Report from The Independent of a gathering of Tories & Reform UK types at a central London hotel
After canapes, Mr Farage and the US cabinet members left, before the rest of the guests, which also included Sir Sajid Javid and Mark Harper, were treated to dinner.
The witness added: “At that point, Boris robustly defended his government’s record. Boris argued that Brexit gives us powers to reduce immigration if we wish, and said he did reduce it. He also said we shouldn’t bash the contribution migrants make to Britain.
A state reception dinner for British right-wingers descended into a bust-up between Boris Johnson and other senior Tories over the party’s record in government.
In an astonishing turn of events, a witness described “real anger” as the meeting of minds led to a spat between Liz Truss, Mr Johnson and his former boss, broadcaster Andrew Neil.
The event, at the luxury Peninsula Hotel in London’s Mayfair, was hosted by US broadcaster Newsmax and included guests of honour Marco Rubio and US treasury secretary Scott Bessent. Both are in the UK for Donald Trump’s state visit.
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