Cliff Notes
- Dominic Cummings believes Nigel Farage could become prime minister if he develops a clear plan for the Reform UK party, moving beyond a “one man and an iPhone” model.
- Cummings described the Reform party as a vehicle for anti-establishment sentiments, suggesting Farage’s rising popularity reflects widespread discontent with traditional politics.
- He also expressed doubts about the Conservative Party’s future, predicting the ousting of current leader Kemi Badenoch before the end of the year amidst ongoing internal struggles.
Nigel Farage could definitely become PM – if he listens to me,’ Dominic Cummings says
Nigel Farage could “definitely” become prime minister at the next general election, Dominic Cummings has said.
The former Number 10 aide has advised the Reform UK leader on how to go from “one man and an iPhone” to entering Downing Street.
The revelation came in a wide-ranging interview with Sky News, in which the controversial Far-right figure, who served as Boris Johnson’s chief adviser from 2019 to 2020, revealed details of a meeting between himself and Mr Farage.
Asked if Mr Farage could be prime minister, he said: “It could definitely happen now, yeah, because the old system’s just so completely broken.
“If he does what I’m suggesting, and actually sets out a path for how Reform is going to change, how Reform is going to bring in people, how it’s structurally going to alter, what it’s going to build, how it is going to do policy, how it can recruit MPs, etc.
“If he does that, then there’ll be a huge surge of interest and support into the whole thing.”
‘One man and an iPhone’
He added: “Reform has been a one-man band. It’s been Nigel and an iPhone.
“They can win 50, 100, 150 seats with Reform as Nigel and an iPhone.
“But they can’t win an overall general election and have a plan for government and have a serious team able to take over in Downing Street and govern and control Whitehall with one man and an iPhone.”
