Nigel Farage was mocked by the leaders of all three major parties during Keir Starmer’s final prime minister’s questions.
As is tradition for a prime minister’s final PMQs, there was a polite, respectful and kind atmosphere in the chamber. The usual barbs and conflict between the benches are ditched for messages of thanks to the PM.
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This was no different on Wednesday afternoon, when Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch took a much gentler tone, cracking jokes and praising Starmer for his support of Ukraine and Volodymyr Zelensky.
There was one person who didn’t avoid mockery though: Nigel Farage.
With one of her questions, Badenoch said: “One politician intends to spend the summer avoiding scrutiny, refusing to set out his plans.”
Parliamentary summer recess begins tomorrow, meaning that incoming prime minister Andy Burnham will not face the House until September, so many no doubt expected Badenoch’s remarks to be aimed at him.
But the Tory leader continued: “So does he not agree that what the country deserves is a televised debate between Nigel Farage and Count Binface?”
The comment prompted roars of laughter and cheers on all sides of the House, with Starmer then responding: “They [Reform] intend to spend the summer arguing with a bin, my advice to everyone is put your vote in the bin!”
Lib Dem leader Ed Davey later got in on the act, when he said he “can not back joke figures with ridiculous policies, which is why I’m supporting Count Binface!”