Nigel ‘Ten Jobs’ Farage said his Times Radio appearance will be ‘PMQs like you’ve never seen it before’, and got owned all the way to Clacton and back – 17 favourite takedowns
It took Nigel Farage eight attempts to win a seat in the House of Commons, and if we heard he’d forgotten the name of his constituency, we wouldn’t be certain it was a joke.
The MP for Clacton-on-Sea has yet to hold an in-person surgery for his constituents, and we’re not sure he’s held any remote ones, either.
“If any Clacton constituents would like a chat – I’ll be about 2000 miles over there” pic.twitter.com/tGpEeaigR6
— Rob B (@RobBfromDerby) July 15, 2024
With one of the lowest attendance records in the Commons, including at PMQs, it’s clear that he has far more interest in his more lucrative gigs, or pandering to the orange dictator in the White House, than he has in doing the job for which he was elected.
It has, therefore, come as no surprise to anyone to discover that he won’t be at today’s PMQs – choosing, instead, to be the featured guest on PMQs Unpacked on Times Radio.
PMQs Unpacked: the alternative version with Nigel Farage.
Listen live Wednesday at noon.https://t.co/ElNHhIYcEN@Nigel_Farage @HugoRifkind @PatrickkMaguire pic.twitter.com/usUweQDjy9
— Times Radio (@TimesRadio) January 5, 2026
Never one to pass up the opportunity for self-promotion, he posted this on Twitter.
Both the idea of the show and Farage’s take on it drew the appropriate amount of derision. These comments captured the mood.
1.
This is utterly ludicrous.
Farage is paid — by us — to attend Parliament. Now the Times are paying him to stay away.
Unabashed media bias. https://t.co/ONHPwuyJH6
— Don McGowan (@donmcgowan) January 6, 2026
2.
This should not be allowed – or if it does Farage should be removed from Parliament.
He hardly does his job as an MP and is now 'missing' PMQ's one assumes for yet another paid gig – when he is paid by the electorate to be there… https://t.co/tZSDTWyM9n
— dave lawrence (@dave43law) January 6, 2026
3.
Nigel Farage.
Man who moans that PMQs is rigged, but hardly ever turns up to see rigged PMQs, will now hold his alternative PMQs. He thinks he's the PM. He is not. He is however an over exposed, Trump ass kisser whose work ethic is very questionable. pic.twitter.com/eXBXI7OIf3— Alethea Bernard (@Tush27J) January 6, 2026
4.
The beauty of this is that I get paid to spout whatever bollocks I like on this show, while I’m already being paid to be at the real PMQs, even though I can’t be arsed to turn up.
— Parody Nigel Farage (@Parody_PM) January 6, 2026
5.
In that it won’t be prime minister’s questions presumably. https://t.co/1n3OCQ9djg
— Chris Bryant (@RhonddaBryant) January 6, 2026
6.
Is that the alternative where you actually talk about Clacton?
How’s house buying going?
— Reform Party UK Exposed (@reformexposed) January 6, 2026
7.
So upset that he isn't the centre of attention in his actual job, Nigel Farage now takes up … another job that puts him in the spotlight.
How many jobs is this now Nige? 14? 15?
There isn't a single thing this man wouldn't do to avoid his role as an MP. https://t.co/n2ODJ8zE30
— Don McGowan (@donmcgowan) January 6, 2026
8.
Farage should be in the House of Commons with the four other Reform MPs.
— Matthew Stadlen (@MatthewStadlen) January 6, 2026
9.
I wonder if Nigel Farage’s alternative PMQs will be called ‘Why aren’t any of my turbo-dullard supporters even remotely curious as to why I appear 18 times in the Epstein files’?
This griftmonger is paid by you and me to attend Parliament… an absolute joke of a man https://t.co/dCRc1rWKAM
— Stuzi (@stuzi_pants) January 6, 2026