US EditionNigel Farage meets French right-leaning leader Bardella in London
Jordan Bardella praised Nigel Farage's leadership and discussed coordinated policies on immigration and nuclear energy amid Reform UK's poll lead.
- On Tuesday, Jordan Bardella, leader of France's Rassemblement National, met Nigel Farage in London and said, `I think that Nigel Farage will be the next prime minister of the UK.`
- Reform UK's sustained poll lead and public unease over migration framed the meeting, as Farage gains political momentum while Keir Starmer's Labour party faces pressure on irregular immigration.
- On policy, the meeting covered small-boat crossings and nuclear energy, with a Reform source saying they discussed police co-operation aimed at returning migrants to their countries of origin.
- Bardella praised Farage's national record and signalled shared policy aims, saying the Rassemblement National would pursue stricter immigration rules and revisit migration agreements to reduce departures from Calais, northern France.
- Farage's transnational profile and ties to MAGA contextualise the meeting, as he is a celebrated figure on the transnational radical right and an inspiration to the MAGA movement.
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Nigel Farage meets far-right French leader
Nigel Farage has met Jordan Bardella, the leader of France’s far-right National Rally party this week. The Reform leader met the controversial figure to discuss small boat crossings and energy policy, particularly nuclear energy. Nigel Farage has previously maintained some distance from National Rally (RN), the successor to the National Front (FN), formerly headed by Marine Le Pen. Le Pen received a five-year ban from holding public office in Ma…
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PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: France’s populist presidential frontrunner, Jordan Bardella, met with Reform Party leader Nigel Farage in London, England, to discuss border policies and potential cooperation to address illegal immigration.WHO WAS INVOLVED: Jordan Bardella, leader of France’s National Rally (RN) party, and Nigel Farage, leader of Britain’s Reform Party.WHEN & WHERE: The meeting took place in London on Tuesday.KEY QUOTE: “If I am head …
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French presidential frontrunner plots alliance with Nigel Farage to end migrant crisis for good - with Royal Navy to stop the boats
France’s presidential frontrunner Jordan Bardella is moving to forge an alliance with Reform UK leader Nigel Farage to "restore Europe’s borders" after the pair held talks in London on Tuesday
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