Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has been accused of shoving a female Liberal Democrat MP during an alleged confrontation in the House of Commons earlier this year.
According to The Guardian, the allegations emerged after Farage said he had avoided Wednesday’s parliamentary proceedings because of a previous dispute over seating arrangements.
Farage claimed he had been involved in a “physical altercation” with another MP during the state opening of parliament in May and wanted to “avoid conflict”.
However, Liberal Democrat deputy leader Daisy Cooper told Sky News that Farage had allegedly pushed one of her party’s female MPs.
“My understanding – I didn’t see it, I wasn’t there – but my understanding is that he physically shoved one of our female MPs out of the way, and that one of our male MPs then challenged him on that,” Cooper said.
The MP involved is believed to be Caroline Voaden, who later suggested on social media that Farage owed her an apology.
A Reform UK source rejected the allegations, claiming Liberal Democrat MPs had behaved aggressively towards Farage.
Meanwhile, Reform’s shadow chancellor Robert Jenrick dismissed the controversy as a distraction from more important political issues.
