Starmer mocks Farage on time spent in America supporting Trump

Nigel Farage was heckled during Prime Minister's Questions as he congratulated President-elect Donald Trump on his US election win on Wednesday, 13 November.

The Reform UK leader's comments prompted a joke from Sir Keir Starmer, who said he was glad to see Mr Farage making a "rare appearance" in the UK after his time in the US.

"I was half expecting to see him on the immigration statistics," the prime minister continued.

Mr Farage asked the prime minister to "mend fences" between the UK and the incoming Trump presidency "given that the whole of his cabinet have been so rude about him."

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[fannycraddick]

The Irony, didn't Starling spend Armistice Day with Macron in France 🇫🇷 😱

[keeleyhutchinson]

Starmer stands need to mock anyone when he sent a 100 labour mps to america, so he stands need to talk about anyone

[Bradders]

I’m convinced Angela Rayner is actually Art the Clown.

[adambattersby]

Farage should have retaliated by mentioning that Starmer is looking our pensioners to freeze to death.

[MarieChapstick]

Starmer jealous of farage going to America 🇺🇸 with trump

[notfooled.]

Farage goes to America to help make the west safer and more prosperous.
Starmer goes to Baku to help make the UK, colder, weaker and less prosperous.
mind you, Starmer certainly makes a better comedian, than PM

[StevePiner-mx]

He went to help uk help as Labour try to get women in power great thing Nigel done be in power soon so got to get on with trump hope people see it as I do well done Nigel for going to use reform all the way

[AthelstanEngland]

Fair play to Farage laughing it off, no harm in some banter. But they are all in the same club.

[Kingtrollface]

I have never seen a woman who looks more like Mr burns (out the Simpsons) in my life

[rickclaark]

Not been starmers biggest fan since he got in but that was brilliant

[ChrisFinn-rv]

From $10, 000 to $76, 000 that's the minimum range of profit return every week I thinks it's not a bad one for me, now I have enough to pay bills and take care of my family.

[regdude]

How can Starmer mock Nigel about time spend in America, when he sent labour campaigners to promote the wrong horse.

[DavidGetling]

The damage that Starmer's idiots may have done to relations with the incoming Trump administration is no laughing matter.

[sandrafoxley]

in a few months starmer and reeves will be faced with tariffs and pumping huge amounts into the defence budget to fix the foundations = more tough choices to0 be made - of course starmer can always dodge the decision by giving Britain away to Mauritius or

[harryhill-esjk]

Labour party which he is the boss of, sent 100 people to campaign for harris

[alvinjohnston]

Isn't it nice how they can all laugh while the rest of England starves . I'm surprised they haven't said Let Them Eat Cake yet

[jonnobloggs]

Who is that bloke asking the question ? Ive never seen him in the Commons before .Is he French ?

[femloh]

Look at this fool mocking someone ! What has this idiot done since becoming PM ?? You think you have the right to mock someone?

[PatrickCoady-udmg]

Stop making fun of poor Farage he doesn't deserve it

[Barneydoo]

At least he welcome there not like Lego head