Former Ukip leader Nigel Farage is to present his own show on national talk radio station LBC.
Farage, who resigned as leader of Ukip on Monday, will stand in for another controversial figure on the station, Katie Hopkins, on the Sunday morning phone-in show this coming weekend.
Farage has been a regular guest on the station, owned by Global Radio, which also includes Capital, Heart, and Classic FM.
Nigel Farage is hosting his own LBC show, this Sunday from 10. It’s going to be unmissable https://t.co/WcBeYRnRPo pic.twitter.com/ZuijhaUkmL
— LBC (@LBC) July 5, 2016
“With the European Union still the big topic that listeners want to discuss, it’s sure to be an unmissable programme,” said the station, announcing its new signing on Tuesday.
Listeners will also be able to watch it, and are being encouraged to “tweet along” with the show at #FarageonLBC.
The station is also home to breakfast host Nick Ferrari and rising star James O’Brien, increasingly seen as a stand-in presenter on BBC2’s Newsnight.
Farage previously appeared on a regular phone-in slot with Ferrari, who previously hosted phone-ins with the then deputy prime minster Nick Clegg, and London mayor Boris Johnson.
As host of Call Clegg, Ask Boris and Phone Farage on LBC, feeling a tad lonely. Phone Putin anyone? #FarageQuits
— Nick Ferrari (@NickFerrariLBC) July 4, 2016
Some people on Twitter predicted that the MEP would end up on LBC.
Has @LBC signed @Nigel_Farage for his own show yet?
— Tim Johns (@timoncheese) July 4, 2016
