Brian Cox branded Nigel Farage "slightly fascist quite frankly" during an appearance on a BBC show over the weekend. The Succession star, 78, was a guest on Laura Kuenssberg show on Sunday morning, alongside Andy Burnham , the Labour Mayor of Greater Manchester, and Nadine Dorris, former Tory MP. The three guests watched on as host Laura interviewed transport secretary Mark Harper, shadow health secretary Wes Streeting, leader of the Liberal Democrats Sir Ed Davey and leader of Plaid Cymru Rhun ap Iorwerth.
Between interviews, Laura spoke with her guests in the studio and probed them on their political views ahead of the general election next month, with Scottish actor Brian not holding back when it came to Brexit and Reform Party leader Nigel Farage . Brian, who voted Remain in the EU referendum in 2016, dubbed Britain's exit from the European Union as the "demon we don't talk about" and claimed it was "why we are so broke". Conversation then turned to the Conservative Party and the threat of Farage - with Brian declaring: "I really do worry about the Conservatives, I really think Nigel Farage is not doing any good at all.
He continued: "I mean he’s really ruining that party [the Conservatives] and if I was a Conservative voter I would really be worried about what’s happening to my party. I’m not a Conservative and I never will be a Conservative voter, I want to state that first and foremost, but I do worry about his influence and I find him slightly fascist quite fran.