{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/658300edbbd71a00174fea51/6a75c8e0c3e1347e8bc0f223?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"‘He’s a purging politician’: Michael Crick on Nigel Farage’s fatal flaws","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/658300edbbd71a00174fea51/1786104088626-14a39bb7-0123-4a7f-b801-4b5af6a8abb5.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In today’s episode of The Daily T, Tim Stanley and Poppy Coburn are joined by Nigel Farage’s biographer Michael Crick, who breaks down why the Reform UK leader’s latest campaign is a “bogus stunt” and questions whether he has been corrupted by his ties to Donald Trump and American political fundraising culture.</p><p><br></p><p>They discuss how Farage has dealt with political scandals and fallouts with former allies, and debate whether he is the ultimate ‘purging’ politician to achieve a 30-year career in politics.</p><p><br></p><p>We want to hear from you! Email us at thedailyt@telegraph.co.uk or find @dailytpodcast on TikTok, Instagram and X</p><p><br></p><p>► Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditor</p><p><br></p><p><strong>The Telegraph is the Publisher Podcast Awards' Podcast Publisher of the Year 2026</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Studio Operator: Meghan Searle</p><p>Producer: Emma Williams</p><p>Video Producer: Will Walters</p><p>Social Producer: Nada Aggour</p><p>Executive Producer: Charlotte Seligman</p><p>Editor: Camilla Tominey</p><p><br></p><p>Highlights:</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><ul><li>Tim and Poppy discuss Nigel Farage's Clacton by-election campaign with his biographer Michael Crick</li><li>How has Nigel Farage been influenced by Donald Trump and the American political fundraising culture?</li></ul>","author_name":"The Telegraph"}