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'He Evidently Can't Add Up': Labour MP Mocks Nigel Farage In Brutal PMQs Slapdown

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18.06.2025

Nigel Farage did not see the funny side of Adam Thompson's joke.

A Labour MP mocked Nigel Farage over the Reform UK leader’s debunked claim that “diversity, equity and inclusion” (DEI) schemes cost the government £7 billion a year.

Adam Thompson took aim at the right-winger at prime minister’s questions (PMQs) in the Commons.

He asked: “Can I ask what this government is doing to improve people’s maths skills after they have left school.

“I came across an awful case the other day – a 61-year-old man who believed he’s counted up to £7 billion of government spending when there was really only £27 million.

“What can we do for people like the leader of Reform UK, who evidently can’t add up?”

That was a reference to Farage’s claim that scrapping DEI........

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