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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Peter Walker Senior political correspondent

Rayner says Farage ‘failing young women’ with plan to scrap Online Safety Act

Angela Rayner exits a vehicle while holding a red ministerial folder
Angela Rayner: ‘Intimate image abuse is a devastating crime and contributes to a vile misogynistic culture on social media.’ Photograph: Hannah McKay/Reuters

Nigel Farage is “failing a generation of young women” with his plans to scrap the Online Safety Act, Angela Rayner has said, arguing the move would cause an increase in the prevalence of “revenge porn”.

The comments by the deputy prime minister are the latest criticism of Farage from the government, with Labour launching a parallel series of attack adverts on the Reform UK leader, including one showing him alongside the misogynist influencer Andrew Tate.

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