‘Every chance of a general election happening in 2027,’ Farage says

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6 Sep 2025 • 4:21 AM MYT
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  • Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, predicted a general election in 2027 during his party conference in Birmingham.
  • His remarks came shortly after Angela Rayner resigned as Deputy Prime Minister on Friday, 5 September.
  • Farage claimed there is a "big rift" within the Labour party.
  • He suggested some Labour MPs might believe they have a better chance of re-election under a "Jeremy Corbyn sectarian ticket" than under Sir Keir Starmer.
  • Rayner resigned after an ethics adviser found she breached the ministerial code by underpaying stamp duty on her £800,000 flat in Hove, East Sussex.

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