{
  "id": 5596804,
  "title": "Farage plans fall visit with Le Pen in France",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/farage-plans-fall-visit-with-le-pen-in-france",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-04T16:12:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Politico EU",
    "slug": "politico-eu",
    "url": "https://www.politico.eu/article/nigel-farage-marine-le-pen-reform-uk-plans-fall-visit-in-france/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "British political figure Nigel Farage has announced plans to visit France toward the end of October to meet Marine Le Pen, head of the far-right National Rally (RN) party. This reciprocal visit comes after he invited RN's successor, Jordan Bardella, to his party conference in Birmingham this past Friday. The two politicians joined forces on stage to sign a high agreement to deport illegal migrants back to France, though the specifics of the plan remain unclear. RN's conference is scheduled for October 24-25 in Orléans, near Paris. While the quoted official confirmed Farage's plans for the fall visit, they did not specify whether the Englishman would attend the RN's conference. Farage has a long-standing connection with Le Pen, having interviewed her for his radio show in 2017. In 2024, he expressed skepticism towards RN's economic policies, stating they would \"disaster\" for France yet praising the party for distancing itself from its father's \"extreme elements.\" Despite past disagreements, Farage acknowledged that the two parties have grown closer in their stance on immigration. Le Pen is considered the front-runner in France's 2027 presidential election, while Farage's Reform UK is trailing Labour by just one percentage point in the latest polls ahead of the next general election, likely to take place in 2029. At the Birmingham conference stage, Farage gave Bardella's speech in English, an uncommon occurrence for him. He jokingly mentioned that if RN invites him to Paris, he'll likely have to address the audience in French, but assured they would \"get there\" eventually.",
  "summary": "The leader of the U.K.'s right-wing populist Reform UK plans to visit France by the end of October.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}