Afternoon Empire with Ian Collins

Can Farage Save the Right? Makerfield, Musk & the Battle to Defeat the Left

May 26, 2026·36 min
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Is Nigel Farage the only politician capable of defeating the Left in Britain? With the Right facing growing division, questions are mounting over whether Nigel Farage can unite anti-Labour voters or whether infighting will hand power back to the Left.Mark Dolan sits in for Ian Collins, as Sun columnist David Wooding reacts to Farage’s warning that Elon Musk’s support for the new Restore movement risks splitting the Right in the crucial Makerfield by-election, potentially boosting Labour’s chances.Political commentator and former Reform candidate Mayuran Senthilnathan discusses claims that Restore’s more extreme rhetoric could become a political problem for Reform, and whether Farage remains the only figure capable of building a winning coalition on the Right.Plus, former minister Edwina Currie reacts to warnings that an Andy Burnham victory could trigger major upheaval in Westminster, with growing speculation over an early general election and the future of Keir Starmer.Nigel Farage, Reform UK, Right-wing split, Makerfield by-election, Elon Musk, Andy Burnham, early election speculation. Can anyone else stop the Left? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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