Reform UK chair was member of Conservatives until last week Exclusive: Zia Yusuf’s membership remained active until last week, when it was revoked after being pointed out by the Guardian The Guardian - UK · Aug 8, 2024
Andrew Tate And Nigel Farage Clash Over Misinformation Spread Farage and Tate clash over misinformation on Southport attacks, highlighting the importance of responsible communication. Top News · Aug 7, 2024
Actors, activists and conspiracy theorists – a guide to the British far right In the wake of the Southport killings, a more fragmented and decentralised extremist movement, featuring old and new faces, has emerged The Guardian - UK · Aug 7, 2024
Tommy Robinson merchandise sold on Amazon as far-right riots erupt across UK Exclusive: Scoop neck, V-neck and baseball tee Tommy Robinson merchanise are available from the retailer The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2024
‘In Lancaster, the people have been lovely’: A UK city resists race riots Far-right sympathisers planned to disrupt the peace in the northern city, but were outnumbered by counterprotesters. Al Jazeera · Aug 6, 2024
These riots are more than thuggery: they’re the outcome of 14 years of Tory race-baiting Because the Conservatives had nothing to offer the people of the UK, they sought to refocus our attention on scapegoats, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot The Guardian - UK · Aug 6, 2024
Elon Musk calls PM ‘two-tier Keir’ over police response to UK riots Owner of X uses platform to promote conspiracy theory that white far-right ‘protesters’ involved in disorder are treated more severely than minorities The Guardian - UK · Aug 6, 2024
What is ‘two-tier policing’? Nigel Farage and Elon Musk’s claims debunked as UK faces more riots Critics and the far right have claimed previous protests - including those in 2011 after the fatal shooting of Mark Duggan and the Black Lives Matters demonstrations in 2020 - were policed ‘more favourably’ than racist demonstrations that have spanned the UK since murders in Southport The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2024
Where are the brave inciters of Britain’s race riots? From Tommy to Elon, they’re far, far away Thugs may be rampaging in the streets, but their leaders-from-behind are more likely to be found sipping cocktails by the pool, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde The Guardian - UK · Aug 6, 2024
UK riots raise the spectre of racism and evoke haunting memories As mobs flaunt footage of their hate crimes, ethnic minorities and asylum seekers in Britain are paralysed with fear. Al Jazeera · Aug 6, 2024
Growing calls for parliament to be recalled as riots continue to spread Diane Abbott warns the violence ‘shows no sign of abating’ as MPs from across the political spectrum, including Priti Patel and Nigel Farage, demand the Commons re-opens The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2024
Tuesday briefing: Are far-right rioters victims of unfair policing? All the evidence says no In today’s newsletter: Voices from Tommy Robinson to Nigel Farage have complained of ‘two-tier policing’ – but their claims do not add up The Guardian - UK · Aug 6, 2024
How online lies and misinformation fuelled UK riots - and what really happened Social media posts have falsely claimed the teenage suspect is an immigrant who arrived in the UK by boat last year Evening Standard · Aug 5, 2024
Zia Yusuf quits Reform: how he went from public school to Farage's right hand man Nigel Farage believed the once-left wing student and former Goldman Sachs finance bro was a ‘huge factor’ in the growing success of his right-wing populist party. Katie Strick charts his steep rise and sudden departure from the heart of politics Evening Standard · Aug 5, 2024
International Business Times · Aug 5, 2024 UK's Starmer Vows 'Swift Criminal Sanctions' For Rioters UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday vowed "swift criminal sanctions" following an emergency meeting on the far-right riots that broke out across England last week over the murder of three children.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 5, 2024 Priti Patel criticises Nigel Farage for comparing far-right riots to BLM protests Tory leadership candidate says Reform leader’s comments are deeply misleading as she urges parliament recall
The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2024 Farage joins calls for Parliament to be recalled and claims ‘soft policing’ at BLM protests to blame for riots The House of Commons is currently not sitting as a result of summer recess, with MPs not due to return until September 2
The National (Scotland) · Aug 5, 2024 Growing calls for Parliament to be recalled following far-right riots THERE are growing calls for the UK Parliament to be recalled following a weekend of violent disorder in England and Northern Ireland...
The Guardian - AU · Aug 5, 2024 Afternoon Update: Australia’s terrorism threat level raised; billions wiped from share market; and RFK Jr admits dumping a dead bear Decision to raise threat level not triggered by any specific issue or ideology but by general increase in polarisation ‘across all ideological spectrums’
The Guardian - UK · Aug 5, 2024 Reform’s new chair Zia Yusuf: a man intent on making Nigel Farage PM Former leftwing student defends leader’s Southport comments and insists party stands for British values
The Guardian - UK · Aug 4, 2024 Keir Starmer decisive on mob violence but faces dilemma over Reform Some within Labour worry that PM is failing to challenge Nigel Farage’s anti-migrant insinuations head-on
Al Jazeera · Aug 4, 2024 Far-right rioters attack asylum seeker hotels in UK’s Rotherham, Tamworth Days of unrest continue in UK as prime minister says rioters will be ‘brought to justice’.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 4, 2024 Watchdog should investigate Farage’s ‘dangerous comments’, says Liverpool MP Kim Johnson says comments by Reform leader after the week’s violent disorder ‘cannot be left to fester’
The Guardian - UK · Aug 4, 2024 The Tories need a clear ideology – Farage and the hard right offer only moral and electoral ruin As the Tories face another divisive leadership contest, violence across the country puts it in a troubling context, writes Guardian columnist John Harris
The Guardian - UK · Aug 4, 2024 Republicans beware: weaponising pets is a political minefield Before attacking ‘childless cat ladies’, senator JD Vance would have done well to remember the old showbiz adage…