Nigel Farage accused of shoving female Lib Dem MP in parliament
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Key context: <p>Liberal Democrats deputy leader, Daisy Cooper, claims Reform UK leader ‘physically shoved’ colleague in May</p><p>• <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/29/budget-john-healey-labour-uk-politics-latest-news">UK politics live – latest updates</a></p><p>Nigel Farage has been accused of having shoved a female Liberal Democrat MP earlier this year, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/28/nigel-farage-reform-uk-budget-commons-seating-row-ukraine-crypto">after he spoke about</a> missing this week’s budget because of a previous altercation about seating.</p><p>The Reform leader said on Wednesday that he skipped John Healey’s speech in the House of Commons due to his seat reservation having been moved.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/29/nigel-farage-accused-shoving-female-lib-dem-parliament">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
Liberal Democrats deputy leader, Daisy Cooper, claims Reform UK leader ‘physically shoved’ colleague in May• UK politics live – latest updatesNigel Farage has been accused of having shoved a female Liberal Democrat MP earlier this year, after he spoke about missing this week’s budget because of a previous altercation about seating.The Reform leader said on Wednesday that he skipped John Healey’s speech in the House of Commons due to his seat reservation having been moved. Continue reading...
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