Just saw Farage over in America.

Babs03

Farage likes all the hoohah of politics, the bells and whistles, not the hard graft of everyday political life. He has been elected leader of different but similarly inclined political parties but once he is threatened with hard work he resigns.
Was an issue with him seeing constituents face to face, he at the time said he couldn’t do it because of security issues and that Lindsay Hoyle had said it wasn’t necessary, but Hoyle denied this and says Farage must hold surgeries the same as other MPs including himself. But he has yet to do so.

You are so right, he loves the publicity, the supposed power and the fame!

True Babs03 but it does add some context to the discussion at hand.

FriedGreenTomatoes2

And back to Farage … at least he’s not up in Court on an assault charge for decking one of his constituents. 😱 like some other MP.

No.
But is this the standard now, or we allowed to judge politicians who haven’t hit somebody?
Does narrow the field somewhat.

Fleurpepper

As I understand MPs can either be de-selected by their own own constituency or suspended by the leader of their party!

As he’s the leader option 2 is never going to happen.

I cannot believe many of us are surprised at his oily creepy behaviour towards Trump, a convicted felon.

Farage likes all the hoohah of politics, the bells and whistles, not the hard graft of everyday political life. He has been elected leader of different but similarly inclined political parties but once he is threatened with hard work he resigns.
Was an issue with him seeing constituents face to face, he at the time said he couldn’t do it because of security issues and that Lindsay Hoyle had said it wasn’t necessary, but Hoyle denied this and says Farage must hold surgeries the same as other MPs including himself. But he has yet to do so.

GreyKnitter

If he has been elected here as an MP to represent Clacton, for which he is being paid, then he should be in this country doing the job that he said he wanted to do. Taking tax payers money without doing anything to earn it.

Indeed. Surely there must be a legal way to force him to do so- or withdraw and not get paid.

Is there truly no legal/political way he can be forced to do the job he was elected to?

At the cost of losing the East of their country, the valuable Odessa region? The people of Ukraine who people nearly across the whole political spectrum in the UK agreed to open their homes and lives to to keep their sovereignty?

But this is no surprise to Reform Party supporters as Farage blames NATO

he said the West had provoked Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine

www.reuters.com/world/uk/support-farages-reform-uk-party-drops-after-ukraine-comments-2024-06-27/

People blamed Blair for blindly following the USA into Iraq: Farage, not surprisingly, is following Trump.

If he has been elected here as an MP to represent Clacton, for which he is being paid, then he should be in this country doing the job that he said he wanted to do. Taking tax payers money without doing anything to earn it.

Probably his second Casdon 🤣 he’s got a lot he wants to tackle apparently.

And back to Farage … at least he’s not up in Court on an assault charge for decking one of his constituents. 😱 like some other MP.

Fear not FriedGreenTomatoes2, I promise we will all be impressed when he resolves the Russia/Ukraine war in 24 hours like he promised he would. I wonder if it will be on his first , or can it wait until his second, day in office?

ronib

I am happy if anyone can broker a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia. Too many young men are dying. All wars end some time and the sooner this stops, the better.
NATO has not covered itself in glory.

I’m with you on this ronib. At some stage ‘jaw-jaw’ has to take over surely? Too many young men have lost their lives in this 2 year war. America has given twice as much money as the whole of Europe combined. Trump knows how expensive it all is ‘and we have an ocean between us’. His stonking majority will allow him to concentrate on trying to broker a peace plan. Someone has to.

I hope he stays there.

If we look at the actual register of interests for Nigel Farage you'll see just how much he gets, and it includes an ongoing wage of £4000 a month from 16 hours of work a month.

members.parliament.uk/member/5091/registeredinterests

also BBC report:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2l1kk9xqnyo

(he's vague on GB news payments)

"The total time Mr Farage estimates he spends on work outside parliament for his TV, video-recording and newspaper writing equates to around 72 hours a month, the equivalent of nine full working days"

Boz

My apologies. Council seat not Parliament.

Okay - it would have made more news if it was an MP I’m sure, despite the US election.

Wyllow3

Sorry Boz you had spotted it not being an MP.

I doubt Farage will ever be a decent constituency MP. Between regular GB news commitments and fun trips abroad (funded by this or that "company" and security claims. - If he was in the LP he'd have been ripped to shreds by GN's not get a guest pass.

Absolutely right!

But to be fair to Farage, he’s being true to form, he rarely turned up as an MEP.

He gets paid an absolute fortune for appearing on GB news and I’m not really sure how this show can ever consider itself impartial, when a serving MP (from any party) is paid a fortune to present regularly.

IMO, second jobs of this nature should be barred for serving MPs from any party.

Sorry Boz you had spotted it not being an MP.

I doubt Farage will ever be a decent constituency MP. Between regular GB news commitments and fun trips abroad (funded by this or that "company" and security claims. - If he was in the LP he'd have been ripped to shreds by GN's not get a guest pass.

That's a local council election not an MP.

I agree about wanting to end the war Ronib but doubt a Trump solution. Nodoubt it will be on NATO minds in the coming months.

ronib

I am happy if anyone can broker a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia. Too many young men are dying. All wars end some time and the sooner this stops, the better.
NATO has not covered itself in glory.

I do agree here, if Trump can indeed (fairly) stop the War in both Gaza and Ukraine, and the safely of all can be guaranteed I’d be delighted, I even wouldn’t care if Farage played a role here in making this happen!

Let’s wait and see what happens in January shall we?

Nonnato2

Ah yes. One rule for the morally superior lefties 🤮

What does that even mean?? PMs in government have completely different roles and responsibilities to MPs in opposition!

Sorry again, not “Co Students” “constituents”

I need an edit button!

Sorry Thames! Not Thanes!

Chocolatelovinggran

As eazybee has said, it is the people of his constituency that should have some thoughts on this. Does anyone on GN live near and can tell us what the locals feel about their elusive MP?

Yes! I not only live in Essex, we have a holiday lodge in St Oysth, part of his patch and my best friend lives in Frinton, again (sadly for her) part of his constituency)

He’s only recently acquired a property this side of the Thanes, in Frinton and joined the Frinton Cricket Club and has been seen drinking there but he’s made it very clear he won’t be running surgeries as he says it’s not safe! Bit too much like hard work I’d say, many of his Co students are totally hacked off, especially those who were foolish enough to vote for him, mainly from the two most deprived wards, Pier Ward in Clacton and Jaywick.

I know this area very well.

Ah yes. One rule for the morally superior lefties 🤮

Nonnato2

Starmers an MP and he’s all over the place so how do you think his constituents manage?

He’s also the PM, bit of a silly question really. He has dual responsibilities, Farage does not! He’s also been to Hong Kong since elected.