Farage Says He Missed Budget Over Fear of Commons Conflict
Farage said he avoided the chamber after a seat reservation dispute and a previous clash with a Liberal Democrat MP, while officials said the card lacked a valid stamp.
- On Wednesday, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage skipped Chancellor John Healey's Autumn Budget speech in the House of Commons, citing fear of 'potential conflict'.
- Farage claimed he feared a 'physical altercation' with an MP, citing a confrontation at the State Opening of Parliament earlier this year.
- Alleging his prayer card was 'removed,' Farage watched the Budget with economists, joking he is a 'very quiet, shy, modest kind of person'.
- Conservative MP Alicia Kearns called the excuse 'total bull,' noting available seats existed and dismissing his justification for missing the event.
- During a subsequent briefing, Farage and Treasury spokesman Robert Jenrick characterized the Budget as 'a retail Budget aimed at an early general election' hiding economic reality.
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Farage row erupts as Lib Dem MP Caroline Voaden challenges his account of Commons clash
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