John Bercow feuds with Nigel Farage about Brexit on Sky
5 years ago

John Bercow feuds with Nigel Farage about Brexit on Sky

Daily Mail  

John Bercow and Nigel Farage came to blows tonight as they exchanged views on the prospect of Brexit in the wake of the Conservative's landslide victory. Farage slammed the postal voting system which he said was 'open to fraud and intimidation' The pair appeared on Sky News to discuss how Mr Johnson could 'pivot' on a very large majority. John Bercow and Nigel Farage came to blows tonight as they exchanged views on prospect of Brexit Mr Bercow then teased him and challenged Mr Farage to say he would not accept a peerage if offered one Mr Bercow also reignited his rift with Andrea Leadsom, accusing her of suffering 'from the rather material disadvantage of being wrong'. Mr Bercow also said that if he were to be made a peer, he would join the House of Lords as a crossbench peer, as is customary for a former speaker.

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2 weeks ago

It’s time for Labour and the Tories to show Nigel Farage is not the answer to the UK’s problems

The Independent  

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Labour Government could be in trouble pretty quickly, claims Nigel Farage
6 months ago

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The Independent  

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Allison Pearson meets Nigel Farage: ‘Kemi Badenoch was very unpleasant’
6 months, 1 week ago

Allison Pearson meets Nigel Farage: ‘Kemi Badenoch was very unpleasant’

The Telegraph  

I notice Farage is perfectly happy to stand on the pavement and debate his critic about the invasion of Ukraine for several minutes, even though two bodyguards with earpieces are hovering anxiously. Sure enough, on Friday, Channel 4 claimed to have carried out a sting on one Reform canvasser who was filmed calling Sunak vile names and suggesting the Army …

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7 months ago

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Nigel Farage fuels speculation with ’emergency’ General Election announcement

The Independent  

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What next for Nigel Farage?
4 years ago

What next for Nigel Farage?

The Independent  

Frog-faced pound shop Mussolini; Or saviour of Britain? Farage now offers the prime minister praise and credit: “Johnson’s Vote Leave Group, which included Michael Gove, just got us over the line” in the 2016 referendum, and now Johnson, in the big picture, has brought back an acceptable Brexit. is his life’s work and the most phenomenal political achievement of our …

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4 years, 11 months ago

Like him or loathe him, Nigel Farage will go down in history as among the most noteworthy figures of our age

The Independent  

It would appear that Nigel Farage, former leader of the UK Independence Party, former MEP and leader of the Brexit Party, is not on Boris Johnson’s “reconciliation” list of those to be elevated to the peerage. But a certain change could have been observed also in the previous weeks: the closer Boris Johnson came to “getting Brexit done”, the more …

Jeremy Corbyn 'nominates John Bercow for peerage'
4 years, 11 months ago

Jeremy Corbyn 'nominates John Bercow for peerage'

Daily Mail  

Jeremy Corbyn is nominating John Bercow for a peerage despite Boris Johnson snubbing the controversial former Speaker, it was claimed today. Jeremy Corbyn is nominating John Bercow for a peerage despite Boris Johnson snubbing the controversial former Speaker, it was claimed today The former Speaker was accused of repeatedly twisting parliamentary procedure to help Remainers thwart the government. A nomination …

Nigel Farage gets his way, and last laugh: Brexit is coming
4 years, 11 months ago

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Associated Press  

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Nigel Farage will have no Brexit Party MPs after the election, says Matthew Goodwin
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The Telegraph  

Nigel Farage's Brexit party will be left with no MPs after the election, a leading academic has claimed, as more of the party's candidates stood down and urged voters to back the Conservatives. Matthew Goodwin, professor of politics at Kent University and a leading UK expert on the rise of populist politics, told today's Chopper's Election Podcast - which you …

John Bercow steps down: The controversial speaker who shaped Brexit
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John Bercow steps down: The controversial speaker who shaped Brexit

The Independent  

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Nigel Farage has caught his second wind – trivialising his influence now will make him unstoppable
5 years, 8 months ago

Nigel Farage has caught his second wind – trivialising his influence now will make him unstoppable

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John Bercow allows MPs to go to another high-stakes Brexit vote for possibly his last big moment on the global stage
5 years, 9 months ago

John Bercow allows MPs to go to another high-stakes Brexit vote for possibly his last big moment on the global stage

ABC  

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