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And that is the saddest part about it. There is a fatigued acceptance with the populism in the Tory party. Members seem to think it will sort itself out and commit to staying with the party. It looks very much to me like the infiltration of the far right is much worse than what anyone thinks.
Phil Moorhouse is saying that Farage is using this as a grift. He doesn't really expect to even be accepted into the Tory membership. There is a lot of credence to this imo. Farage states a lot of things that would happen if only he had power. The reality is that he will never have to live up to that claim.
Him being a grifter is Exhibit A.