Last week, Farage stirred controversy with a campaigning visit to the Suffolk city of Ipswich and its Championship team’s football stadium, Portman Road. Nigel Farage at a campaign launch for Norfolk local elections, scheduled to take place on May 7th. Photograph: Martin Pope/Getty ImagesSupporters and candidates at a Reform UK campaign launch for Norfolk local election. On Thursday in west Norfolk, in Bagge’s rural idyll, he conceded that he feared Farage’s party could “con” its way to local domination. “But they also must understand that at a national level, Britain can’t rule the waves any more.”Meanwhile, Farage’s Turquoise wave is set to crash on Norfolk shores next month.

Source: The Irish Times April 03, 2026 19:01 UTC