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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor

May warns against rising populism – and says Farage is no Tory

Closeup of Theresa May wearing green against a dark background
Theresa May said at a Parliamentary Press Galley lunch that she had serious concerns about the rise of authoritarianism across the globe. Photograph: Hannah McKay/PA

Nigel Farage is not a Conservative and should not be part of any Tory frontbench, the former prime minister Theresa May has said, in a speech warning against rising populism.

May, who will stand down at the next election, also issued a veiled rebuke to her successors about what she termed “a willingness to row back sometimes on certain aspects of international law”.

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