A Tory MP says he would welcome Nigel Farage as Home Secretary in a Conservative government and suggested the party could put the former UKIP leader in the House of Lords.
Speaking on GB News Jonathan Gullis said:
“I’d love to see it, personally, I think Nigel has a lot to offer. Number one, he is a big voice on the key issues like immigration that we know are a huge number one, if not number two issue for Conservative voters particularly those in 2019 and particularly those in the red wall.
“Secondly, I think he's actually an asset across the blue and the red wall. In essence, he's able to communicate in a way many politicians aren't able to. Probably no one closer to having the ability other than Boris Johnson to be able to get a message across clearly and concisely.
"So I really do hope that he comes forward and he joins and I'd be very happy to welcome him.
“I like Nigel a lot and if he wants to become leader of the Conservative Party, he’s got a long way to go; you've got to become a member, you've got to find a constituency, run to be elected. He’s then got to get through the first round of the electorate which is the party MPs and then he’s got to win the membership although I think that would probably be the easier one than the MP round, personally.
“I’ve certainly got no gripes about Nigel joining the Conservative Party but I also respect the fact that we've already got Rishi Sunak as leader of our party right now.
“First of all, I am delighted with the fact that James Cleverly has announced the announcements that he made today.
“The New Conservatives, which I co-founded with Danny Kruger and Miriam Cates, had a twelve-point plan and some of those have been adopted by the government today.
“So I'm glad to know that we're being listened to in that regard.
“But of course we can't allow 300,000 plus net migration. We do need to actually deliver on the tens of thousands and maybe, maybe just maybe, the Conservatives could put Nigel Farage in the House of Lords.
“I think he would take no nonsense; he would take no prisoners. He would call out the civil service for what they are at times, which are blockers to actual government policy and make sure that we deliver on the priorities of the British public."
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