Nigel Farage and Donald Trump Nigel Farage has caused outrage by choosing to spend the first two days after parliament’s summer recess helping Donald Trump instead. The Reform UK leader is flying to Washington this week, allegedly to speak about “getting mass deportations done” at the National Conservatism conference in the US capital on Tuesday. It’s worth remembering Farage has actually never managed to “get mass deportations done”, having only unveiled that plan for asylum seekers who come to Britain last week. While he did succeed with his campaign to get Britain out of the EU, there’s been a spike in net migration to the UK since Brexit . Still, the MP for Clacton has been championing the anti-asylum protests which have swept across the country over the summer – something his fellow parliamentarians are expected to start discussing as soon as parliament returns. Farage is also expected to testify before Congress on the subject of “free speech” on Wednesday, even though it will be the first UK prime minister’s questions (PMQS) of the new parliamentary session. Free speech is a sore subject between the UK government and the US, considering vice president JD Vance has often criticised Europe for its perceived lack of free expression. According to the Mirror, the Lib Dems’ culture spokesperson, Max Wilkinson, said: “Farage playing truant on the first days of the autumn term so he can go on another MAGA jet-set tells you everything you need to know about the man. “He’s such a big Trump cheerleader these days that he might as well don a Stars and Stripes lycra jumpsuit and MAGA pompoms.” He added: “He should put his constituents first and do his job in parliament intead of flying to America to help his mates Trump and Vance meddle in British politics.” News of Farage’s plans for the week come as a new poll, reported by the i newspaper , found Reform UK would win a 400 seat landslide if an election were held now. The right-wing party would secure 35% of votes, compared to a meagre 20% for Labour – a disastrous result which reflects just how damaging the government’s first year in office has been. The poll also found 41% of respondents said they believed Farage – who has promised to deport 600,000 illegal migrants during his first term in office – could solve the migrant crisis, as oppose to just 14% who feel the same about Starmer. Related... Richard Tice Snaps At Trevor Phillips As Presenter Pokes Holes In Reform's Immigration Policies Rylan Clark Responds To Backlash Over This Morning Immigration Comments Labour Braces For A Tense Weekend As Anti-Immigration Protesters Plan To Demonstrate Outside Asylum Hotels