Nigel Farage says he wants to be the next James Bond while dodging question about potential first black 007 Idris Elba
Version 0 of 1. Nigel Farage skilfully avoided answering whether he thought British actor Idris Elba would make a brilliant first black James Bond by putting himself in the frame for the role instead. Asked by Magic Radio host Nick Snaith whether he felt the Luther star would fit the character, the Ukip leader said that “you’ve got to be faithful to Ian Fleming and the original writer”. The original writer who is, in fact, Ian Fleming. Instead, Farage said: “It has to be male, it has to be a rogue of some description. I'm not handsome enough but I'm certainly rogue. I'd give it a go. How about that?” Idris Elba in 'Luther' His comments on 007 follow Ed Miliband’s suggestion earlier this month. The Labour leader felt Rosamund Pike would be a perfect first female Bond. Nigel Farage wants to be the next James Bond but says he's 'Not handsome enough'http://t.co/8610sbb0pP pic.twitter.com/AJkAZF6gMg Farage also discussed his taste in music, which, unlike the other leaders of the parties, didn’t seem to have been dictated to him by a press advisor hot on chart bands like Bastille. “There was a sort of fantastic optimism about the new romantics and whether it was Duran Duran or Spandau Ballet. All of that stuff was terrific fun,” he added. “I suppose if I had to pick a group that I wanted to listen to? I just think Madness is such great fun. “I remember being 19 and I just passed my driving test and I've got a car. And I'm kind of, ‘I like driving in my car… ‘ you know what I mean… ‘it's not quite a Jaguar…’, great fun stuff.” The Independent has got together with May2015.com to produce a poll of polls that produces the most up-to-date data in as close to real time as is possible. Click the buttons below to explore how the main parties' fortunes have changed: All data, polls and graphics are courtesy of May2015.com. Click through for daily analysis, in-depth features and all the data you need. (All historical data used is provided by UK Polling Report) |