Liberal Democrat councillor for Brislington West. Promoted by the Bristol Lib Dems, 26 Chantry Road, Bristol BS8 2QD
Bristol, England
Joined September 2015
- Tweets19.9K
- Following6.4K
- Followers6.1K
- Likes54.1K
Losing a long-standing high street business is always a blow to a community. But when that business is the last keeper of an area's entire industrial heritage, it cuts much deeper – threatening a piece of local identity itself.
Cllr Andrew Varney 🔶 🇬🇧🇺🇦 retweeted
A Nazi bully at school - @Nigel_Farage denies this despite 34 witnesses to the contrary - he is a bully MP.
He told people he didn't go to the budget because he did not want an altercation with an MP.
It turns out that this is @LibDems' @CarolineVoaden.
Pathetic.
I am not shocked by his shameful behaviour because of the testimony of so many witnesses for my book, The Real Nigel Farage.
Nasty piece of work.
Exclusive:
Nigel Farage's "physical altercation" during the State Opening of Parliament was with the Lib Dem MP Caroline Voaden - and has caused an major row between Reform and the Lib Dems.
Lib Dem sources say Voaden was left "shocked and shaken" after he "shoved" her to secure a place in the procession of MPs to the King's Speech.
Video from the Commons Chamber that day shows Farage and Voaden making their way down from their benches together.
Voaden reported the incident to the Serjeant at Arms and says Farage was asked to apologise - but hasn't.
A Reform spokesman denies any wrongdoing by Farage, saying "it was the Lib Dem MPs being aggressive towards Nigel". Lib Dems say that is "utter nonsense"
Farage said yesterday that the "physical altercation" was the reason he didn't put up a fight to be in the Chamber for the Budget after his prayer card to save a space was removed.
He said he thought that after the row with Voaden, it was "better to avoid conflict".
But in a further twist, a Commons spokesman says Farage's card was only removed because it didn't have a date stamp, which are required to reserve a spot.
Top work by @hope_sapphire here:
telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/10…
Cllr Andrew Varney 🔶 🇬🇧🇺🇦 retweeted
Aren’t you the guy who was jailed for beating up a woman, and then downplayed it as a ‘teenage indiscretion’? How on earth do you think you can lecture anyone on this?
I was right there in the Chamber - you can see me. Fact.
I saw Farage put his hands on @CarolineVoaden to shove her out the way. Fact.
Caroline shrieked in shock. Fact.
No physical altercation is featured in the clip that is circulating - it happened in the seconds before. Fact.
Caroline reported this to the Speaker and Sergeant-at-Arms at the time. Fact.
Caroline then got on with her job because she hasn’t got time for this shit. Fact.
I’ve tried to find myself in the video because I remember this pretty clearly.
I think I’m one row back just out of shot on the left of the screen.
It’s completely beyond me how and why Caroline has presented herself as the victim here. She was bloody rude and really quite confrontational and she did it for no other reason than Nigel is Nigel and she wanted to give him a piece of her mind.
Anything other than it being a bit of a rush and a squeeze because of the occasion is nonsense.
From what I remember Caroline was both the instigator and the aggressor.
"The Liberal Democrats put cleaning up our water on the political agenda back in 2024 and built a consensus around this farce. Our plan would put water back in public hands without paying billions to shareholders, what is the Government waiting for?” libdems.org.uk/press/release…
I have added my name: the UK should aim to join the European Union by 2036. Will you add yours? europeanmovement.co.uk/join_…
Cllr Andrew Varney 🔶 🇬🇧🇺🇦 retweeted
You just went on QT and denied climate change is a problem, even after the hottest winter on record and thousands of heat related deaths.
We’re the ones on another planet?
Funny considering you so regularly talk out of Uranus.
Cllr Andrew Varney 🔶 🇬🇧🇺🇦 retweeted
Nigel Farage just couldn’t be arsed. My verdict on the latest attention seeking stunt from Britain’s tin-pot Trump
Cllr Andrew Varney 🔶 🇬🇧🇺🇦 retweeted
Fake news.
I was 2nd in the MPs’ queue from 7.30am this morning (behind Des Swayne) for a prayer card to reserve a seat and there was no sign of Farage then.
I didn’t see him come to prayers at 11.30am to come and claim a seat then either.
You snooze, you lose.
Nigel Farage was unable to attend the Budget in the Commons because his seat reservation was removed, The Telegraph understands.
The Reform UK leader’s prayer card — a green slip of paper that backbench MPs put on a spot on the green benches to reserve their seat — was moved after it was placed this morning.
🔗 telegraph.co.uk/business/202…
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
Farage's prayer card lacked a valid date stamp and was removed per House of Commons protocol. MPs confirm seats were available and he did not attend prayers.
mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…
x.com/hope_sapphire/…
Cllr Andrew Varney 🔶 🇬🇧🇺🇦 retweeted
Wait, WHAT??
You mean he LIED to the press and made up a fake story to cover the fact he couldn’t be bothered to go to the budget?
Shooketh. Hope everyone’s ok, this is brand new information.
NEW:
It has since emerged that Nigel Farage did not attend prayers in the Commons this morning so did not properly reserve his seat
Read more from @hope_sapphire 👇
You have got to be joking, @bbcquestiontime! This trolling of the nation has to stop.
Cllr Andrew Varney 🔶 🇬🇧🇺🇦 retweeted
And we both know that’s not true Nigel don’t we?
I’m still waiting for the apology you were required to write to me… Though I won’t hold my breath
Cllr Andrew Varney 🔶 🇬🇧🇺🇦 retweeted
This is what a valid prayer card looks like, @Nigel_Farage.
Got one today. Attended prayers. Seat reserved. No altercation required.
Happy to show you how it works sometime.
“We need a real growth plan with Europe at its heart. Labour must fix the Conservatives' botched Brexit deal by joining the single market and a customs union, using the billions that it raises to cut people's taxes and cut people’s bills.” libdems.org.uk/press/release…
"It is disgraceful that after pitching Labour as serious on defence, Healey and Streeting are cutting the military's resource budget by nearly £1 billion next year. This will leave our troops worse off and undermine our security.”
libdems.org.uk/press/release…
Please sign this petition to urge BCC to take immediate and responsible action to sample and restore Brislington Brook for the future health and enjoyment of our community and environment.
c.org/CtLfW7jYbz
