Amazing

During a debate about Europe at the Foreign Press Association - which was discreetly taped by the hosts – Nigel Farage (UKIP Leader) was asked by former Labour Europe minister Denis MacShane what he had received in non-salary expenses and allowances since becoming an MEP in 1999.

"It is a vast sum," Farage said. "I don't know what the total amount is but - oh lor - it must be pushing £2 million." Taken aback, MacShane then joked: "Is it too late to become an MEP?"