manus: also coming up on "countdown" nigel farage speaks to bloomberg.l you what he has to say about immigration and the issues around the upcoming general election. mark: breaking news, lloyds is reporting earnings. do we have anything yet caroline question yet -- anything yet, caroline? caroline: not yet. just a token to the investor base. we could also be seeing potentially more write-downs more impairment charges. we could see about 500 million pounds worth as they pay out to those that were mis-sold insurance. but that is meant to be lower than in the past. this is a company that is rejuvenating itself. here we have the numbers. they are indeed paying a dividend. 0.75. not quite a penny, but still. the first time in six years. are they going to be on a paying a dividend trajectory? that is what investors want to see. also, an improved ratio. manus: that is what gives them the ability to pay a dividend. caroline: exactly. they are trying to cut costs in the next three years. they are selling branches cutting jobs. we are seeing a 12.8% core capital r

it was once called a joke by nigel farage in 2010. pulling 3% in the polls.ution is afoot ladies and gentlemen. and i'm honored to introduce to you the leader nigel farage. [ applause ] >> thank you. thank you. good evening, everybody. i'm here today as the leader of an insurgent political force in the united kingdom. a political force that has taken on the establishment and rocked them to the backs of their heels. [ applause ] our party color is purple. and what happened in 2014 was a purple revolution because we won the european elections back on may 22nd last year and later on in the autumn two existing conservative members of parliament didn't just cross the floor to join u kichlt p but they had the honor and the integrity to resign their seats as members of parliament and to offer themselves up to the electorate in by-elections or special elections as you call them, on the basis as both of them said, that in fact it's the people that are the bosses. something i think that is forgotten by politicians in westminster and brussels and i'm guessing probably i

olivia: nigel farage running for parliament. "ohouse of cards" season three is out.ll weekend. i can't wait. tim, thank you so much for joining us. managing director of bnp paribas. that does it for bloomberg "surveillance." "surveillance" continues on the radio. on tv, "in the loop." have a great weekend. ♪ betty: good morning. friday, february 27. live from bloomberg world headquarters. 90 minutes from the opening bell. the clock is ticking for d .c. less than 24 hours to come together on a deal to avoid a security shutdown. republican congressman will hurd, a former cia officer, he rips into this debate. a white house that frank underwood built. third season of "house of cards" tonight. hollywood producer is going to weigh in. a look at our top stories. a 4-month extension of the greek bailout gets the ok. parliament approved the plan despite dissent from members of chancellor angela merkel's coalition. in ukraine, journalists spotted rebels pulling heavy weapons off the front lines. the first confirmation that they

nigel farage, the leader of the u.k. independence party is kicking off his campaign.hat he calls the great threats to british culture and the british economy. immigration and the european union. mr. farage: should we be in control of immigration or not? we've had the latest immigration figures showing a year on year increase of 300,000 people. a gross of 600,000 people. the biggest ever. the point is, our government aren't doing things. we have an open door. we in ukip are not against immigration, we are for an australian style system where we can choose the quantity and quality. francine: stephanie had a feature on ukip in april's bloomberg market magazine. he reiterated his opposition. we heard the party arguments opposition to the eu. what do we know about his economic lands? >> he's managed to push immigration to the top of the political agenda. can he do the same for his economic plan? he is a classic free-market libertarian. i'd say in recent months ukip has become more fractious and has tried to court the labour vote. trying to broaden their appeal. they are ad