Nigel Farage has failed to cast a single vote in Parliament for almost 11 weeks, meaning he has now been absent for a staggering 77 votes. 

The Reform leader did not attend any votes in April and May.

As reported by the Metro, the Clacton MP’s last vote was on 18 March, when he voted ‘no’ to a motion to increase higher education fee limits. 

According to mpdata, which tracks the activity of MPs, Farage’s voting participation and debate contributions are among the lowest out of all 650 MPs.

Asked by the Metro newspaper to explain his absence, Farage said he had been running the campaign for the local elections on 7 May.

It was pointed out to Farage that other party leaders including Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch managed to attend votes as well as campaigning in the local elections.

In response, Farage claimed that “Other party leaders don’t travel the country.”

Since the Reform leader last voted on 18 March, Starmer has voted six times, and Badenoch has voted nine times. 

Lib Dem leader Ed Davey has voted 34 times, and his party still managed to win 155 seats in the English local elections.

Farage also hasn’t spoken in Parliament for nearly 10 weeks. He last spoke in the Chamber on 25 March at Prime Minister’s Questions.

The Reform leader also appears to have kept a low profile in recent weeks, and turned down media requests, after a Guardian investigation revealed last month that he had failed to declare a £5 million gift from crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne in 2024.

Olivia Barber is a reporter at Left Foot Forward

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