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Nigel Farage has slammed the Sir Keir Starmer for being extra loyal to worldwide courts than Britain. Speaking on the eightieth anniversary of VE Day, the Reform UK chief believes that the Prime Minister doesn’t have the identical “feeling for the nation in his heart”, as he does.

When requested if he believes the Prime Minister is patriotic, Mr Farage advised the Daily Express: “Well, Jeremy Corbyn certainly wasn’t. I think Keir Starmer has a higher allegiance to international courts than he does to an old fashioned sense of British patriotism. I don’t believe him to be a bad man, but does he have in his heart that feeling for the nation, for its people, for its history, in the way that I do? No.”

The celebration chief’s feedback come on the identical day the US-UK commerce deal was introduced. Dubbed as a “great deal” for the 2 nations by Donald Trump, Mr Farage hailed being on the “front of the queue” as a optimistic for the settlement.

He additionally pointed to the deal being a “Brexit freedom being exercised” which is “ironic for a prime minister who was against it”.

Similarly, the Clacton MP did not say if he believes the chief of the opposition Kemi Badenoch is patriotic to Britain, claiming he has “no idea”.

He stated: “I have no idea what Kemi stands for on any issue. She says one thing in the Common, then you examine her record as a minister or in government, and it contradicts it.

“I’m of the view that the Conservative Party is now falling off a cliff when it comes to electoral assist. It stands for nothing particularly.”

His comments on polling come as the latest predictions from Find Out Now places Reform UK in the top spot at a staggering 33%. This has surged by 4 points since Sir Keir’s local election wipeout.

The figure is the highest Reform UK has ever polled nationally. “With numbers like that, I will need to have a final drink. It’s unbelievable,” Mr Farage said in response.

He said: “Something very huge is going on on the market. People need distinction, folks need change, and above all, folks need hope. And for the time being, they see me because the agent of that.”

Meanwhile, Labour is down one level to twenty%, trailing 13 factors behind Reform. However the Tories have suffered the largest blow, falling three factors to only 16%.