Nigel Farage mocked during maiden speech calling for ECHR referendum

Nigel Farage gave his first speech to parliament on Tuesday where he called for the UK to leave the European Convention on Human Rights, and was on the receiving end of laughs and heckles by MPs.

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[Kraken]

farage having to pretend to give a fuck about clacton for the next five years is going to be the funniest thing

[deadlyfremen]

Has anybody told Nige that when we were in the EU we had a returns agreement with France to send people crossing the channel illegally back and when we left we lost our ability to do that? Brexit dividend.

[spacmonky]

He talks about being surrounded by "remainers" but fails to understand that these people have been voted in by the public in a democratic way...

[chrisbos]

Nigel forgets to mention most British workers of working age do not want to work in the low paid austerity scheme of the Tories after 14 years of wages not measuring up to cost of living!

[runawaywolf]

I like the fact the UK's commitment to human rights is held accountable by a group of other countries. I simply do not trust Westminster to do the right thing given it's recent horrifically abusive track record on homeless and disadvantaged people.

The absolute last thing Westminster needs (or deserves) is an escape from accountability.

[foehammer]

Nige: "This is an immigration election!"

Labour wins a stomping majority without mentioning immigration.

Nige: "They made a big mistake not running on immigration!"

[HarkyOfficial]

This is not a Rejoiners parliament. This is a parliament with sense that it’s better to make deals with the EU, for our benefit, than make them our enemy to our detriment.

[thomasandrewclifford]

Nigel finds it impossible not to make a dig even when he is supposed to praise someone. The guy feeds off of cynicism which is unfortunately all too natural to the UK's state of mind.

[Patrick-jjnh]

He won't improve the life of a single resident in Jaywick....

[JoeMarine]

But you enjoyed the EU privileges for 21 years!

[wurm]

A guy who is not about his constituents. He's about himself.

[coleuk]

Even with a sparsely-filled chamber, there's still insufficient room for his ego.

[davidhodgson]

He won’t say how having fewer human rights for us all will “stop the small boats”. It’s all bollocks, of course..

[markhayward]

It is normal for an MP making a maiden speech to reference their constituency and to say something about what makes it special. Farage, of course, can't do that where Clacton is concerned. He doesn't live there, or care two hoots about it, and has no intention of visiting it any more than is strictly necessary. He is representing himself in parliament, not his Clacton constituents!

[BOZ_]

He rambles on a lot without saying much. How can anyone listen to his Brexit moaning is beyond me

[LeornianCyng]

In the aftermath of WWII in 1948, Winston Churchill along with European Leaders was one of the architects of the ECHR. The UK was the very first nation to ratify the convention in March 1951. Churchill said during the drafting of the treaty - “In the centre of our movement stands the idea of a Charter of Human Rights, guarded by freedom and sustained by law.”

[mezamaldini]

when you talk a lot but say very little you get this

[geofflittler]

A remainers parliament? FFS can this rattlesnake of a man not let up? I suppose not because the original pony only has one trick.

[JamesBrown-eveb]

If you still believe this liar please start actually researching the claims he makes. Not a single one stands up to any scrutiny

[wonderingworld]

When you order a politician from Temu.