Nigel Farage and all Reform UK MPs walked out of Prime Minister’s Questions following his grilling of Sir Keir Starmer.
After the Clacton MP questioned the Prime Minister on his “Plan B” for tackling illegal migration, the House of Commons erupted as the MPs stood up and left the Chamber in protest.
As he stood to deliver his question to Sir Keir, Mr Farage was met with boos and roars from fellow MPs, before he even had a chance to speak.
Asking the Prime Minister about his failure to “smash the gangs”, Mr Farage said: “Smash the gangs, that is what the Prime Minister promised us. Trust me, I will stop the boats from coming.
“But 70,000 later and 1,000 in the last week, and too many young men that pose a threat to national security, is it not time to admit smash the gangs has been a total abject failure, along, frankly, with most of his other policies.
“Isn’t it now time he told us, as summer approaches, what is Plan B?”
The Prime Minister hit back at the Reform UK leader, accusing him of having “absolutely no judgment” on illegal migration.
Sir Keir told MPs: “Mr Speaker, this is from the man and the party that voted against giving law enforcement counter-terrorism style powers to tackle them.
Nigel Farage and his Reform UK MPs have walked out of PMQs after grilling Sir Keir Starmer
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“So he wants the grievance, he doesn’t want it sorted and he has absolutely no judgment.”
Taking aim at Mr Farage’s stance on the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, Sir Keir swiped: “He again said, let’s join the war, let’s all go to war. I want to make it perfectly clear he wants the war.
“A week later, screeching U-turn, we don’t want to go to war. And he says trust his judgment. Mr Speaker, it’s hard to take anything he says seriously.”
Criticising Reform UK’s handling of council tax, Sir Keir pointed to a “nine per cent hike” in Worcestershire.
Keir Starmer hit back at Mr Farage’s question during the fiery exchange
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He stated: “He promised lower tax, and now Reform counts as a hike in council tax by nine per cent in Worcestershire. This is what he said about Worcestershire, he said ‘we took control of a virtually bankrupt council. I wish we hadn’t bothered’.”
Mr Farage was seen shaking his head at the Prime Minister’s failure to directly answer his question on illegal migration.
Sir Keir continued: “He asked for people’s votes and then he abandons them. Reform don’t want to solve problems, they only want to exploit them.
“I am thankful for the opportunity to change this country for the better. He says he wished he hadn’t bothered winning councils because they’re an absolute disgrace.”
Mocking Reform UK further, Sir Keir took aim at Nigel Farage and the seven MPs as they left the Chamber.
He swiped: “‘I can see Reform have walked out, they’ve obviously realised they’re absolutely snookered!”
Speaking to GB News following the incident, deputy leader Richard Tice declared Sir Keir’s response “ridiculous”.
He told Political Editor Christopher Hope: “We’re sick of it. This is becoming a farce.
“It is a very serious demonstration on behalf of the people about what his plan B strategy is for smashing the gangs. He is just trying to deflect and distract. It is absurd.”