Nigel Farage told Fox News Digital that mass migration has radically changed the country's makeup, arguing that Britain's political system is "completely broken" following Prime Minister Keir Starmer's resignation.
The Reform UK leader is calling for a new general election, predicting his party has "every chance of winning." Speaking from the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship conference in London, Farage said Starmer's downfall was not an isolated political event, but the latest aftershock of the Brexit revolt that upended British politics a decade ago.
"Ten years ago yesterday, we had a political earthquake in Britain. It was called Brexit. And the two old parties have never quite adapted to it," Farage said, referencing the 2016 referendum that led to the UK's departure from the EU.
Farage has long argued that Britain's political establishment failed to deliver on voters' demands for tighter borders and greater national sovereignty. His resignation, announced on Monday, paving the way for Britain to have its seventh leader in a decade.
Farage said that Starmer's defeat was sealed in local elections earlier this year, when Reform UK made sweeping gains in former Labour strongholds. Farage said those voters were the same people who powered Brexit — and that immigration remained central to their anger.
"All of those were Brexit voters," he said. "Starmer wants to take us closer back to the EU. But one of the reasons we voted Brexit was immigration and border controls. So the boats certainly did him harm."
Farage delivered one of his sharpest assessments of Britain's political instability, saying that the country's system is "completely broken." He argued that the next prime minister, Andy Burnham, would lack a public mandate if he entered Downing Street through a Labour leadership contest rather than a national election.
"I don't even know what his policies are. Literally, I don't," he said. "So I think for all of those reasons, there ought to be a general election and a fresh mandate," he added, "and I certainly think Reform would have every chance of winning. Yes, I do."
Farage also used the interview to cast Britain's political turmoil as part of a broader Western crisis over borders, national identity, and traditional values. He delivered a warning for Americans, saying the U.S. should avoid what he described as mistakes Britain made in diversity policies, policing, and justice and immigration.
"Mass migration has changed this country, certainly in many of our cities, literally beyond recognition," he said. "We've not been selective about who's been able to come into the country. That is a major contributory factor."
Farage said the pendulum has swung too far in the direction of diversity, equity, and inclusion, leading to two-tier policing and justice in the UK. He warned Americans that they should avoid making similar mistakes.
"My message to Americans is that political change is coming," he said. "All of this nonsense will get reversed."
Farage also expressed his desire to see Britain move closer to America, particularly on trade and financial services. He believes that the two countries share a strong bond, including investment, language, and culture.
"You are the biggest foreign investor in Britain, and we're still just about the biggest foreign investor in America," he said. "And we share so much, not just language, but culture and so much else."
Farage dismissed any serious push to take Britain back into the European Union, saying the price of doing so would be giving up the currency and paying a massive membership fee every year.
Farage framed the American Revolution as a predecessor to the Brexit movement, saying that America was the first country to strike out on its own and become the most successful country in the world.
