Opposition urges Tories to cut ties with rightwing group over ‘culture war’ comments

Labour and Lib Dems voice concerns over MP's role at Turning Point UK, a group linked to misogynist and anti-Islam views

Opposition parties have called on the Conservatives to cut ties with a rightwing student group that has described drag artists as groomers", called UK schools Maoist indoctrination camps" and held protests alongside an anti-Islam pastor.

While Turning Point UK (TPUK) says it has no formal links to the party, a Conservative MP, Marco Longhi, is the group's honorary president, and it has previously been praised by former ministers Priti Patel and Jacob Rees-Mogg, as well as the deputy party chair, Lee Anderson.