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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Jessica Elgot

Priti Patel criticises Nigel Farage for comparing far-right riots to BLM protests

Patel speaking on a podium
Patel said elected politicians must ‘always be careful’ about potentially spreading misinformation. Photograph: Hannah McKay/Reuters

The Conservative leadership candidate Priti Patel has criticised Nigel Farage’s response to the far-right riots, saying it was wrong to compare the violence to Black Lives Matter protests.

The former home secretary has also written to the prime minister and home secretary, urging them to recall parliament, drawing parallels with the 2011 riots when MPs returned for a government statement on civil disorder and to condemn the violence.

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