Nigel Farage should have been given a peerage in recognition of him being “one of the country’s greatest campaigners”, according to Cabinet Office minister Esther McVey.

In a discussion during PMQs on GB News, she said: “I’m a fan of Nigel Farage. And I said many years ago, I would have liked him to have got a place in the Lords.

“I would have given him a peerage because I think he is one of the country’s greatest campaigners and politicians.”

In a discussion with Gloria De Piero and GB News Political Editor Christopher Hope, she added: “Look what he did to bring the message of Brexit and see how that transformed [the UK].

“He’s now a great campaigner. Look at his own exposing of the banking system and what happened to him there. So I hope he’s a positive force and I’d like him to be, yes, be positive.

“If you’re going to say make or break the Conservative Party, of course I’d want him to make the Conservative Party. For me, it’s the best party.”

Asked if she could imagine him being leader of the Tories, she said: “No. No, I genuinely can’t and I don’t even know if he really wants to get back into politics, if I’m being honest.”

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