“John Major reportedly felt sad or disheartened whenever he left Britain.”

The claim attributes to John Major the sentiment that his "heart sank" whenever he left Britain, framed by Farage as something Major "famously said." To verify this, I looked for the original quote in primary or reputable sources. I found a John Major archive page in which Major uses the phrase "my heart sank" — but it refers to the moment Margaret Thatcher asked him to become Foreign Secretary, not to leaving Britain. Specifically: "The Prime Minister said to me, 'hold onto your seat-belt, you're the centre-piece of the reshuffle and I would like you to be Foreign Secretary', and my heart sank." This is about the prospect of a particular job, not about departing Britain generally. I did not find any primary or reputable secondary source quoting Major saying his heart sank every time he left Britain. Searches for combinations of "John Major," "heart sank," "left Britain," and related terms returned no direct match for the quote Farage refers to. I did find a Country Life piece in which Major expresses deep attachment to England: "For all its frustrations, this is where I wish to live. I feel blessed to be British — and thrice blessed to be English." This is consistent with a strong patriotic sentiment but does not confirm the specific claim about feeling disheartened whenever he left the country. The quote Farage refers to may exist in a biography, memoir, or interview I was unable to locate, or it may be a paraphrase or misattribution. Since I cannot find the original statement in any primary or reputable source, and the one "heart sank" quote I located refers to a different context, I cannot confirm the claim. The needed evidence — a verifiable statement by Major to this effect — is not available from the sources I could access. Sources: - John Major Archive, "John Major's Contributions in 'The Major Years' – 15 October 1999" — https://johnmajorarchive.org.uk/1999/10/15/john-majors-contributions-in-the-the-major-years-15-october-1999/ - Country Life, "Sir John Major: 'For all its frustrations, England is where I wish to live'" — https://www.countrylife.co.uk/culture/people/sir-john-major-for-all-its-frustrations-england-is-where-i-wish-to-live-i-feel-blessed-to-be-british - High Profiles, Nigel Farage interview — https://highprofiles.info/interview/nigel-farage/