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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Vikram Dodd, Ben Quinn and Rowena Mason

Former counter-terror chief accuses Farage of inciting Southport violence

Nigel Farage
Nigel Farage was criticised across the political spectrum for stirring up fake news and spreading misinformation. Photograph: Dominic Gwinn/ZUMA Press Wire/REX/Shutterstock

A former counter-terrorism police chief has accused Nigel Farage of helping incite violence that broke out in Southport after the killing of three children in a knife attack this week.

Farage drew criticism from across the political spectrum for remarks he made in a video on Tuesday in which he questioned “whether the truth is being withheld from us” after the attack on Monday.

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