Nigel Farage threatens battle after ITV boss ‘makes impolite hand gesture’ in speech

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Nigel Farage has launched into a confrontation with ITV’s director of tv, accusing him of creating life “fairly disagreeable” and warning him towards a “battle”.

The previous Ukip and Brexit Celebration chief has claimed since leaving I’m a Celeb, Get Me Out of Right here! that he was intentionally censored and that ITV diminished his airtime and selected to point out him bare.

In a brief speech throughout his return to GB Information, he stated: “It appears while I used to be in there, one or two folks on the prime of ITV have been doing their greatest to make life fairly disagreeable for me.

“I don’t need to spoil the glow that I’ve after doing I’m a Celeb and I’ve no criticisms at the entire manufacturing staff or anyone concerned in that programme however I’d say to you Mr Kevin Lygo, the boss of ITV, it’s as much as you mate.

“If you wish to go to battle with me, you actually can. The final one that did that was known as Dame Alison Rose from NatWest Financial institution and look what occurred to her.”

His feedback come after it’s alleged Mr Lygo made a impolite one-handed hand gesture whereas referring to Mr Farage in the course of the ITV Palooza occasion in November 2023, which was attended by the likes of Susanna Reid and Lorraine Kelly.

Whereas on stage, he’s stated to have made reference to an indication language interpreter and stated: “I don’t know any signal language, I simply know the signal for Nigel Farage.”

He additionally stated: “Don’t fear, he is aware of he has to come back residence from Australia in a dinghy.”

Responding to this, Mr Farage stated: “So I’d recommend Mr Lygo that I’m ready to disregard your impolite, one-handed gestures, the pathetic makes an attempt by a few of your employees to sew me up.

“I’m ready to neglect all of it if we will name a truce and in the event you actually, actually need to go to battle with me, I don’t suppose it should do ITV share value an terrible lot of fine. So let’s please finish the nonsense and let’s do it now.”

An estimated £840m was wiped off NatWest’s share worth after Dame Alison admitted leaking details about Mr Farage’s Coutts checking account to the BBC.

The previous government was compelled to resign after the “severe error of judgment” and misplaced £7.6million in shares and bonuses she would have been entitled to obtain.

Mr Farage controversially entered the jungle after being paid £1.5m to seem, and got here in third place after boxer Tony Bell and actuality star and winner Sam Thompson.

His stint on the ITV present has prompted some to take a position he might return to British politics, with studies over the weekend suggesting that some Tory MPs imagine he and Boris Johnson might reverse the celebration’s ballot deficit.

In an look on Good Morning Britain on Monday, he stated: “By no means say by no means. I can’t predict proper now what is going to occur.”

Nevertheless, he dismissed the thought of returning to the Conservatives underneath Rishi Sunak’s management, describing him as a “lame duck strolling”.

“I’m a Conservative authorities that’s in complete shambles, dealing with tomorrow successfully a confidence vote on a problem that impacts each single residing human being in our nation, particularly immigration on a degree that by no means occurred even throughout Tony Blair’s days.

“Rishi is a lame duck strolling and the Conservative celebration are headed for complete defeat,” he stated.

Nigel Farage and ITV have been approached for remark.