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Nigel Farage has announced that he may in fact return as Ukip leader if Brexit is not delivered.

The MEP, who has a history of quitting and returning to the post, said that although he "hopes he doesn't have to" he would consider "plunging back in".

Farage, who appeared on Sam Delaney's News Thing sporting a new moustache on Friday, quit as leader following the 2015 General Election - but came back a few days later.

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The former leader has been enjoying a break from politics after tasting victory with the Brexit vote but he would not rule out returning to his old job.

Speaking in the interview he said: "If Brexit wasn't delivered, then I would have to think seriously about plunging back in. But I hope I don't have to."

He also revealed that he felt sorry for David Cameron when he was forced to resign as prime minister after the referendum but was less sympathetic towards ex-chancellor George Osborne.

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He added about Osborne: "I'd have dragged him out by the scruff of the neck. I thought his behaviour was despicable.

"Pasty-faced b******. I'm pleased to see the back of him. I hope he never ever appears in public again."