Reform has been doing some Christmas number-crunching on how often party leaders actually face the press. Nigel Farage comes out on top…
Based on Q&As from press conferences streamed on each party’s official YouTube channel, the totals for 2025 are:
That works out at roughly ten questions a week, every week for Farage – comfortably more than Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch put together. Reform also clocked up 66 press conferences and rallies over the year. A benchmark to beat in 2026…
Reacting to the news of Jenrick’s sacking at a press conference in Fife, Nigel Farage said:
“I’ll give him a ring this afternoon. Might even buy him a pint.”