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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Rowena Mason, Aletha Adu and Hannah Al-Othman

Starmer refuses to criticise Farage after Southport conspiracy theory accusations

British PM Starmer gives speech from behind podium following Southport stabbing
Keir Starmer has said he wants to ensure the victims of the Southport attack get justice. Photograph: Henry Nicholls/Reuters

Keir Starmer twice declined to criticise Nigel Farage’s response to the Southport atrocity after the Reform party leader was accused of helping spread a conspiracy theory about the knife attack.

Farage had questioned “whether the truth is being withheld from us” after the attack that killed three children and injured more on Monday, speculating without information that the suspect may have been monitored by the security services.

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