Nigel Farage's cameo at Prime Minister's Questions was his first utterance on the floor of the House since 25 March, but he did not stay for the Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026, meaning that he still has not voted since 18 March.
Last night's riot in response to Farage's call for "pure cold rage" was his second time, after mass disorder had resulted from his false claim that the perpetrator of the Southport stabbings had been an asylum seeker and a Muslim. Farage's rare appearance in Parliament may have been to avoid the knock on the door, but an MP may be arrested in the Palace of Westminster as surely as at home. The House of Commons also has a power of expulsion, which might give the people of Clacton the chance of meaningful parliamentary representation.
And far be it from me to defend Kemi Badenoch, but Reform UK's misrepresentation of her is a missed opportunity. When she was Minister for Women and Equalities, she was Minister for Women and Equalities. There would be plenty in her record for Reform to exploit. Had the taking of the knee for Black Lives Matter by the England football team at the 2022 World Cup not been advocated by the then Immigration Minister attending Cabinet. Robert Jenrick.
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