EX-UKIP boss Nigel Farage admitted he is “tempted” to return to frontline politics.
But he said if he does it would be to win an election in 2029.
He told GB News: “I have to believe it’s achievable.”
The honorary President of the Reform Party said the Tories “don’t believe anything” and are “liars and charlatans”.
Mr Farage told GBNews: “If I go back into politics now, the aim must be to win the general election after next.
“I have to believe that’s achievable and I worry that our system makes it very, very hard to do.
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“I’m thinking about this day and night.”
It comes as new polling by YouGov yesterday put Reform just seven points behind the Tories.
Rishi Sunak’s party meanwhile trails Labour by 27 points – with the opposition sitting at 47 per cent.
Earlier this week ex-cabinet minister Sir Simon Clarke called on Tory MPs to oust the PM – but was met with backlash from backbenchers.
A No10 polling guru then resigned from his special adviser role arguing “the Conservatives are heading for the most almighty of defeats”.