Politics Foxes nigel farage

Nigel Farage said a ban on trail hunting was ‘authoritarian control freakery’ gone mad and showed himself up to be the utter hunt he is – 17 savage clapbacks

John Plunkett. Updated December 22nd, 2025

Never let it be said that Nigel Farage isn’t in touch with what people all over the country are talking about on their doorstep and down the pub.

That’s right, the Reform UK leader is up in arms that Labour is planning to put trail hunting as part of its new animal welfare strategy.

Trail hunting sees hunters and their packs of dogs following an animal-based scent trail laid on specially for them, rather than the foxes that they really want to get their teeth into.

But critics say trail hunting is often used as a smokescreen for the real thing, intentionally or otherwise, and animal welfare campaigners have warmly welcomed the change.

Not Farage though. Farage said this.

And we’re glad he did – in a way – because it showed him up to the utter hunt he is. These people surely said it best.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

Article Pages: 1 2