Could Farage quit? Questions swirl over Reform UK leader’s future

Farage is under pressure over 5m gift, byelection losses and rise of rival Restore but allies say exit speculation is wishful thinking'

Of course he's tired. He's just done two months campaigning every day on the road, it would be weird if he wasn't. But that doesn't mean he's going to quit," says one friend of Nigel Farage who has spent time with him in recent weeks.

Westminster has been ablaze with rumours that Farage is growing weary in the job of leading Reform UK after the bruising scandal around his decision to accept a 5m gift from the crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne. He is now also facing further questions about whether his lifestyle has been partly funded by George Cottrell, his close friend and a convicted fraudster.