Reform UK leader Nigel Farage attends a press conference on the economy and renewable energy, in London, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. Nigel Farage’s vision for what a cabinet led by Reform UK has stunned the internet over the last 24 hours.The MP for Clacton, who was only successfully elected to parliament on his eighth attempt, has claimed it’s “ridiculous” to fill the government with elected officials.Speaking to LBC on Thursday, he suggested putting successful business leaders in charge of the country instead. “The way we run our country is ridiculous,” he said. “We put cabinet ministers in charge of departments over which they have absolutely zero knowledge.“They’ll often last in that job for 12-18 months – barely time to get their feet under the table and understand the brief.”He claimed the UK is stuck in the mindset that the cabinet must all be politicians in the House of Commons.Farage said: “Why? Why? Look at America. Scott Bessent h
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