Nigel Farage to stand in for Katie Hopkins on her LBC radio show

Career move? Nigel Farage will fill on for Katie Hopkins on her LBC show
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Jennifer Ruby5 July 2016

Nigel Farage will stand in for Katie Hopkins on her weekly LBC radio show.

The former UKIP leader, who stepped down from his job this week as he ‘wanted his life back’, has been announced as host for Sunday’s show.

A tweet from the national talk radio station’s official account announced that the Brexit-backer will be hosting a ‘phone-in’.

The announcement read: “Nigel Farage is to present his own radio show on LBC - in the week he resigned as Ukip leader.

“He will be hosting a phone-in on Sunday from 10am, standing in for controversial columnist Katie Hopkins.

“Mr Farage stood down as leader of Ukip after a successful referendum campaign, in which the UK voted for Brexit,” it continued.

“With the European Union still the big topic that listeners want to discuss, it's sure to be an unmissable programme.”

“You'll be able to watch it live right here and tweet along with the show at #FarageOnLBC.”

Hopkins tweeted her approval of her stand-in, writing on Twitter: “Thank god. Sunday 10-12 @LBC will remain a liberal free zone. Look who's in the hot seat.”

Farage announced that he was stepping down from his role on Monday, less than two weeks after the results of the Referendum were announced.

Speaking to supporters and press in London Mr Farage said: “It has been a huge chunk of my life doing this and it’s not easy having [been leader] to let it go.

“But it has come at a cost to me and perhaps to those around me.

“During the referendum campaign I said I want my country back. What I’m saying today is I want my life back.”

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