Nigel Farage Blasts Keir Starmer for Claiming He’s ‘Fawning Over Putin’—Says ‘He’s Scared of Me!

Nigel Farage, the leader of Reform UK, has hit back at Prime Minister Keir Starmer after Starmer accused him of being too friendly with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Farage called Starmer’s claims “complete and utter nonsense.”

The argument started when Starmer criticized Farage for not showing up to a debate in Parliament about Ukraine. Farage responded by saying that Starmer seemed “really upset” and even “scared” of him.

Things got even more heated when most of the MPs from Farage’s party, Reform UK, didn’t attend Starmer’s announcement about increasing the UK’s defense spending. Because of this, some people called the Reform UK MPs “Putin’s poodles,” suggesting they were too close to Russia.

During a question-and-answer session, a reporter asked Starmer if he was copying Farage’s ideas on defense spending. Starmer replied by saying that Farage didn’t even bother to come to the debate in Parliament and accused him of being too supportive of Putin. Starmer said this kind of behavior wasn’t patriotic and wasn’t what working people in the UK needed.

Farage responded to these comments during an interview on GB News. He said Starmer seemed “terribly upset” and kept repeating the same accusations, even though they were “total nonsense.” Farage found it funny and said the reporter asking the questions was very good at making Starmer uncomfortable.

Farage also explained that he wasn’t at the debate because he was meeting with business leaders who were worried about job losses in industries like healthcare, hospitality, and others. He said these leaders were concerned about what would happen after April 1, when new rules or changes might take effect.

Farage added that Starmer seemed genuinely scared of him and didn’t like being challenged. He said, “He’s really scared of me,” and pointed out how Starmer got upset during the exchange.

Meanwhile, Starmer announced plans to increase the UK’s defense spending from 2.5% to 2.7% of the country’s GDP by 2027. This means the government will spend more money on the military. To pay for this, the government plans to cut the budget for foreign aid, which is money sent to help other countries.

This decision comes at a time when many people in Europe are worried about safety and security, especially because of the ongoing war in Ukraine.