"Instead we were told that Nige would be performing a major speech on the economy. Not giving but performing. The mock grandeur was for Nige and Nige alone. As if being in the City had somehow bought him extra credibility. His ego is expanding by the day. Still, he had drawn a fair-sized crowd. Mostly young white men in shiny dark suits. Just the kind of audience of which Sarah Pochin would approve."
"She wasn't at any of last week's three press conferences, either. The only Reform MP to be absent throughout. That will teach her to say out loud what she's thinking. Instead we got the familiar crowd of Dicky Tice, Lee Anderson, David Diddy Bull and Danny Kruger applauding themselves as they took their seats in the front row, closely followed by Zia Yusuf, once he had fulfilled his role of Nige's fluffer-in-chief and master of ceremonies."
"The scene: an old banking hall in the heart of the City. The music: first, Richard Clayderman plays Bach. Then Pachelbel's Canon, followed by the Adagio from Mahler's 5th. Death in Venice, Live in London. Not the usual venue or playlist for a Reform press conference. Could it ? Could it be? Surely not the latest defection? Step forward, Andrew Mountbatten Windsor."
An old banking hall hosted a Reform press conference set to incongruous classical and easy-listening music. Nigel Farage delivered a staged, theatrical speech billed as a major economic address rather than a policy briefing. The event projected mock grandeur and suggested that location lent credibility to the speaker. The audience consisted largely of young white men in dark suits and a front row of familiar Reform MPs applauded themselves. Speculation circulated about Andrew Mountbatten Windsor joining the party, noting his loss of royal titles and past diplomatic roles. One notable MP, Sarah Pochin, remained absent throughout.
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