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In a passionate speech in the European Parliament on Tuesday, the former Ukip leader commended the Hungarian Prime Minister for "standing up" to the European Union authoritarian migration policy. Nigel Farage called on the eurosceptic leader to "join the Brexit club" and leave the "offensive" Brussels bloc claiming Hungary was at risk of being punished for standing up to George Soros. Mr Farage claimed the Hungarian Prime Minister had "rightly" stood up against the billionaire for spending money "to promote illegal immigration" in his country. He said: “Mr Orban, thank God there is at least one European leader prepared to stand up for his principles, his nation, his culture and his people.

“And in the face of such extreme bullying, thank God you’re there. “I’m sure for Hungarians of a certain age today would have brought back many dark memories. “You’re here on a show trial, where a bunch of political non-entities get up and point the finger and scream, enjoying themselves with their afternoon hate. “And the chief prosecutor, the commissar that comes from the unelected government, he has the audacity to lecture you on democracy. “You don’t know what you’re talking about. “The fact that you’ve got 50 percent of the votes in your country and that no one has ever voted for Timmermans or can’t remove it seems to have past him by. “He’s also telling you that you’re not getting your judicial appointment right, you’ve got to change things. “This is the man who’s one of the bosses of the European Commission that appointed Martin Selmayr driving a coach and horses through all the rules that exist here.

They want to strip you of your voting rights because you have the audacity to stand up to George Soros Nigel Farage

“What is really happening here Mr Orban, is they’re just updating the Brezhnev Doctrine of limited sovereignty. “There’s no point pretending in this Union you’re independent. There’s no point pretending you run your own country. Article 7 is the new method of adopting that. “They want to strip you of your voting rights, they want to stop giving you European funding. “And all of it because you have the audacity to stand up to George Soros. “The man who has put $50 billion all over the world in trying to break down the nation states. “To get rid of our traditional forms of democracy. And in Hungary, of course, he spent money to promote illegal immigration into your country and you quite rightly have stood up to him and closed him down. I wish we all did the same. “Mr Orban, you keep saying you want to stay a member of this European Union but it’s not just your country that has been insulted today. “You’ve been insulted today. Time to be more logical. Come and join the Brexit club. You’ll love it.”

EU clampdown on Hungary: Farage warns Hungary is being punished for 'standing up to Soros'