Leo Varadkar, who stood down as taoiseach last year, said it is possible Mr Farage will be prime minister in four years or nine years time.

Nigel Farage said there is ‘little prospect’ of him joining the Conservatives under Rishi Sunak but did not rule out a return to frontline politics

Josie Gibson said she would not have thought Farage was a ‘lady magnet’ but sounded like he had to ‘bat them off at one point’.

The politician said he is ‘not a big fan of heights’ after surviving a plane crash in 2010