1 day ago Nigel Farage brands BBC newsreader ‘very, very boring’ during heated interview on election bid The Independent - Oliver Browning • 1d Nigel Farage branded a BBC News presenter “very, very boring” during a heated debate. Mr Farage announced he will stand as a Reform UK candidate at the general election in a press conference on Tuesday (3 June). He will contest Clacton, Essex, after it was also confirmed he will take over as leader of the party.