Former Downing Street adviser Dominic Cummings has raised alarms about a potential administrative strategy to block Nigel Farage from achieving political power through the mass enfranchisement of foreign nationals.

Speaking to GB News presenter Steve Edginton at MCC Feszt, Mr Cummings suggested that civil service officials might attempt to extend voting rights to non-citizens as a defensive measure against Mr Farage's political ambitions.

The Vote Leave architect expressed concern that elements within Whitehall could adopt this approach to preserve the existing political establishment. He indicated that such a move would represent an attempt to manipulate the electoral system rather than face the prospect of significant political change.

Mr Cummings characterised this potential strategy as a response to fears about the collapse of traditional party structures.

The man who helped the official Brexit campaign fears Nigel Farage will be subject to a deep state plot

He drew parallels between this potential approach and existing European Union practices. He told GB News: "It's been deployed in the EU. I spoke to someone a few hours ago who said that in Brussels, in the Commission building, they refer to it as the 'democracy shield', the new Brussels plan for censorship."

The former adviser highlighted how European officials have openly discussed preventing certain political movements from gaining power. He noted that Commission members have acknowledged blocking specific parties from entering government and plan similar action against groups like Germany's AfD.

According to Cummings, these officials show no hesitation in admitting to such interventions. He warned that British civil servants might replicate these continental tactics, identifying clear precedents for Whitehall to follow in restricting democratic outcomes.

Mr Cummings warned that progressive political factions would enthusiastically back such measures. He told GB News: "You can already see that large elements of the Left would be supportive of enfranchising foreigners."

Mr Cummings spoke to Steve Edginton on GB News

The former strategist estimated that approximately one-fifth of the British population would endorse granting voting rights to foreign nationals on a massive scale. He told GB News: "This would get the support of at least 20 per cent of the population. They would support giving 100 million Somalis, 100 million Pakistanis and 100 million guys from the Congo the vote."

According to Mr Cummings, advocates would frame this expansion of voting rights as progressive democratic reform. He suggested they would present it as representing democracy's future direction, making the proposal politically palatable to certain constituencies.

Cummings suggested that civil servants would view such measures as preferable to witnessing fundamental political realignment. He told GB News: "If you are faced with the nightmare of the uni party system crumbling, many people in Whitehall would prefer the blowback of trying to cheat the system like that."

The former adviser portrayed this as a calculated risk by establishment figures who would rather face public backlash from electoral manipulation than accept the dissolution of existing power structures. He characterised the potential strategy as an attempt to preserve the status quo through extraordinary means.

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage | X/NIGEL FARAGE

According to Mr Cummings, officials would consider the controversy surrounding mass enfranchisement less threatening than allowing outsider political movements to gain control through conventional democratic processes.

When questioned about potential countermeasures, Mr Cummings emphasised the importance of assembling exceptional personnel. He told GB News: "If you have great people, you can turn these things to your advantage."

The strategist referenced his Brexit campaign experience as evidence that establishment tactics could be reversed. He told GB News: "At the referendum, the Government tried all sorts of things and we jiu-jitsu'd a lot of it back onto them."

Mr Cummings stressed that team quality would determine Mr Farage's ability to resist such manoeuvres. He told GB News: "The crucial thing for Farage is, if you have a great team, a lot of these issues can be pushed back."

Without proper support structures, Mr Cummings warned that Mr Farage would face significant challenges. He told GB News: "If you don't, you will be under a lot of pressure."