"Speaking ahead of the meeting, Bardella told the BBC's Nick Robinson he believed the "extremely resilient" Reform UK leader would become the UK's next prime minister. The 30-year-old French MEP is leading in opinion polls to win the first round of the next presidential election due in 2027. A Reform source said the two politicians discussed small boat crossings and energy policy, particularly nuclear energy. Farage has in the past kept his distance from NR, the successor party to the National Front (FN), formerly led by Marine Le Pen."
"Le Pen was banned from public office for five years in March after a conviction for embezzling EU funds, barring her from standing in the 2027 presidential race. She has condemned the verdict as a "political decision" and plans to appeal, with a court due to rule next year. Farage has previously said that as leader of Ukip, he wanted to keep the party out of an alliance with the FN in the European Parliament. Farage backed Le Pen ahead of the 2017 French presidential election, although last year said the party's economic policies would be a "disaster" for France."
Nigel Farage met Jordan Bardella in London. Bardella said he believed the "extremely resilient" Reform UK leader would become the UK's next prime minister. Bardella, a 30-year-old French MEP, is leading in opinion polls to win the first round of the 2027 presidential election. A Reform source said the two discussed small boat crossings and energy policy, particularly nuclear energy. Farage has previously kept his distance from the National Rally, successor to the National Front formerly led by Marine Le Pen. Le Pen was banned from public office for five years after a conviction for embezzling EU funds and plans to appeal. Bardella said the National Rally would pursue stricter immigration policy, revisit migration agreements, and supported police cooperation with the UK on small crossings.
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