Nigel Farage has admitted that recent months have been “difficult”, revealing that he no longer has the support of his family for his political career.
The Reform UK leader said his relatives would prefer him to leave politics, telling an interview: “For the first time, really, in my political career, I haven’t got my family’s support. They would rather I packed it up and walked away.”
Farage said personal pressures had weighed heavily on him as he faced sustained scrutiny over Reform’s finances and his own political activities.
He acknowledged that he had not been his usual self in recent months, saying the situation had become particularly difficult when his family was affected.
“I might not have quite been my normal self over the last few months,” he said. “But you know when it’s your own family, it’s close to home.”
The comments came as Reform held its annual conference in Birmingham under the shadow of a fresh controversy over alleged foreign donations.
Two senior party figures, Dan Jukes and James Orr, have stepped down while Reform conducts an internal investigation into claims aired in an undercover report. Farage has insisted that the party has not accepted illegal money and denied any wrongdoing.
He is also facing a separate parliamentary standards investigation concerning a £5 million gift from businessman Christopher Harborne, which Farage has said was intended to fund his personal security and did not require declaration.
Despite the mounting pressure, Farage has said he intends to remain Reform’s leader at the next general election and would “carry the can” for whatever result the party achieves.
