Reform MPs Storm Out Of Commons As Farage Calls PM ‘Waste Of Space’

Reform UK MPs angrily stormed out of the House of Commons during prime minister’s questions today after an exchange with Keir Starmer.

The eight parliamentarians dramatically left the chamber after party leader Nigel Farage asked the prime minister about his promise to “smash” the people-smuggling gangs.

“Is it not time to admit that smash the gangs has been total abject failure, along frankly with most of his other policies?” Farage said. “Isn’t it now time that he told us, as summer approaches, what is plan B?”

When Starmer dodged the question and turned his response back onto Reform’s recent U-turns over the Iran war, Farage and his colleagues chose to walk out.

Another MP in the chamber told HuffPost UK that the MP for Clacton called Starmer a “waste of space” as he was leaving.

“Farage lost his temper,” the MP said, while also claiming that Reform MP Andrew Rosindell “didn’t want to leave”.

The walkout occurred after the prime minister claimed Farage wants to “exploit” the country’s problems, not solve them.

Starmer said: “This is the man of the party who voted against giving law-enforcement counter-terrorism to tackle them.

“He wants the grievance, he doesn’t want it sorted.

“He then said let’s join the war – a week later, a screeching U-turn, we don’t want to go to war – and he says, trust his judgement.

“It’s hard to take anything he says seriously. He promised lower tax and now Reform councils are hiking tax by 9%.”

He pointed out that Farage also said he wished Reform “hadn’t bothered” to win the Worcestershire council earlier this month because it’s bankrupt.

The PM continued: “He asks for people’s votes and then he abandons them. Reform don’t want to solve problems, they only want to exploit them.”

He called the party an “absolute disgrace”.

Reform’s departure from the packed Commons caused a huge amount of laughter from their fellow MPs.

In a following question about snooker, the prime minister then joked: “I see Reform have walked out – they obviously realised they’re absolutely snookered!”

Reform MP Sarah Pochin later wrote on X: “Yet another disgraceful performance from the prime minister today at PMQs. Why won’t you answer the question, Keir Starmer?”