London MEP Seb Dance has had enough.
UKIP’s Nigel Farage was left red faced this afternoon after London MEP Seb Dance decided that enough is enough.
During a speech in which Farage accused the EU of being “anti-American” and “anti-democratic zealots”, Dance decided to switch seats and hold up a sign which read “He’s lying to you”.
Take a look at the incident below.
Fellow MEP in the European Parliament as Nigel Farage speaks. "He's lying to you" the sign says. pic.twitter.com/W8YLibFWZj
— Daniel Sandford (@BBCDanielS) February 1, 2017
Speaking about his reasons for holding up the sign, Dance said:
“Mainstream politics must be more willing to challenge the nationalists and the populists. They pretend to stand up for people who are suffering but their diet of hate, division and suspicion create only misery and poverty. It’s time to stop the nuanced language: They’re liars.”
“Nigel Farage is regularly treated to free coverage by virtue of being leader of the EFDD [UKIP’s European Parliamentary group] and UKIP often use these clips in isolation on social media.”
“When debates are time-limited it is impossible to challenge what he’s saying, so I protested in the only way I knew how at that point, which was to grab a piece of paper, write a very simple message on it and sit behind Nigel Farage during his usual diatribe”.
