‘Never say never!’ Nigel Farage hints he COULD rejoin the Tory party on a ‘dream ticket’ with Boris after reaching I’m a Celebrity final – as fans blast ‘biased’ GMB for ‘hatchet job’ interview by Ed Balls and Susanna Reid

Nigel Farage hinted he could rejoin the Tories – and did not even rule out a ‘dream ticket’ with Boris Johnson – today after emerging from the I’m A Celeb Jungle.

The former Ukip leader came third in the ITV contest and was immediately quizzed on whether he would use the platform to return to the political frontline.

In interviews, Mr Farage said ‘never say never’ on the prospect of a comeback, taking aim at Rishi Sunak’s ‘appalling’ performance as PM.

He also clashed furiously with Ed Balls during an appearance on Good Morning Britain, lashing out after the Labour ex-Cabinet minister pointed out he had failed to be elected as an MP seven times. 

Mr Farage was backed by supporters on social media after he took Mr Balls to task for the dig, saying he had led two separate parties that topped national polls. 

Mr Farage was greeted by his girlfriend Laure Ferrari after he finished I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! in third place last night.

Nigel Farage hinted he could rejoin the Tories – and did not even rule out a ‘dream ticket’ with Boris Johnson – today after emerging from the I’m A Celeb Jungle

Mr Farage clashed furiously with Ed Balls during an appearance on Good Morning Britain, lashing out after the Labour ex-Cabinet minister pointed out he had failed to be elected as an MP seven times

The former MEP, 59, made it to the final three campmates alongside ex Made In Chelsea star Sam Thompson, 31, and retired boxer Tony Bellew, 41.

On hearing the news he would be leaving the jungle, Nigel said: ‘Thank you very much,’ and to his fellow finalists he added: ‘Well done, boys.’

During the GMB interview, Mr Balls swiped that Mr Farage might try again ‘finally’ to get into the British parliament after failing to do so previously.

The former Ukip and Brexit Party leader – now president of Reform UK – shot back: ‘I tried a lot of times before, you’re quite right, I also won two national elections in European elections leading two different parties – something no one in history has ever done, so I could do with a little bit less of that sort of commentary.’

When Mr Balls said ‘that was a bit touchy, Nigel’, Mr Farage retorted: ‘Well if you poke me with a stick, I’ll poke back, don’t worry about that.’

Speaking on GB News – where he has a show – this morning, Mr Farage was asked about chatter that he could pull off a shock by rejoining the Tories after several decades and even form an alliance with ex-PM Boris Johnson. 

Mr Sunak is facing a potential disaster as Conservative MPs on both wings of the party threaten to crash his legislation designed to revive the Rwanda deportations policy. 

He is also under massive pressure to act on legal migration, which has been running a record levels, with Labour miles ahead in the polls potentially a year before a general election. 

Mr Farage said: ‘Never say never. I can’t predict right now what will happen.

‘What I do think is that our country is being appallingly led. There is no proper opposition policy and that we’re living through a population crisis.

‘That really has little to do with the small boats, offensive though that is. It is due to the fact that over 17million people voted for lower immigration, voted for more border controls.

Mr Farage was reunited with girlfriend Laure Ferrari and daughter Isabelle last night

Mr Farage celebrated coming third on the ITV show with champagne last night

‘What they’ve got, is a Conservative Party in hock to giant multinational businesses who want as much foreign labour as they possibly can. 

‘And if you want a GP appointment, you want to get a house for your kids, you want to drive anywhere without being stuck in a terrible traffic jam, you can practically go to hell.’

Mr Farage said he did not ‘believe that any Government, any political class in Westminster has ever been more detached from ordinary folk’.

‘We are living through a population crisis on a level that nobody could ever, ever anticipate and immigration and numbers in Britain is going to become the dominant issue at the next election and for years to come,’ he said. 

‘And if at some point when I’ve recovered from the jungle and there’s a role to play, I would not rule it out.’

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