Nigel Farage has outlined why he wants to be Prime Minister.
The Reform UK leader insisted that he was not seeking to gain the keys to No10 for the “office” or the “title”.
But he argued he was the “right man” to challenge the establishment and deliver change in the UK.
Asked if he wants to be Prime Minister, he told LBC Radio: “Not for the sake of the office or the title because I could not give a damn about that.
“It’s not about what I become in terms of a personal status.
“It’s about what I can do.”
Asked if he could be PM, he responded: “Yes.”
After Reform stormed to victory at the May 7 local elections, winning 1,454 council seats in England, he suggested other political leaders were not in touch with the British people.
“I believe I'm the only person that's got sufficient public rapport and the courage to take on the establishment and do what needs to be done,” he added.
“Right now. I'm the right person.”
Labour is gripped with civil war and Sir Keir Starmer’s premiership was plunged into greater crisis with the resignation of Defence Secretary John Healey.
Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham is seeking to win the Makerfield by-election and then return to Parliament and try to replace Sir Keir as Prime Minister.
Ilford North MP Wes Streeting recently resigned as Health Secretary in another blow to Sir Keir’s battle to stay in Downing Street.
“Keir Starmer’s premiership is over,” said Mr Farage.
“It’s only a matter of time.”
He predicted a challenge in the summer.
“I don’t think he will be leader by the Labour conference,” he added.
He stressed that Labour figures were already jockeying for position ahead of a leadership race.
He also praised Mr Healey for his “principled resignation” and accused the PM of “not prioritising the defence of the realm.”
Mr Farage emphasised: “He's absolutely right to have done so.
“He wanted three per cent (of GDP) to be spent on defence by 2030 - something, by the way, that we campaigned for in the last manifesto.
“It makes sense to get to that target by then.
“The Prime Minister didn't match it by half, and so John Healey's gone, and what his message says is that the Prime Minister is not prioritizing the defence of the realm.”
Business Secretary Peter Kyle denied the defence investment plan was in tatters as a result of the resignations of Mr Healey and Armed Forces Minister Al Carns.
He told Times Radio “the plan is being developed” and “we are determined to get it right”.
He emphasised: “We are talking about an enormous amount of money going into defence at a period of time where we have to modernise the way we think about defence, but also make sure that we do so in a way that benefits British jobs.”
The Cabinet minister also said he was not “blindly loyal” to Sir Keir, stressing that the Prime Minister had earned his support.
“It is a purpose that brought me into politics, not a person,” he told Sky News.
“That purpose is to get growth into our economy, to make sure the hard work is rewarded anybody who should get on in life and has the aptitude to get on in life and the approach to get on in life should be able to be rewarded for it.
“He has earned my loyalty. I’m not blindly loyal to him. He has earned my loyalty, because we are aligned in the purpose of this government.”
