Farage criticises ‘disgraceful’ rhetoric after alleged attack on Reform council leader | Reform UK
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has criticized the “disgraceful” rhetoric from the Labor and Green parties following claims that the UK’s youngest council leader was assaulted.
Warwickshire county council’s Reform leader George Finch, 19, said he was called a “racist” and “fascist” before he was allegedly attacked on Friday.
Finch told the Daily Mail that the alleged attacker was “wounded and sent off to war because of the dangerous rhetoric of Labor and the Greens.” He said the attack did not cause any permanent injuries.
Farage said he was “deeply saddened” by the incident and that “the words used against him reflect the prime minister’s disgraceful attack on Reform during the week of the Labor Party conference and the completely irresponsible comments of the Green party leader.”
Reform’s head of policy, Zia Yusuf, wrote in his post about
It comes after Farage accused the prime minister of inciting violence against him during his speech at the Labor Party conference. During the speech, Starmer told delegates that the Reform leader “doesn’t like Britain” and “doesn’t believe in Britain”.
In response, Farage said the prime minister was inciting the “radical left” against him and accused Starmer of threatening the security of Reform officials.
In response to the incident and Farage’s claims, a Labor Party spokesman said: “Violence, harassment or intimidation is completely unacceptable and has no place in our politics or society.
“Such incidents need to be thoroughly investigated and the perpetrators brought to justice.”
A Green Party spokesman said: “There is no place for violence or intimidation in politics and it is distasteful to use a councillor’s disgraceful attack to score cheap points.
“The Green Party is committed to delivering a message of hope against those who seek to fuel division and hatred. We will work to bring communities together and provide them with the investment they need to thrive.”
Warwickshire police said they were investigating an “assault” after receiving a call at 2am on Saturday “where a man said he had been pushed by another man in Nuneaton”.
Warwickshire county council and Finch declined to comment.
