Nigel Farage has said Sir Tony Blair would not be his choice to lead an interim government in Gaza, but understands Donald Trump's logic in choosing the former Labour prime minister.

The Reform leader said "as long as it's not Keir Starmer" heading up a transitional Gaza authority, he is happy.

He said the Gaza ceasefire agreement, brokered by the US, is "an absolutely heroic effort by the American administration" and is "something very big to celebrate".

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The White House has backed a plan that would see Sir Tony, who led the UK into the Iraq War, heading up a temporary administration of the Gaza Strip for as long as five years.

But Mr Farage was not so enthusiastic about that prospect; howe

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