Brian Cox rails against Brexit and Nigel Farage on BBC politics programme

Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Brian Cox shared his unfiltered views about the effects of Brexit and the impact of Nigel Farage ahead of the General Election. “Analysis from Goldman Sachs found that Brexit is directly responsible for the UK economy growing 5 per cent less since the vote in 2016,” Cox added. So when we talk about other things, we can’t really talk in terms of where we are, because we are suffering from Brexit.” Cox also turned his attention to the Reform party leader and Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage, stating that he “worries” about the Conservatives due to Farage’s appeal to their potential voters. “I mean he’s really ruining that party and if I was a Conservative voter I would really be worried about what’s happening to my party.” He added: “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 frankly.” Cox is no stranger to sharing his political views, and previously criticised former Prime Minister Liz Truss during a 2022 edition of Question Time.