A lot of people really like Nigel Farage. A lot of people really don’t like Nigel Farage.
There’s no prizes for guessing which side of the fence Labour MEP Seb Dance is sitting on after his antics in the European Parliament today.
Dance, the Labour MEP for London, was spotted holding a sign behind Farage as the former Ukip leader addressed Parliament.
The sign said: “He’s lying to you” with an arrow pointing in Farage’s direction. This would have been very embarrassing for Farage if it was, say, broadcast live on television.
Hang on a minute…
Fellow MEP in the European Parliament as Nigel Farage speaks. "He's lying to you" the sign says. pic.twitter.com/W8YLibFWZj
— Daniel Sandford (@BBCDanielS) February 1, 2017
Farage was addressing the European Parliament on Donald Trump’s travel ban on citizens from seven predominantly Muslim countries, saying that the new President should be invited to address Parliament.
Dance then appeared to be reprimanded by a parliamentary official for holding up the sign.
The former Ukip leader has been vocal in his support for the 45th President, even sporting a little Trump badge on his lapel.
https://twitter.com/tomshattock_/status/826817307318091776
Some saw the funny side of Dance’s sign.
A bite of humour amid the crushing daily politics – Labour MEP @SebDance throws some quality shade at @Nigel_Farage in @Europarl_EN. #slay pic.twitter.com/2jnxgcZp0x
— Emily Burt (@EmilyPBurt) February 1, 2017
Nobody can say European Parliament doesn't have a sense of humour #nigelfarage #eu #Parlament pic.twitter.com/zEhmCDBBBp
— jens (@jensdecntrl) February 1, 2017
Nigel Farage as popular as ever with his fellow MEPs pic.twitter.com/eXgYr1qlDn
— Piers Scholfield (@inglesi) February 1, 2017
Others were less impressed with the MEP’s actions.
Disgusting behaviour by labour Mep Holding defamatory sign up behind Nigel Farage as he spoke today . Pathetic and cowardly
— Bill Etheridge (@BillEtheridgeuk) February 1, 2017
Most unimpressed of all appeared to be Ukip, who, according to Business Insider, have filed an official complaint with the Parliament’s President Antonio Tajani.
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