Cambridge theologian James Orr has been appointed to be a senior adviser to Nigel Farage and his party, Reform UK.
Speaking to The Telegraph, Orr said that “the politics of national self-interest” should replace the normal politics of Left and Right.
He said his role in academia had allowed him to fulfill tons of of young students who could form the nucleus of a latest, pro-British elite.
Orr has been given a broad remit by Farage, but a key a part of his role can be cultivating a network of potential defectors from the normal parties and vet potential candidates for Reform.
“Reform desires to bring the country together. We need posh in addition to bosh,” he said.
If true, Orr could have a considerable impact on British politics. Although Reform UK currently boasts just five MPs, recent polling suggests there may be a really credible possibility that the party may have a majority, or at the least the most important variety of seats at the subsequent election.
Nigel Farage has previously clashed with the hierarchy of the Church of England, who he accused of being “out of touch” with their congregations on the matter of mass immigration.
The Archbishop of York after which acting head of the Church, Stephen Cottrell, told The Mirror that Reform’s plans for the mass deportation of illegal immigrants were “beneath us as a nation”.
Orr joins plenty of high-profile figures flocking to Farage’s banner. Among them is Christian MP, Danny Kruger, who recently announced his defection from the Conservatives.
Historian David Starkey is one other supporter. Although he stays a card carrying member of the Conservatives, Starkey has proposed that the primary order of business for a possible Reform UK government could be a “Great Repeal Bill” aimed toward undoing every part Tony Blair and his successors – each Tory and Labour – have done to the country since 1997.
Farage, who as things stand could well be Britain’s next prime minister, has been criticised for his poor track record of retaining talent.
Rupert Lowe, Ben Habib, Stephen Woolfe, Godfrey Bloom, Suzanne Evans, Patrick O’Flynn, Douglas Carswell and Alan Sked have all been cited as examples of those that have been sidelined by Farage during his long profession.
