"Meet the Fockers. The shadow cabinet from hell. Rejects, losers and deadbeats. A freak show. A tribute act. Reform have often been called a one-man band. The Nigel Farage party. So to counter this narrative, Nige took over Church House in Westminster and turned it into a tacky gameshow set. A remake of The Weakest Link. All to parade his new top team."
"The lucky men and women whose one job is to try not to fall out with one another in the next few years. No chance. Farage took centre stage; despite pretences, this was still all about him. His team were here entirely at his whim. Without him they would be nothing. The spotlight would remain on him throughout the 75-minute presentation."
"I was looking for three things, said Nige. Energy, experience and expertise. Unfortunately, his first appointment had none of these. But Farage had had to find something for his deputy leader to do and, realising Richard Tice was unsuitable for any of the four main offices of state, had shunted him sideways into the lesser role of business, trade and energy."
Nigel Farage staged a public presentation at Church House in Westminster styled like a tacky gameshow to unveil his top team. The event emphasized theatricality and portrayed Farage as the dominant figure, keeping the spotlight on himself for the entire 75-minute presentation. Appointees received brief five-minute introductions and were otherwise sidelined. Richard Tice was moved from party leader to deputy assigned business, trade and energy, a role presented as important but described as unsuitable given his lack of energy, experience and expertise. Tice had expected to be shadow chancellor and appeared visibly disappointed. The team dynamic appears subordinate to Farage's control.
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