Nigel Farage’s maiden Commons speech was exactly as you’d expect and the look on this Lib Dem MP’s face surely spoke for us all
Along with the Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour landslide, the election also saw 5 Reform UK MPs elected to the House of Commons for the first time.
And when Parliament returned this week it meant Nigel Farage got to speak in the Commons for the first time as Lindsay Hoyle was re-elected as the House speaker.
And Farage’s debut was all you’d expect of the man – and less.
Farage proving what a classless twat he really is. #OneTrickPony
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— Schadenfreude⭐️️️⚧️ (@jeffsprogress) July 9, 2024
It prompted no end of reaction, as you might imagine – this person sums it up pretty well.
Nigel Farage, in his first House of Commons speech, describes John Bercow as the “little man” who “did his best to overturn the biggest democratic result in the history of our country”.
ReformUK already bringing indignity, personal abuse and lies to Parliament. pic.twitter.com/cx9jlfnK0P
— Adam Schwarz (@AdamJSchwarz) July 9, 2024
And we mention it because of the look on new Lib Dem MP James MacCleary’s face, highlighted in this post by Mark Kieran, and it surely speaks for us all.
New LibDem MP @JamesMacCleary is ALL OF US listening to Farage yesterday. pic.twitter.com/W7AOBKc1fc
— Mark Kieran #StopTheRot ✊ (@MarkKieranUK) July 10, 2024
Nailed it, sir!
Imagine having to be stuck behind that windbag every Wednesday.
— Robespierre (YouTube) (@MaxFRobespierre) July 10, 2024
Maybe James will engineer a tactical switch of position before these positions become set!
— Mark Kieran #StopTheRot ✊ (@MarkKieranUK) July 10, 2024
The Eyes have it, the Eyes have it !! https://t.co/qiQuUbuSqn pic.twitter.com/4HeSz0iYJA
— This time next year …. (@Jasonel1970) July 10, 2024
In a way, you’ve got to admire his restraint!
— Mark Kieran #StopTheRot ✊ (@MarkKieranUK) July 10, 2024
And I thought I had a poor poker face. https://t.co/kuO5QVwrZ0
— Cllr Gemma Haigh (@GemmaHaigh_) July 10, 2024
Watched with the sound off, obvs!
— Erica Neustadt (@EricaNeustadt) July 10, 2024
A long parliamentary career surely awaits (no, not you Farage).
This absolute star is the lib dem that unseated Maria Caulfield… https://t.co/ovdSBE0p2W
— Sue #KTTO she/her ️️⚧️ (@topsyscatmum) July 10, 2024
Off to London this morning for my first day in the new job! Please bear with me while I get my email address and office sorted out in the next few weeks. And thanks to everyone for the messages of support. We have a lot to do but I am excited to get started. pic.twitter.com/twgW1viTcZ
— James MacCleary MP (@JamesMacCleary) July 8, 2024
To conclude …
Just when I thought I couldn't love the LibDems any more, they're the party that just keeps on giving #LibDems https://t.co/99aDoYqGMi
— Debbie JKR doesn't speak for me️️⚧️. (@Debzizztweeting) July 10, 2024
