was part of the problem. Do we think his insights carry any special weight?
In February 2024 I placed a bet that Trump would lose the election after receiving advice from a very reliable source. I lost thanks to two reasons: incompetent State assassins (x2) and oodles of luck for Donald who turned to look at the screen.
The same source told me to place a bet that Mr Farage would never be prime minister. I have not followed the advice for two reasons: it’s too early to place bets and it seems that Lady Luck decides.
By the by, when I asked why such a certainty, the answer was: “Nigel Farage is divisive”. I’m still wondering what that meant.
Ask my middle class friends and they will tell you that Farage and his supporters are Horrid Racists, just like Trump.
It is a far, far, right than I have ever done.
Divisive means: he is offering an alternative to what in my superior state of intellect I know should be done.
Reform should not allow Cummings anywhere near them?
He is a power mad charlatan.
Lockdown fanatic (for everyone except him and his family) and advocate of a “Manhattan Project” to develop “covid vaccines”.
Lots of people were taken in and did crazy stuff. I wouldn’t have him in the tent, but I wouldn’t write him off completely.
I expect his political insights, especially into how to run a campaign and win it, are probably quite accurate. I would not let him anywhere near power though.
Of all the own goals scored by the Tories, perhaps the worst was their handling of Covid. They got absolutely NOTHING right. Lockdowns, masks, furlough, closing hospitals and surveillance of the population by the Security Services were all dreadful mistakes.
However, the worst, was the obsession with the ‘safe and effective’ jabs. And who was the driving force in No10 for this? Step forward one D (Dunderhead?) Cummings. His ego pushed ahead with this in the face of proper medical (and financial) advice. The damage will last for decades. He should be behind bars for this.
The Conservatives were aided, abetted and encouraged by their grubby Labour cohorts to bring on even more repressive measures against the people.
I’m not sure that any of the control measures and coerced jabbings were a ‘mistake’, either…The whole corrupt saga was all based on lies and pre-planned.
Seems the Tories are resorting to what they do best; backstabbing and disloyalty.
Or the panic stricken, anxiety ridden, ‘too nice to remove dangerous illegal aliens even though they’re raping and murdering their way through our young people’, British normie voters just decide to stay with welfare and endlessly wracking up billions on the nation’s credit card, until the bailiffs move in on GB and NI
Why would anyone listen to this man. What a toss pot. Go and test your eyes you treacherous t…
Cummings thought he could control The Trolley in order to deliver the Whitehall change he wanted. (Then he went “mad” and helped impose the Covid Tyranny.)
I suspect he now thinks he will be able to control Farage in order to deliver the Whitehall change he wants.
He is undoubtedly a good strategist and knows how The Blob operates, but Farage would do well to keep him at arms’ length …. Twizzle length arms (if anyone else remembers Twizzle).
“But, rather than attribute Reform’s surge in the polls to Mr Farage’s personal appeal, he suggested it was due to voters expressing their discontent with Westminster.”
Well not quite. When the building’s on fire, people find a fire escape more appealing than jumping off the roof or out a window.