Nigel Farage, who has an unparalleled record of UK domestic electoral failure has told the BBC he will not stand in the 12th December General Election:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2019-50280848
There is indeed as Dylan noted,no success like failure.
The media dutifully note down and report straight whatever Farage says, so the line is he’ll be supporting Brexit Party candidates around the UK (if they stand).
We might consider an alternative reality (Wetherspoons Xmas offering start from 13th November).
Farage is known to enjoy a good lunch and the run up to Christmas is a peak time for such things.
Perhaps he will support Brexit Party candidates out in the cold and wet from the Saloon Bar?
Nigel’s record of UK domestic election failure is not unparalleled. I suspect there are several people who have stood in more general elections than him without winning. One of these is the late John Peck who stood many times as a Communist candidate in Nottingham and elsewhere. He contested 49 elections at various levels, a record acknowledged by the Guinness Book of Records and was eventually elected to Nottingham City Council 32 years after his first attempt. Apart from the very different colour of rosette and political outlook, another difference between John Peck and Nigel Farage is that John Peck worked tirelessly for the communities he sought to represent and achieved many victories through community activism. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Peck_(politician)