Dr David Bull, the former chairman of Reform UK, has publicly urged Nigel Farage to “have a bit of a break” from leading the party, insisting that the party is “way bigger” than its current leader. Bull, who served as chairman until replaced by Lee Anderson in May, made the comments on Channel 5.
Bull’s advice to Farage
Speaking to the Daily Mail, Bull said: “I've been there since the beginning with Richard Tice, for example. I'm very proud of what we've done, and what we're now doing is professionalising the party. The party is bigger than Nigel, the party is way bigger than Nigel.” He added: “Politics is a ruthless business, and I think also one of the other things I would say to [Farage] as a friend and a colleague is he needs to take some time out and have a bit of a break, really.”
Farage’s current focus
It is believed that Farage, the MP for Clacton, has been cutting back on weekend activities to concentrate his energy on leading Reform UK.
Bull’s departure and health
Bull stood down from his role last month after becoming “physically very unwell”. He explained that his tenure as chairman “nearly killed me off”. He recounted: “I saw 30,000 people around the country in working men's clubs, village halls, etc. I took the membership from 90,000 to 268,000. We became the fastest growing political party in the country, the largest political party in this country. And I kind of felt that actually I couldn't, literally being on the road for a year is really hard work.”
Comments on Restore Britain
On the rise of Restore Britain, Bull added: “I think we've been on such a roller coaster, and to build a political party, it's quite interesting. I will just mention Restore and Rupert Lowe, for example. I think what Rupert's finding is that to build a political party is incredibly difficult. It takes a lot of time, a lot of effort, a lot of people.”
