Nigel Farage distances himself from Reform MP’s criticism of Britain’s ‘unregulated sexual economy’

Nigel Farage has distanced himself from a Reform MP’s claim that the party wants to “reset” Britain’s sexual culture.

Tory defector Danny Kruger hit the headlines last month after opposing divorce laws introduced by the Conservatives and claiming the UK “suffers from a completely unregulated sexual economy”.

he said House magazine said it expected Reformation to have a “limited but important role” in resetting sexual culture and rolling back the sexual revolution of the 1960s, and suggested that the party support incentives for women to have more children.

But the Reform UK leader has now distanced himself from Mr Kruger’s claims, saying the party was one of “different wings”.

Asked whether he shared Mr Kruger’s criticism of Britain’s so-called “totally deregulated sexual economy”, Mr Farage said: Finance Times: “No. We are a party of different wings, and the bigger you get, the more freedom of expression you should allow.”

He added: “For these guys it’s Christianity. For me it’s values.”

Mr Kruger, who has previously advocated for a “restoration of Christianity” in the UK, said reforms such as legalizing no-fault divorces “basically mean that your vows don’t matter”.

“Marriage was traditionally the means by which sexual relations between men and women were regulated, and I think we’re suffering from having a completely unregulated sexual economy,” he said.

“I’m not interested in your love life or anything to do with your personal life; that’s your business. But I’m interested in the framework within which you make your decisions, and I’d like that framework to be more pro-social. If you want to settle down with one person to have children (most people do), we should make that easier.”

Mr Kruger, who defected to Reform England last year, also said Reformation wanted people to have more children.

he said House magazine: “Yes, we have a pronatalist passion. We want people to have more children and we think the government should stand behind this desire.”

This incident marks another divide over the party’s stance on certain issues.

Mr Farage’s comments came after the party created further confusion over the party’s stance on Britain’s involvement in the war in the Middle East, with members proposing a variety of stances.

He said Britain should not “embroil ourselves in another foreign war”, although senior members of his party have previously said Britain should join US attacks in the Middle East.

Meanwhile, Reform’s Boston and Skegness MP Richard Tice said last week, when asked whether Reform would order the RAF to join in the attacks, that if the party was in power, Britain would “assist the Americans and Israelis in any way they see fit”.

While Nadhim Zahawi had previously said Britain “should join in the bombing”, Robert Jenrick took a different stance on Sunday, telling the BBC it was “not in the interests of the British people”.