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Nigel Farage to present daily radio chat show on LBC | Nigel Farage to present daily radio chat show on LBC |
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Former UKIP leader Nigel Farage is to present a daily chat show on the London radio station LBC. | |
The Nigel Farage Show will air from 19:00 to 20:00, Mondays to Thursdays, with the host describing it as "full of opinions, callers and reaction". | The Nigel Farage Show will air from 19:00 to 20:00, Mondays to Thursdays, with the host describing it as "full of opinions, callers and reaction". |
He tweeted: "I invite listeners to agree with me, challenge me & together we can lead Britain's conversation." | He tweeted: "I invite listeners to agree with me, challenge me & together we can lead Britain's conversation." |
Mr Farage, a friend of US President-elect Donald Trump, is an MEP for South East England. | Mr Farage, a friend of US President-elect Donald Trump, is an MEP for South East England. |
He resigned as UKIP leader last summer, but returned on an interim basis after his successor, Diane James, resigned only 18 days into the job. | He resigned as UKIP leader last summer, but returned on an interim basis after his successor, Diane James, resigned only 18 days into the job. |
Mr Farage's former deputy, Paul Nuttall, won the second leadership contest of the year. | Mr Farage's former deputy, Paul Nuttall, won the second leadership contest of the year. |
Mr Trump has said Mr Farage - among the first politicians to visit the president-elect after his victory last year - would make a "great" UK ambassador to the US, but Downing Street responded that there was "no vacancy". | Mr Trump has said Mr Farage - among the first politicians to visit the president-elect after his victory last year - would make a "great" UK ambassador to the US, but Downing Street responded that there was "no vacancy". |
The former UKIP leader has previously taken part in occasional Phone Farage shows on LBC. The new regular slot begins next Monday. | The former UKIP leader has previously taken part in occasional Phone Farage shows on LBC. The new regular slot begins next Monday. |
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