Brexit leader Farage to join Fox News

LONDON: Nigel Farage, who led the campaign for Britain to leave the European Union, will be a political analyst on Fox News and Fox Business Network, Fox News said on Friday.

Farage will appear on both daytime and prime-time programming for the networks, whose parent company is 21st Century Fox Inc.

Farage, the former leader of the United Kingdom’s Independence Party, lead the charge for the UK’s “Brexit” vote last year to leave the European Union.

OMG: Former UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage has joined Fox News Channel as a contributor. pic.twitter.com/XvQMApmt1U

— Alex Weprin (@alexweprin) January 20, 2017

He also was a major supporter of Donald Trump, who was sworn in as president of the United States on Friday. Farage attended the inauguration in Washington as a guest of Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant.

‘@realDonaldTrump will be the champion of ordinary American people. pic.twitter.com/kXm1Hn9P19

— Nigel Farage (@Nigel_Farage) January 19, 2017

Farage was a founding member of the Independence Party in 1993 and its leader from 2006 to 2009 and then again from 2010 to 2016. He has said he wants to be a bridge between Trump’s administration and the British government.

Many people would like to see @Nigel_Farage represent Great Britain as their Ambassador to the United States. He would do a great job!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 22, 2016

 

.@Nigel_Farage: “Listening to [President #Trump‘s] speech today, this is a political revolution, and it’s very exciting.” #InaugurationDay pic.twitter.com/abvs4u2RLB

— FOX Business (@FoxBusiness) January 20, 2017