Lee Anderson clashes with Nick Robinson in fiery exchange over Nigel Farage standing for ReformBBC Radio 4
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00:00Your friend, your colleague, as a broadcaster, Nigel Farage, who founded Reform, who is co-owner
00:07of Reform, it would be bizarre of him not to run now, because you've just told us he's going to
00:12win seats. I mean, there can't be any reason that Nigel Farage wouldn't run for Parliament, can there?
00:18Well, have you spoke to Nigel Farage, Nick?
00:20I'm asking you about it.
00:21Well, I don't know what's in Nigel's thoughts. I'm asking you.
00:24Well, I've spoken to him many times, yes, and he says he'll tell us eventually. All I'm asking you
00:27is, can you think of a reason he wouldn't wish to run for Parliament? Now, you're doing as well as
00:32you say you are.
00:32Well, I can think of lots of reasons, Nick, why lots of people wouldn't run for Parliament.
00:37Why don't you run for Parliament?
00:39No, I'm asking the questions of you, Mr Andrews. There are other channels on which politicians
00:42interview each other and interview themselves. This isn't one of them. So let's stick with the
00:47convention where I ask you questions and you at least make an effort to answer them, shall we?