Nigel Farage has recently turned 60, and the fervent supporter of the UK leaving the EU celebrated his significant birthday with a lively event in the middle of London last night.
Hang on – you might wonder – Nigel Farage just turned 60? Does that mean Nigel Farage is younger than Tom Cruise, Nigella Lawson and Jarvis Cocker?
Yes, he’s younger than all of them. Even Michelle Obama.
However, age is just a number, as the former leader of the UK Independence Party showed recently at the upscale Canary Wharf location Boisdale.
There were appearances from some of the top figures of modern political achievement: former PM Liz Truss, for instance, and former US president Donald Trump.
The Donald didn’t manage to attend in person, but ensured to convey his best wishes through a video message that was typically characteristic of Trump.
‘You’re an historic figure as a prophetic leader and I know the people of the UK are grateful for your patriotism and service,’ he said, according to the Mail Online.
‘You’re not done yet and hopefully the best is yet to come.
‘So Nigel, enjoy this day and congratulations on a truly remarkable 60 years on Earth – your achievements have been incredible. Happy birthday!’
Ms Truss, who recently gained attention for posing with a lamb outside a derelict church on Easter Sunday, was not the only Tory MP to turn up to the big do.
Dame Andrea Jenkyns shared a picture from the night on her X account, while her fellow Eurosceptics Andrew Rosindell and Mark Francois also joined.
Mr Farage may be the honorary president of Reform UK, the party predicted to be a significant thorn in the Conservatives’ side at the next election, but clearly there are no hard feelings in a certain wing of the party.
Lee Anderson, who defected from the Tories to become Reform UK’s first and only MP last month, was also among the revellers.
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He was joined by occasional pantomime performer Jim Davidson and Lizzie Cundy, described as a ‘socialite, TV personality and former wife of footballer Jason Cundy’ on her Wikipedia page.
She was pictured holding a birthday card with its envelope covered in hearts, and a short message saying Mr Farage is ‘otherwise known as The GOAT’.
That’s the ‘Greatest Of All Time’ to those of you not as young and relevant as the birthday boy.
It’s looking like 2024 will be a big year for the ex-I’m a Celeb contestant, as he remains coy about whether he will stand for Reform UK at this year’s general election – and maybe finally reach Westminster on his eighth attempt.
When asked if he was interested in attempting to become an MP again, he told Bloomberg News in February: ‘At the moment it’s not my intention.
‘We’ve got the American elections, I might have a bit of a role to play there.’
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