Mairead McGuinness says some of Nigel Farage's colleagues agreed with her cutting off his mic

A Fine Gael MEP, who went viral after cutting off Nigel Farage’s microphone in the European Parliament says some of his party colleagues disagreed with his actions.

Mairead McGuinness, who is First Vice-President of the European Parliament, turned off Mr Farage’s mic mid-sentence during a speech about leaving the EU this week, for disobeying parliament rules by waving a Union flag.

Ms McGuinness can be heard saying: “Please sit down, resume your seats, put your flags away, you’re leaving.

“And take them with you if you’re leaving now. Goodbye.”

The video immediately went viral on social media with both criticism and praise for Ms McGuinness, who says she was duty bound by the rules of the chamber to cut off the Brexit Party leader.

“The reason I cut the mic off was to stop a circus, it’s a parliament, not a circus,” she said.

“Politics is a serious business and Nigel Farage has used the platform of our parliament to destroy the European Union.

“If by doing what I did reinforces the dignity of the parliament, that’s my job.