And this week the labour leader keir starmer raised him in Prime Ministers questions, demanding to know whether he would rejoin the Conservative Party whilst Behind The Scenes worried tory mps discuss whether he might return to the front line leading the reform party. Nigel farage, welcome back to political thinking. Thank you. You are back where you like being, arent you . The centre of attention. Well, ive always been a bit of a show off. I mean, there is some truth in that. Yeah, its a funny thing, but i think Current Affairs, politics and Current Affairs in the uk today has such a dearth of personalities that i find myself at the centre of debates, whether im trying to or not, i sort of get dragged into things. There are some people listening to the radio or watching the telly now who are saying, why on earth are they talking to nigel farage . Hes not a party leader. Youve not been elected to anything for a very, very long time. Well, thats not quite true, actually. Who cares what
Return to the front line leading the reform party. Nigel farage, welcome back to political thinking. Thank you. You are back where you like being, arent you . The centre of attention. Well, ive always been a bit of a show off. I mean, there is some truth in that. Yeah, its a funny thing, but i think Current Affairs, politics and Current Affairs in the uk today has such a dearth of personalities that i find myself at the centre of debates, whether im trying to or not, i sort of get dragged into things. There are some people listening to the radio or watching the telly now who were saying, why on earth are they talking to nigel farage . Hes not a party leader. Youve not been elected to anything for a very, very long time. Well, thats not quite true, actually. Who cares what he thinks . Well, thats not quite true, actually, is it . Because in may of 2019, you know, i led a party that was been alive forjust less than six weeks, that won an election, a european election, so dramatic that it
government, on behalf of the international criminal court in the hague. and this town is still giving up hague. and this town is still giving up some of its secrets, some of its horrors, because only this weekend another three bodies have been discovered here, men whose hands had been tied behind their backs and who showed the signs of torture. ben brown centres showed the signs of torture. ben brown centres that report earlier, and live updates about the war in ukraine on the bbc news website as well. we are going to return to our top story now this hour. yesterday the mp neil parish resigns as an mp after admitting that he watched pornography twice in parliament. it led to a lot of talk about the culture in westminster. let s spit out south west of england correspondent now, ewan murrie. what is the mood there among constituents? i is the mood there among constituents? is the mood there among constituents? . , , ., constituents? i have been up in one ofthe constituents? i have bee
have seen the me too movement. is this a westminster problem, or is it a society problem that still needs to be dealt with? i a society problem that still needs to be dealt with? to be dealt with? i think you are riaht, to be dealt with? i think you are right. that to be dealt with? i think you are right. that a to be dealt with? i think you are right, that a lot to be dealt with? i think you are right, that a lot has to be dealt with? i think you are right, that a lot has happened i to be dealt with? i think you are - right, that a lot has happened since the me too movement, but we didn t really see the cultural revolution in terms of a shift towards how women are treated in the world place, to the extent that sexual harassment continues, and it is not just in westminster, it is across the board. i see it in a legal profession as a barrister, and other women who i have worked with and who have experienced sexual harassment in all walks of life, and we know that the profession