Farage appoints a man with money as Chairman

If Coutts won't bankroll Farage, at least Zia Yusuf and Richard Tice might! Ben Habib sulks at being demoted- he lost the election and now he has lost his job in the party....
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[@orraman5427]

The Reform Party's motto is "Never mind the quality, feel the wealth".

[@kiwihib]

The party of the worker, what a laugh.

[@julianshepherd2038]

Never mind the inequality, feel the wealth.

[@DropdudeJohn]

No that's what you say because you are conned into saying it by the likes of Klaus Schwab through his mouthpiece Starmer

[@orraman5427]

@@DropdudeJohn I've heard that Nivea is quite an effective treatment for your condition.

[@kiwihib]

@@DropdudeJohn Oh has he upset you, what a bummer, not.

[@zephyr8072]

Farage likes you if you have money. He likes you more if you have more money.

[@paulfranklin8636]

Close...He likes you if you have money and give some of it to him, the more you give him the more he likes you. They need to update the dictionary definitions of Beggar & Grifterwwith a picture of Farage

[@vincentvangogh8092]

Reform is totalitarian in nature who gets to sack Farage ? he cant be sacked how can that even be allowed in a democracy

[@Dibley8899]

So, the Con, Libs, and Lab don't have super-rich donors???? With the greatest of respect. Do you know how pathetically stupid that sounds?

[@zephyr8072]

@@Dibley8899 Not equivalent at all to what I said, you pathetic Reform bot.

[@10whiten99]

@@Dibley8899No one said that

[@davidhollins870]

Tommy Robinson and EDL fans of Farage are getting quite upset about the appointment of a Muslim as Chairman. The wheels are already starting to come off the Reform bandwagon.

[@pauln6803]

Please, it's Stephen Yaxley-Lennon. "Tommy" is just one of the names the convicted fraudster goes by - just read his criminal record.

[@johnbrereton5229]

Tommy Robinson won't care at all, he has Muslim friends himself. It's Muslim criminals he doesnt like and neither should anyone .

[@kikidevine694]

They were unhappy with Habib. Oh well, no surprise there

[@johnbrereton5229]

@@kikidevine694 No one was unhappy with Ben Habib, he just unfortunately didn't win his seat.

[@localreviewking134]

Did they ever have a decent cart in the first place?

[@markwelch3564]

This "Giving priority to people with lots of money" might just be the most honest thing Reform have ever done

[@benchode1]

It's all starting to fall apart already for Nigel farage and the reform 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@sharonwashington8150]

Rubbish!

[@DavidSmith-vg5zj]

Brilliant news😂😂😂😂😂

[@1inchPunchBowl]

@@sharonwashington8150 No that would be your choice of Ltd company to vote for. Well done.

[@zephyr8072]

@@sharonwashington8150 Yes, Reform is rubbish.

[@sharonwashington8150]

ITS not over till Starmer makes it over for you!!!

[@beecee2205]

They are the Party of The People. The rich people.

[@kikidevine694]

Hence why Brexit

[@franklinrwful]

Farage is a real man of the people. Privately educated former stockbroker.

[@heliotropezzz333]

Tice is the money and Farage is the mouth. Habib is not rich enough for them and has a foreign name and origins, not appealing to Reform followers. Ben Habib is naive. He has strong views on Northern Ireland and Brexit but doesn't understand either. He obviously didn't understand Reform either.

[@sofajockeyUK]

Reform appoint Zia Yusuf as Chairman - 'look that proves we're not racist and bigoted, we have someone of the Muslim faith as Chairman'. Reform voters go into meltdown because their Chairman is muslim. (shakes head)

[@user-dv7pt4kl7u]

The Indian sub continent including Pakistan has always been class riven society with one of the lowest being classified as one of the lowest and are shunned. So the idea by appointing a Muslim to a leadership role proves absolutely nothing.

[@anthonyseye]

So Reform UK (Ltd) is a corporate dictatorship not a political party. I get it now, its a simple financial grift, when I was thinking it was just pure nut-jobbery.

[@kingpig8732]

@@SilverbackMattI don’t know who ever mentioned Ed Miliband, but alright

[@1inchPunchBowl]

@@SilverbackMatt Have you banged your head?

[@avalanche816]

​@@SilverbackMatt Bizarre thing to say.

[@richbird6171]

Reform uk Ltd is democratic, the majority shareholder has most votes, perhaps this is their preferred system of proportional representation?

[@anthonyseye]

@@richbird6171 Does that not make it a one man or woman dictatorship. One shareholder make all the decisions is not democratic

[@steves7013]

Tim, Reform is a Limited Company Not a party!

[@derekmab7734]

And 4 million deluded people voted for them. They are still thinking Reform leaders are men of the people and against the establishment.

[@user-uv8bv4dm9f]

Yes it is very limited.

[@dogglebird4430]

Reform is a political party registered by the Electoral Commission who monitor the party's finances, audit Reform's accounts and publishes them. It is also a not-for-profit company - like the RSPB and the College of Policing.

[@Mounhas]

@@dogglebird4430 Sure.

[@31Blaize]

@@dogglebird4430 If you believe that, I have a bridge to sell you!

[@jamesevans8520]

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha . Poor Ben. Did he not no who Nigel and tice are 😂

[@derekmab7734]

I hope Ben Habib will turn against them and tell the media how racists Reform is

[@eileeneastlake8535]

Whilst I understand the reasoning behind these moves, these people worked hard for Reform UK and should have been treated far more kindly.

[@martinmcdonald4207]

The people of Willingborough said NO to Ben Habib. Reform Party said NO to Ben Habib........Get back to a private life Ben and stop making a fool of yourself.

[@brendanmcnamara1414]

Poor old Ben flying under a flag of inconvenience Has become a prince Harry in-the. sense that he is now a spare Unelected and not one of them. And the long wait in a racist town to to get elected Has begun

[@Jimbo878]

My prediction is Deform is going to unravel quicker than a plastic "slinky" toy dropped into a bucket of acetone. 😅

[@rbettsx]

Every time I clock Farage, I pick up this whiff of damp velvet-collarred camel coat, macassar, stale beer, and morning-after ashtrays.

[@skooshy621]

And bad breath.

[@bookie5667]

Arthur Daley would be envious.

[@user-yh2ku4hb5z]

@rbettsx. Stop projecting your prejudices onto others.

[@acrodave9287]

He doesn't drink beer except for press opportunities; his favoured tipple is wine; wine made largely in Europe, the EU he hates so much which also coincidentally holds the fat EU pension he's due to draw soon. It seems he doesn't hate the EU so much if there's something in it for HIM, he only hates it for granting and enforcing rights for anybody who isn't Nigel.

[@normanchristie4524]

@@acrodave9287Except that that EU pension will be paid by the UK government! Can we have a rebate for his non-attendance?

[@pemberton6974]

So, Ben Habibi is no more? It's a big loss in the field of buffoonary.

[@willtricks9432]

He'll find another nutter club to join.

[@MaybeLater82]

... imagine the disaster that would unfold if he became Prime Minister, it would make the last government look competent

[@Mounhas]

Habib clearly doesn’t have enough money to shower on his Fuhrage , bless.

[@Stephanie-wf6xr]

Farage wants to professionaise the party with millionaires., the establishment 😂😂

[@jasonloader8149]

They've only just been tipped into the sack and they're gnawing at each other's tails already. Between them and the Tories it's a bunfight of the vanities.

[@maskedavenger2578]

Well there would be no point in appointing someone, who hasn’t got a pot to piss in .

[@andrewfrancis3591]

Reminds me a bit of weekend pub bands I was in in the 80's. We always had a manager, usually a builder most importantly with a Transit.

[@cormackeenan8175]

A vote for Reform was a wasted vote. Just imagine Faux-Rage as PM; it would be a disaster of Trumpian proportions.

[@davidhollins870]

I wonder if Farage is in Clacton today, doing casework? How about Tice in Skegness?

[@normanchristie4524]

Tim supporters in Skegness and Clacton, let us know each time that they hold surgeries please, a postcard to Tim please!

[@chriswills9437]

We need Reform to break into two parties now. It reminds me of the Peoples Front of Judea.

[@jethrotull2142]

"Friends in High Places" was the country song but Farage now plays it like an anthem!

[@jackrabbitism]

“Playing scouts in the garden, putting up tents in the garden”… Fantastic. The only problem is it is quite a big marquee in the gardens of England. I love the description but we all should remain wary of Farage

[@brendanpells912]

Tommy ten-names is a bit upset that Farage had appointed an Islamist as party chairman.

[@kikidevine694]

Who would have thought?

[@duncanrossiter430]

Farage wants to be loved very much, his loyal people are smiple who have made him a saint, it costs them nothing except their understanding of reality

[@adagietto2523]

Yes, he's a master at spreading delusions!

[@everestyeti]

And there Soul's.

[@Bertrum123]

Farages dosnt realise his new donor is handing him his hat .cukoo comes to mind lol

[@localreviewking134]

Money, money, money in a rich man`s world.

[@stephencread]

I find myself inclined to repeat a phase I have often used recently when referring to Brexit, Farage, Reform etc: "It is easier to con someone than it is to convince them they have been conned"!

[@DirtyJokesFan]

Ben has been floating in a cloud of ignorance. Welcome to reality.

[@kennylogue7947]

Habib is another Braverman and Patel, just that he’s an immigrant from the country of Pakistan as opposed to Indians that were thrown out of African countries and were welcomed in the U.K. These 3 racists-would never welcome the people that could be in the same circumstances.❤ Bad Eggs all round

[@DropdudeJohn]

None of the people you mentioned were ever refugees or asylum seekers or thrown out of anywhere, nor were their ancestors, none of them, what a bigot you are

[@jeanjacques9980]

Habib’s talents would be better utilised in his home country of Pakistan which is in a terrible state politically. I must investigate his replacement, he doesn’t sound as if he’s from Surbiton but obviously has shed loads of money, how did he earn it, what has been/is his tax status? As far as I understand Reform is a private company?

[@rogerdavid3297]

and so the night of the long knives begins, farage is starting to exert his power, now he has a foot in the door. farage is showing his love of the money, what he is really in politics for. double standards me thinks.

[@gunner678]

O what a surprise. We are about to return to the late 70s and the anger fuelled NF marches that reminded us of prewar Oswald Mosely and the Black Shirts. Enough of the charade of respectable politics and show us who you really are Reform UK. By the way Tim, excellent Farage impression 😂.

[@paulbeachcroft3323]

Nothing like a bit of democracy. Absolutely nothing like it....

[@michaelgoode9555]

Power, greed and of course the thing that nobody will say, racism. Did Ben really think that he could survive as a person of non-uk origins in an organisation in denial about hit's racism? Just my opinion mind ...

[@ISuperTed]

No, what a shocker 😂😂

[@richardh8082]

The biggest laught was appointing 30p Lee as 'Chief (only) Whip. Who's he going to whip, himself? I wish him luch trying to whip the other 4 'members' (ooh, er missus!)

[@springchicken893]

I could not care leas about Farage’s promises.

[@MandyAustin-nl4cn]

Habib was used to build the party and attract voters, but pushed aside. Very stupid to get rid of him and then give someone like Lee Anderson an important job.

[@pauln6803]

Farage only cares about the money. Tice has put in more and is a more media savvy personality. Little Ben tends to give the game away with his ranting about deregulation and taxes. Sooner or later some of the working class R* following might actually realise what that means for them.

[@michaelstanley3961]

More Rats in a sack. I have no time for Ben so not too bothered but the reasoning is exactly what any used car salesman would do. Splash the cash......

[@firestar7774]

Considering that the Cons ( conservatives) and the labourers ( labourers) have had so many rich donors throwing money around then farage can do whatever he wants so far as it is within the law. He can change his party which ever way he likes so far as it is within the law. Most dislike the reform party but they are following the path of their other party members or what … one rule for them but another for others like reform? No! We are in a democracy afterall well the last time I checked!!!

[@IvanHuntDrum]

I'm surprised he didn't stand down on July 5th in order to move in to the next media frenzy that keeps him relevant!

[@stevejones4275]

Money is the most useful general purpose tool ever invented.

[@paulwilson7234]

Indeed.

[@matthewcook9404]

Fürage !!

[@stefanpietrzyk8079]

The M P for Crapton has started to push the party’s boat out aiming for a titanic end. ?

[@jackdubz4247]

The anti-democratic privatisation of political parties must be resisted at all turns. What is to stop other corporate interests, like Nestle or McDonald's or Shell or British American Tobacco, from creating their own political parties? Reform UK Party Ltd should be disbanded and its MPs fined for bring parliament into disrepute.

[@kikidevine694]

Didn't take a great deal of time for their own 'Night of The Long Knives '

[@sandraowens4547]

He just wants publicity either bad or good (if theres ever ny good publicity)has his money ran.out so no longer needed?he l find another money man nd when he's bled him dry he l move onto the nxt one?what a nasty greedy piece of work?

[@joeduffy3309]

getting ready to merge with the tories

[@tantatheindian7068]

In the style of Elton John "And can you feel the wealth tonight? It is who we are It's enough for this Clacton wanderer That we got this far And can you feel the wealth tonight? How Brexit laid to rest It's enough to make beer soaked vagabonds Believe the very best"

[@lizfuller400]

I have had a good idea as to how hot air barrage balloon Nigel can help us. Instead of being useless in the House of Commons, he could put his strength to a better use. I have been told the reason why our summer is so awful.is because of the cold weather coming from the Arctic. Nigel could stand on the west coast, open his mouth and blow all the cold air back.

[@justin6378]

Reform UK PLC don't have members, only subscribers.

[@godehardbrysch7905]

Farage, the man who often talked abut "Our British values."

[@nigel8247]

They will just self district in time.

[@avalanche816]

It's happening already, as it was always going to.

[@AprilM2020]

I really like Ben Habib. I think moving him along is a bad move. Mind you, as someone once said; 'it's all about the money'.

[@deepblueday4817]

Prepare for the Reform 'Reform' UK party'.

[@user-gd1yg6le1h]

You are joking

[@kikidevine694]

Splitters!

[@cormackeenan8175]

😂

[@ianmclaren9721]

Nigel needs a dentist.

[@user-ln3lh2pz8h]

Habib just borrowed Farages coat thats how short they are of money.

[@xforeverknightx]

This is what happens when you set it up as a business not a party

[@emlyngriffiths5428]

i am suprised he didnt try to get an invite to the lavish wedding in india, will the people in clacton have to start crowd funding for him to visit them

[@lesleylamy]

Told you he is only in it for himself , he needs to get rid of farage before he makes a mess TICE should not have fararage in charge, he will ruin reform

[@stevewilliams2691]

I suspect the biggest threat to Deform..is scrutiny. Of course racist right wing loons might not care to much.. But there will be a section who aren't into book burning and brown shirts

[@jordoncampbell5118]

Money money money it's Nigel world.

[@salemalnuaimi602]

I heard Tommy Robinson aka Yaxley Lennon is upset because the chairman is muslim lmao

[@Cazgirl-hq4hi]

He’s done one thing right..such an insidious man.

[@stephenjones9972]

Man of the people 😂

[@pip1723]

Wouldn't trust Nigel to run a bath .

[@julied339]

I❤ the word MEMBERS😂

[@michelleneeds4165]

Reform put the Members back in Members of Parliament lol. Good one professor.

[@MegaKapo12]

If they ever get power the last Conservative governments will look like the most honourable government ever.

[@burpeesandbeard232]

UK politics are the proof that grifting knows no ethnic boundary unfortunately for Habib; Britain is also at a point where far rights parties no longer need to justify narratives behind a token brown or black person, Tice spearheading this whole deregulation to make himself and his mates even richer definitely helped

[@AnthonyHolmes-on2tb]

I hear Tesco are putting up candidates.

[@geoffwhite4530]

If Reform is a limited company, what is the relationship of its MPs to the company? Are they employees under contract or what? Do they have employment rights? Somebody explain please. G

[@fylbike]

More a night of the rubber dangers than the long knives!!

[@billseymour-jones3224]

"Resolute Reform"? or "Dissolute Deformed"? Well, there is also the faraj element, which seems quite capable in it's own right of destroying all things political which it touches.

[@franklinrwful]

Now he is the MP for Clacton will be moving there or to the area? How often will he hold surgeries for his constituents? Will he be content to sit on the opposition back benches and speak only occasionally? Apparently he will have a show on GB News. I wonder if he is drawing his EU pension yet. How often will he be going to the States to support his convicted felon friend Trump in the presidential campaign?

[@alanadair4893]

Wakey wakey 🤔🤫😂

[@georgel74]

I wonder what does Anne think..

[@boxingday11]

Democracy at its finest 😂.

[@peterlorimer3552]

Reform Reform? Lol

[@dprout3392]

Farage is a lollipop for use by all commentators.

[@rabnori4836]

More like a spat out smarty that is no use to any one .

[@1inchPunchBowl]

Stubbed out cigarette butt.

[@bookie5667]

Admit it. You're just dreaming about licking the side of his head!

[@kikidevine694]

I wouldn't suck that, not even for money

[@grahamhall2662]

Brings a new new meaning to "giving the members a big hand". It's a very mercenary business.

[@michaelgoss9606]

A good talk Tim thank you.

[@user-ez8bx6ly8v]

Very Watership Down the king Rats 😅😅

[@DivineLove247]

My buddy is asking, Can he Join Nigel New Party,...And he has Deeper pockets than this Zia Yusuf. His Name is Rishi,....His looking for a New Job.🤣

[@T0NYD1CK]

Did I miss the same smug treatment of the Starmer and Rayner story? You know, the one where the new party leader ousts an existing deputy. At least Farage had the excuse that the previous leaders were not in Parliament. I wonder what Starmer's excuse is?

[@BobPsomiadis]

Are you shocked, professor? I am not .

[@pilsyppah]

Nobody could see this coming… ;)

[@amayastrata4629]

So, given that the reform party is classed as a business, does this mean that Farage gets paid by the business, in addition to his mp salary?

[@clarecrawford9677]

At the moment I doubt it, but the Reform UK Party Limited has to file accounts with Companies House so looking on the Companies House website may give you an answer in due course. Anyway, with his MP’s salary, his salary from GBNews and his upcoming EU pension he is a wealthy little man.

[@indoora]

There is a saying "Money talks."

[@DropdudeJohn]

His reason for moving Habib was clearly stated, and that was he wanted his deputy to be a sitting MP, Habib is upset about this and I can understand that, but he appointed somebody who was a sitting MP now and for that reason, get it right, I believe the Labour party since coming to power have made some political appointments of people who aren't elected into positions that carry some clout, silly old Reform wanting its senior positions to be given to people that have been elected by the people, what are they like hey. And when it comes to money behind political parties and having well off individuals in their parties, then they all have that and lets face it you need to be well off in the first place to be able to vote Labour, LibDem or Greens so you can avoid the financial damage they will do to you if you aren't. Oh and Habib himself isn't poor, so to say he gave the position to somebody with money is as the reason is ridiculous as the person who previously held the position was well off as well

[@glentyan2505]

The smile of absolute joy in the misery of others in your face is an embarrassment to you sir and speaks volumes of the distaste you hold for the Reform Party. Democracy is about disagreement of policies and not making it personal. You have a lot to learn.

[@echobay5040]

Reform is very personal and not much interested in democracy. There is a great deal of dislike for them and it's not surprising.

[@alundavies1016]

Pope appoints Catholic as Cardinal…

[@user-ez8bx6ly8v]

Farage is actually the same height as Leo Sayer Am a one man band.. Of irony 😅

[@adagietto2523]

Habib is actually the most serious and solid spokesman that the party has had, I suspect that may have something to do with the matter! It is really sillyto shuffle him aside when the party has to present itslelf as being more than a vehicle for Farage, but I have come to think that Farage is not a serious politician at this point, he simply wants the limelight, and doesn't really care how counterproductive his activities are for the right, especially in convincing so many of his supporters that there is no real difference between the Conservatives and Labour, which is absolutely fatal to the future electoral prospects of the Tories. I don't think Reform can ever rise any higher than it has, it will merely keep the right divided to Labour's advantage.

[@markbriten6999]

What!!!! The useless tw@ who is on record as saying push the boats back and let them drown. That brilliant spokesman?

[@boota1979]

@adagietto2523 Farage is used as a useful establishment stooge.

[@tomfreeman650]

You have come to think Farage is not a serious politician??

[@adagietto2523]

@@tomfreeman650 Well he was certainly serious in pushing for Brexit, and successful in doing so. I meant serious in trying to achieve a definite polotical (or aims) in way that could realistically lead to success. I don't think that Reform will ever be in a position to achieve any of its aims, the only way that any of those aims could be achieved is through their adoption by the Tories, and (a) Farage was better position to put pressure on them on that regard from outside electoral politics, and (b) by dividing the right wing vote he has made it much more difficult for a Conservative government of any kind to be elected. I do think that he has ceased to be a serious politician in that sense, and that he has basically embarked on a vanity project, as is also shown by him appearing in public meetings in America in support of Trump, basking the easy applause and relishing being on such close terms with a 'great man' of worthless character, which is simply embarrassing to see. The weaker and cheaper side of his nature, which was always there, has gained the upper hand.

[@edc8388]

THE GRIFT STARTS HERE ... The Trump Playbook writ large ... love it.

[@mohammedseraj8043]

Nigel Farage has made an excellent decision Nigle Farage Zindabad