Didn't Farage threaten legal action against former class mates who accused him of being a racist? He doesn't appear to have followed through with his threat but presumably if a journalist asked him about the allegations he could deflect away the question by claiming the allegations were subject to an ongoing legal action.
Well, I don't know, but I've been told
You never slow down, you never grow old
I'm tired of screwin' up, tired of going down
Tired of myself, tired of this town
If someone calls you 'daddy' it doesn't make them a relative.
He'd probably win a by-election as his idiot supporters in Clacton will believe he's being persecuted by 'the establishment' (people who read books).