Claim 4cc3a076Checked 09 Jul 2026
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We have the power to sack everybody.
Nigel Farage·Nigel Farage - High Profiles·ArticleFactual · official legal institutional
Reasoning & Evidence09 Jul 2026
UK voters do have the power to replace the House of Commons at a general election: UK Parliament says all constituencies become vacant and a new MP is elected for each, and every sitting MP loses their seat at the end of Parliament. (parliament.uk) But the phrase "sack everybody" is too broad: Parliament says you can only vote for your local MP, not for a new Prime Minister, and the Prime Minister appoints ministers. (parliament.uk) So the claim is broadly right about replacing elected MPs and changing the government, but false if taken literally to mean all officeholders. Sources: UK Parliament, "How MPs are elected"; UK Parliament, "How does an MP leave office?"; UK Parliament, "General elections".
From article
I haven’t given up a successful career, I haven’t given up all my free time, I haven’t giv­en up all my hobbies just because I want to be a politician. I’m in this out of conviction The problem with that line of thinking is that, however rotten and bad we may view our political class at any given time, as long as we have a parliamentary democracy we have the power to change it, because we have the power to sack everybody and bring in new people with fresh political ideas. What you cannot do in this European system is change anything, because it’s the civil servants – the Commission – that have the power.
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[1]parliament.uk
https://www.parliament.uk/about/how/elections-and-voting/general/index/
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