Nige suffers through lacklustre PMQs to seize the spotlight with drive-by demand to get further away from EuropeSarah Pochin is unwell. She hasn’t been seen for days. Not at any of the three Reform press conferences in three consecutive days this week. It’s not as if Reform has so many MPs to go round that her presence wouldn’t be missed. The last Sarah sighting was on TalkTV last Saturday where she could be spotted frantically counting the number of black and Asian actors in adverts. One, two, two too many …Safe to say that Sarah now can’t even bring herself to turn up to the House of Commons. Not out of shame but because it causes her to go even madder when she has to observe all the black and brown faces on the benches. Continue reading...
Friday 31 October 2025
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Farage reclaims centre stage as Reform’s Sarah Pochin keeps the world at bay
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