Seguro’s victory was widely interpreted as a rebuke to the far right and a reaffirmation of Portugal’s democratic and constitutional traditions.

For a Union Jack-wrapping politician, who casts himself as the embodiment of national pride, being accused of admiring a tyrant who threatens European democracy, strikes at the heart of Farage’s brand ...

If Britain had £1 for every time anti-EU commentators cried ‘Brussels’ Brexit revenge,’ the Treasury’s problems would be solved overnight.