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Post by Handyman on Nov 10, 2024 17:40:03 GMT
Nigel Farage has blamed "the Establishment" for not allowing him to take a public facing-role with other party leaders at the National Service of Remembrance at the Cenotaph today.
Farage, as leader of Reform UK, was forced to watch proceedings from a balcony on Whitehall along with Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer and some representatives from Quebec in Canada.
Farage said that Reform UK was told that it could not lay a wreath as the party only has five MPs in the House of Commons, below the threshold of six MPs needed to qualify for wreath laying.
However, Farage pointed out that Gavin Robinson, deputy leader of the DUP, laid a wreath.
The DUP has five MPs in Westminster, exactly the same number as Reform UK.
IMO
That to me indicates that Labour is worried about Reform and the support it has which is increasing, Labour really are the nasty party
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Post by Bentley on Nov 10, 2024 17:47:52 GMT
Starmer and co wouldn’t piss on Farage if he was on fire.
They are not going to give him any credibility
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Post by Red Rackham on Nov 10, 2024 17:52:47 GMT
Nigel Farage has blamed "the Establishment" for not allowing him to take a public facing-role with other party leaders at the National Service of Remembrance at the Cenotaph today. Farage, as leader of Reform UK, was forced to watch proceedings from a balcony on Whitehall along with Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer and some representatives from Quebec in Canada. Farage said that Reform UK was told that it could not lay a wreath as the party only has five MPs in the House of Commons, below the threshold of six MPs needed to qualify for wreath laying. However, Farage pointed out that Gavin Robinson, deputy leader of the DUP, laid a wreath. The DUP has five MPs in Westminster, exactly the same number as Reform UK. IMO That to me indicates that Labour is worried about Reform and the support it has which is increasing, Labour really are the nasty party Well spotted. My initial reaction was, if the minimum threshold is six MP's then that's the rule. But then to hear the DUP laid a wreath when they have the same number of MP's as Reform UK suggests the government are intentionally trying to sideline Reform UK. Farage should take this further, who to I wonder, the speaker?.. |
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Post by Handyman on Nov 10, 2024 18:11:58 GMT
Nigel Farage has blamed "the Establishment" for not allowing him to take a public facing-role with other party leaders at the National Service of Remembrance at the Cenotaph today. Farage, as leader of Reform UK, was forced to watch proceedings from a balcony on Whitehall along with Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer and some representatives from Quebec in Canada. Farage said that Reform UK was told that it could not lay a wreath as the party only has five MPs in the House of Commons, below the threshold of six MPs needed to qualify for wreath laying. However, Farage pointed out that Gavin Robinson, deputy leader of the DUP, laid a wreath. The DUP has five MPs in Westminster, exactly the same number as Reform UK. IMO That to me indicates that Labour is worried about Reform and the support it has which is increasing, Labour really are the nasty party Well spotted. My initial reaction was, if the minimum threshold is six MP's then that's the rule. But then to hear the DUP laid a wreath when they have the same number of MP's as Reform UK suggests the government are intentionally trying to sideline Reform UK. Farage should take this further, who to I wonder, the speaker?.. Pass on that not sure what the Speaker can do if anything , perhaps something like the Political Standards Committee or maybe they only deal with MP's eating birthday cake and a glass of wine  |
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Post by Red Rackham on Nov 10, 2024 18:21:05 GMT
Pass on that not sure what the Speaker can do if anything , perhaps something like the Political Standards Committee or maybe they only deal with MP's eating birthday cake and a glass of wine Well yes, quite. Someone clearly took the decision to allow the DUP to lay a wreath, but not to allow Reform UK. I think that person should be named and asked for an explanation. |
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Post by Handyman on Nov 10, 2024 18:24:37 GMT
Pass on that not sure what the Speaker can do if anything , perhaps something like the Political Standards Committee or maybe they only deal with MP's eating birthday cake and a glass of wine Well yes, quite. Someone clearly took the decision to allow the DUP to lay a wreath, but not to allow Reform UK. I think that person should be named and asked for an explanation. So do I , |
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Post by jonksy on Nov 10, 2024 18:56:40 GMT
Pass on that not sure what the Speaker can do if anything , perhaps something like the Political Standards Committee or maybe they only deal with MP's eating birthday cake and a glass of wine Well yes, quite. Someone clearly took the decision to allow the DUP to lay a wreath, but not to allow Reform UK. I think that person should be named and asked for an explanation. Linsy Hoyle and the Lord Speaker, Lord McFall of Alcluith, today laid wreaths.... |
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Post by jonksy on Nov 10, 2024 19:17:36 GMT
Nigel Farage has blamed "the Establishment" for not allowing him to take a public facing-role with other party leaders at the National Service of Remembrance at the Cenotaph today. Farage, as leader of Reform UK, was forced to watch proceedings from a balcony on Whitehall along with Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer and some representatives from Quebec in Canada. Farage said that Reform UK was told that it could not lay a wreath as the party only has five MPs in the House of Commons, below the threshold of six MPs needed to qualify for wreath laying. However, Farage pointed out that Gavin Robinson, deputy leader of the DUP, laid a wreath. The DUP has five MPs in Westminster, exactly the same number as Reform UK. IMO That to me indicates that Labour is worried about Reform and the support it has which is increasing, Labour really are the nasty party At least if Farage had laid a wreath it would have been for all the right reasons. Unlike starmer and clammy which were nothing more than a political half arsed gestures.. |
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Post by wapentake on Nov 10, 2024 20:15:43 GMT
TBH for once I don’t think this was down to Steamer,I think this lies in representation of all the nations that make up the UK. I reckon the rule is six but Steamer laid one as PM,the SNP and Plaid Cymru too,Sinn Fein weren’t going to turn up were they and yes I know O Neil laid one in Belfast but this service is supposed to represent the UK as a whole so they couldn’t have NI not represented. The funny thing is were the PM a Scot or Welsh there’d be no representation for England because as so often we don’t count.  Anyway feel free to call me out  |
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Post by Totheleft on Nov 10, 2024 22:29:14 GMT
TBH for once I don’t think this was down to Steamer,I think this lies in representation of all the nations that make up the UK. I reckon the rule is six but Steamer laid one as PM,the SNP and Plaid Cymru too,Sinn Fein weren’t going to turn up were they and yes I know O Neil laid one in Belfast but this service is supposed to represent the UK as a whole so they couldn’t have NI not represented. The funny thing is were the PM a Scot or Welsh there’d be no representation for England because as so often we don’t count. Anyway feel free to call me out i feel you my be right and if so shame on farage trying to make political gain from this |
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Post by wapentake on Nov 10, 2024 22:57:30 GMT
TBH for once I don’t think this was down to Steamer,I think this lies in representation of all the nations that make up the UK. I reckon the rule is six but Steamer laid one as PM,the SNP and Plaid Cymru too,Sinn Fein weren’t going to turn up were they and yes I know O Neil laid one in Belfast but this service is supposed to represent the UK as a whole so they couldn’t have NI not represented. The funny thing is were the PM a Scot or Welsh there’d be no representation for England because as so often we don’t count. Anyway feel free to call me out i feel you my be right and if so shame on farage trying to make political gain from this There’s no shame on him at all he’s doing what any politician will do and that’s protect and promote his own party. |
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Post by Totheleft on Nov 10, 2024 23:05:50 GMT
i feel you my be right and if so shame on farage trying to make political gain from this There’s no shame on him at all he’s doing what any politician will do and that’s protect and promote his own party. if what you say is right surly farage will know the rule especally if it been explained to him . he just trying to make political gain out of it |
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Post by jonksy on Nov 11, 2024 8:27:02 GMT
There’s no shame on him at all he’s doing what any politician will do and that’s protect and promote his own party. if what you say is right surly farage will know the rule especally if it been explained to him . he just trying to make political gain out of it BOLLOCKS. So what was starmer and clammy doing then? Their laying of wreaths were just empty gestures... |
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Post by Totheleft on Nov 11, 2024 10:09:31 GMT
if what you say is right surly farage will know the rule especally if it been explained to him . he just trying to make political gain out of it BOLLOCKS. So what was starmer and clammy doing then? Their laying of wreaths were just empty gestures... says you man full of empty gestures |
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Post by jonksy on Nov 11, 2024 10:16:25 GMT
BOLLOCKS. So what was starmer and clammy doing then? Their laying of wreaths were just empty gestures... says you man full of empty gestures Don't be so hard on yourself lefty... |
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