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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Kate Devlin

Reform accused of hypocrisy after Yusuf claims extreme criticism of his party is ‘incitement’ to violence

Nigel Farage’s Reform UK has been accused of hypocrisy after the party claimed rival politicians and the media had created a campaign tantamount to “incitement” against it.

The party’s home affairs spokesperson Zia Yusuf held a press conference on Wednesday to argue the “climate” in which Ann Widdecombe was murdered was that “Reform UK is a threat… to be urgently stopped”.

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