US EditionFarage Skips ‘Brexit Reset’ Debate for French Holiday
- Nigel Farage, Reform UK leader and MP for Clacton, skipped a key Commons debate on the UK-EU 12-year fishing rights deal to take his first overseas holiday in three years in France in May 2025.
- Farage's absence came shortly after Keir Starmer announced the controversial UK-EU 'reset' deal, which Farage criticized for threatening the fishing sector and accused Starmer of betrayal.
- While Farage was abroad, the Prime Minister debated the deal in Parliament amid criticisms accusing Farage of prioritizing a holiday over parliamentary responsibilities and missing multiple important debates recently.
- Labour and other MPs condemned Farage for not representing his constituents, with quotes such as 'zero excuse' and accusations of using opposition only as a platform without delivering results.
- Farage defended his break by highlighting his recent months of UK touring and local election successes, and he stated he will resume campaigning next week as Reform moves forward, amid ongoing scrutiny.
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Starmer mocks Farage’s Brexit deal debate absence: ‘First through e-gates in France’
Sir Keir Starmer made a jab at Nigel Farage during Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday (21 May), stating that the Reform UK leader, who is currently holidaying in France, was “first through the e-gates”. Mr Farage missed a parliamentary debate on a Brexit reset yesterday, where the prime minister presented his new UK-EU deal, with access to e-gates being a crucial part of the agreement. Speaking to Reform UK MP Lee Anderson in the House of C…
After coming out of the picture immediately after the referendum victory in 2016, Reform UK's leader has now missed the debate in Parliament on the Starmer agreement with the EU. Last night's admission: "Meritate Holidays" . Labour and Conservatives attacking: "He is a part-time leader"
Nigel Farage misses key Brexit debate to go on European holiday
Nigel Farage was quick to attack Keir Starmer’s new EU deal on social media, but was nowhere to be seen in yesterday’s key Brexit ‘reset’ debate, as he is holidaying in Europe. Starmer noted Farage’s absence during his Commons speech yesterday, where Reform’s deputy leader Richard Tice stood in for him. A Tory spokesperson told the Mirror “the part-time leader of Reform UK is sunning himself in Europe while Parliament is sitting”. Meanwhile, a L…
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