FARAGE STIRS UP HATE THEN TALKS DOWN UK IN U.S.

NIGEL Farage has been accused of skipping the return of Parliament this week to badmouth Britain in the US.

- BY MIKEY SMITH Deputy Political Editor

The Reform UK leader is under fire for stirring up anti-migrant hate and provoking more protests outside hotels housing them.

But he won't be in Parliament to face anger from MPs as they return from the summer break tomorrow.

Instead Mr Farage is slated to speak about “getting mass deportations done” at a right-wing conference in Washington.

The following day he is expected to blast UK laws on online safety and hate speech when he addresses the US Congress.

Last night the Lib Dems accused Mr Farage of grovelling to Donald Trump and his Vice President JD Vance instead of being an MP.

Culture spokesman Max Wilkinson said: “Farage playing truant on the first days of the autumn term so he can go on another MAGA jet-set tells you everything you need to know about the man.

“He's such a big Trump cheerleader these days that he might as well don a stars-and-stripes lycra jumpsuit and MAGA pompoms.

“He should put his constituents first and do his job in Parliament, rather than flying to America to help his mates Trump, and Vance meddle in British politics.”

On Tuesday, the MP for Clacton, Essex, will speak alongside a raft of Trump cronies at the National Conservatism Conference.