Nigel Farage will no longer write a regular column for the Telegraph, the latest high-profile rightwing commentator to leave the paper since its change of ownership. Accounts differ over the circumstances of his departure, with some sources saying the paper's owners terminated his contract and others close to Farage saying he resigned.
In his most recent piece for the title, published last week, the Reform UK leader criticised the first budget of Andy Burnham's premiership and set out a series of policy pledges, saying he would "scrap benefits for foreigners, abolish net zero targets" and "slash foreign aid". Those remarks were among his final regular contributions for the broadsheet.
The split in accounts about whether Farage was sacked or left voluntarily has not been independently resolved. Media outlets and political commentators have noted the exit in the context of wider changes at the Telegraph since it came under new ownership, which observers say has coincided with departures from the paper's roster of contributors.
Farage's departure will end a regular platform for the Reform UK leader at one of Britain's most widely read conservative-leaning newspapers. It comes as he seeks to consolidate his party's message following its electoral and political campaign activities, although the precise implications for his media strategy have not been detailed publicly.
The Telegraph and representatives close to Farage have not published a definitive public account reconciling the differing reports, and the circumstances surrounding the end of the column remain a matter of competing claims.