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Where’s Nigel?

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Cossy Mon 22-Jun-26 12:16:33

So, to lighten the mood somewhat, has anyone seen Nigel Farage of late?

Someone a week or so ago stated he’s always in Clacton on Fridays? Is he? Doing what, I ask myself? He doesn’t run surgeries or any kind of meet up or run general meetings with his constituency members, ever.

He last managed to turn up at Westminster on June 3rd, for PMQT, however prior to that he last attended a parliamentary vote on 18th March, having now (allegedly) missed 77 consecutive votes.

What is (or isn’t) this man doing to earn his not insubstantial MP salary?

Is this really the kind of politician our country needs? Are his supporters truly deluded enough to believe this man is PM material?

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Cossy Mon 22-Jun-26 12:25:12

Ooh and I’m watching the news and Nige has popped up here stating “Reform ready for a GE”

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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Wheniwasyourage Mon 22-Jun-26 12:25:19

I was assuming that he was hiding in Clacton, where nobody would expect to find him, but maybe he goes to Singapore on Fridays to pick up more bribes money.

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Fartooold Mon 22-Jun-26 12:30:13

The least I see of him the better!

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Fallingstar Mon 22-Jun-26 12:56:12

His constituents would like to know where he is too, he has spent more time in the US smarming up to Trump than in his constituency. Not sure he goes there on a Friday unless that is just to do a supermarket shop and put on the water sprinklers.
He is just a gobby little man who fell on the right side of history and is capitalising on that.

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ronib Mon 22-Jun-26 13:02:57

Nigel is busy sending emails to demand a general election. So following the example of Andy Burnham in the same circumstances.

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vegansrock Mon 22-Jun-26 13:42:15

Can you imagine him as PM- he’d have to turn up to the HoC occasionally.

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ronib Mon 22-Jun-26 13:47:59

Why would Nigel want to be pm? Nigel might want to see Reform elected and install someone else as pm?

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ronib Mon 22-Jun-26 13:48:25

It’s a very temporary role these days…

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Luckygirl3 Mon 22-Jun-26 13:51:58

He certainly does not want to be PM. Why would he? He would actually have to do some work ....

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Casdon Mon 22-Jun-26 14:01:40

He daren’t come out. Kemi Badenoch is on his tail about the £5m, and it’s not going away. I suspect his days are numbered.

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westendgirl Mon 22-Jun-26 14:03:50

I am sure his ambition is to stir up as much division as possible. I don't really know who is behind him financially but he does get huge donations. It also seemed strange to me that he picked a candidate who had no chance of winning the election.

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ronib Mon 22-Jun-26 14:05:44

Of course Nigel chose a candidate who wasn’t going to win the election …. How else was Nigel going to cause chaos?

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AGAA4 Mon 22-Jun-26 14:07:10

The only thing he exercises is his jaw. Good at talking nonsense but actually doing anything productive is beyond him.

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BoggledMind Mon 22-Jun-26 14:07:19

Perhaps he's using the 'why have a dog and bark yourself' method of leadership.

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CatsWhiskas Mon 22-Jun-26 14:09:03

ronib

Of course Nigel chose a candidate who wasn’t going to win the election …. How else was Nigel going to cause chaos?

Hmmm ... not so sure. Why did Reform select a local plumber? I think they thought they'd win it.

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CatsWhiskas Mon 22-Jun-26 14:09:51

Casdon

He daren’t come out. Kemi Badenoch is on his tail about the £5m, and it’s not going away. I suspect his days are numbered.

Oooh! Go get him, Kemi! grin

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