Nigel Farage just laughed when pressed over a Reform mayor's pay

Nigel Farage just laughed and insisted he had “no idea” when asked about how a Reform UK mayor just received a huge pay rise – and was instantly torn apart on social media.

Reform UK has made no secret of its ambitions to win the next general election, and is currently leading in the polls.

So far, it has an outright majority over 10 local authorities after a major victory in May’s local elections.

But, judging by the Reform leader’s response to a development in Scarborough council, handling any more than that may prove difficult.

On the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, the presenter asked for his response to reports that Scarborough town council have given its Reform mayor, Thomas Murray, a 600% pay rise.

But Farage immediately hit back: “I’ve no idea! Whether what you say is true or not, I’ve no idea.”

“Is that the right thing to do in principle?” Kuenssberg asked.

“I’ve no idea, it’s a town council – 600%, what is it from what?” Farage said.

She replied: “A payment of £500 up to £3,500 –”

“I don’t know, is he or she doing it as a full-time job? I’ve no idea,” he said dismissively.

But Kuenssberg kept pushing: “In principle is that the right thing to do?”

He replied: “What we could do is get multi-millionaires to stand as candidates everywhere, and indeed our [government waste] DOGE team are doing the work, unpaid, right?

“If people have got resources and they want to do it for free, that’s great. I don’t........

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