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# Brexit defended
- URL: https://www.europeans.today/2025/05/23/brexit-defended/
- Published: 2025-05-23T00:08:00.000Z
- Updated: 2025-05-29T22:26:48.000Z
- Description: Nigel Farage missed a key Brexit reform debate for a sunny trip abroad, exposing stark hypocrisy as he profits from overseas gigs while slamming Starmer’s EU talks as a “surrender agreement.” | Today’s Political Cartoon.
- Author: TODAY's Cartoons
- Tags: Today's Cartoon, TODAY+

Brexiter in chief Nigel Farage skipped a crucial parliamentary debate on Brexit reforms led by Keir Starmer, opting instead for a sunny overseas holiday.

Despite branding the EU negotiations a “surrender agreement,” Farage was absent from the House of Commons. 

His repeated overseas trips, many for paid appearances, highlight stark hypocrisy in his pro-Brexit rhetoric.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/15/40/1540bec0-7154-4feb-b8e1-97f579155b08/content/images/2025/05/0000265-min-3.jpg)

Nigel Farage: Defending Brexit.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/15/40/1540bec0-7154-4feb-b8e1-97f579155b08/content/images/2021/09/end-flat-1.png) 

### **GOING FURTHER**

- ###### [Nigel Farage missed debate on Brexit reset because he is holidaying abroad](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/may/20/farage-missed-debate-on-brexit-reset-because-he-is-holidaying-abroad?ref=europeans.today) | THE GUARDIAN
- ###### [Farage skips ‘Brexit reset’ debate for French holiday](https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/farage-skips-brexit-reset-debate-for-french-holiday/?ref=europeans.today) | THE SPECTATOR

  
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