Nigel Farage today defended himself from claims he is one of Europe’s laziest politicians, insisting he works hard and deserves a lunchtime pint. The UKIP leader hit back after figures revealed his party rarely turns up to votes, committees or debates in Brussels. But Mr Farage said he was not elected to ‘go native’ and there was little point UKIP taking part in European Parliament votes which it stood no chance of winning. Official figures show UKIP’s 11 MEPs miss a third of all votes, twice the average across Europe. However Mr Farage said his party – which has seen a surge in support in recent months – was not expected to attend more often. He said: ‘My voters did not vote for me to go native.They didn’t vote for me to move to Brussels, they voted for me to campaign to get out of the European Union and that’s what I’m going to go on doing.....Read more.
Posted on: Fri, 07 Jun 2013 09:35:28 +0000
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