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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Holly Bishop

Starmer jokes Farage was ‘first through e-gates in France’ after skipping Brexit deal debate for holiday abroad

Sir Keir Starmer made a jab at Nigel Farage during Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday (21 May), stating that the Reform UK leader, who is currently holidaying in France, was “first through the e-gates”.

Mr Farage missed a parliamentary debate on a Brexit reset yesterday, where the prime minister presented his new UK-EU deal, with access to e-gates being a crucial part of the agreement.

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