"Indeed, any elected politician who wants to play a part in our movement and help turn Britain around has until that date to apply to join Reform," Farage wrote in The Telegraph of the deadline, saying after that the door will be shut to current and former MPs, as well as councillors.
As leader of the ECB in 2012, Draghi was hailed as the saviour of the euro when he faced down markets during the sovereign debt crisis, famously declaring he would do "whatever it takes" to stabilise the currency. In Brussels, EU chief Charles Michel led tributes to Draghi at the summit table, thanking him for his work and "artful phrases, and a concise, brief and powerful style".
