But instead of praising Farage’s stance, Sir Keir came out swinging at this afternoon's press conference, blasting: "Nigel Farage didn’t even turn up to the debate in Parliament today.
Speaking in Parliament, he took aim at those missing from Sir Keir's defence statement, saying: “Aside from a few of Putin’s poodles who are not in their seats in this chamber today, we are of course united in our support for the people of Ukraine.”.
The Ashfield MP said: “During the debate on defence and security, the leader of the SNP described Reform UK MPs as ‘Putin’s puppets’ and that they were missing from the debate.
The Commons also erupted into a slanging match earlier today, with SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn branding absent MPs “Putin’s poodles”.
It comes after Sir Keir announced earlier today that his Government would slash the hated foreign aid budget to fund a dramatic increase in defence spending.
