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Jeremy Clarkson: I would be a terrible political leader

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Clarkson has become one of Britain’s best-known rural voices since the release of Clarkson’s Farm, the Amazon documentary which documents the running of his Diddly Squat Farm in the Cotswolds.

The former Top Gear presenter, known for his plain speaking and conservative views, made a speech and clashed with the BBC when he attended the protest against inheritance tax changes in Westminster on Tuesday.

His appearance sparked calls for him to enter politics.

Sebastian Payne, director of the Onward think tank, hailed Clarkson as the “political hero the country is crying out for” in a column in the i newspaper.

“Should Labour continue to wage a war on the environment, it’s not hard to imagine Clarkson going one step further and giving Parliament a run,” Mr Payne wrote.

James Kanagasooriam, the pollster, claimed Clarkson could become Britain’s answer to Donald Trump.

“Genuinely think that if Jeremy Clarkson entered politics now – it could be a moment,” he said. “Britain’s Trump moment – but far more English and less authoritarian.”

James Frayne, founding partner of opinion research agency Public First, said: “The nature of the British system makes this difficult, compared to the US.

“But he wouldn’t find it difficult to find a seat, and like Nigel Farage and Reform, who were able to change UK politics from the outside in drawing the support of Conservative activists and councillors, he could do it.”

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