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Nigel Farage’s Brexit success makes him most influential British politician of a generation

By Tim Worstall
Published January 31, 2020 6:00am ET
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Nigel Farage’s Brexit success makes him most influential British politician of a generation
Nigel Farage the leader of Britain's Brexit Party gives a television interview after delivering a letter addressed to "The Prime Minister" asking for the Brexit Party to be included in Brexit negotiations with the European Union (EU) outside 10 Downing Street in London, Friday, June 7, 2019. Farage's Brexit Party came close to winning its first seat in Parliament on Friday, narrowly losing to Labour in a special election in the eastern England city of Peterborough. | (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

It’s happening: On Friday, the United Kingdom officially leaves the European Union.

Celebrations aside, this outcome makes Nigel Farage the most single influential British politician of his generation. At the very least, he’s now up there with the greats, such as Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair.

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