Farage ‘irresponsible and dangerous’ during riots, says Tory leader contender

Tom Tugendhat accused the Reform leader of amplifying false information' about the Southport attack

Nigel Farage was irresponsible and dangerous" to suggest the police were withholding the truth about the Southport attack, Tory leadership contender Tom Tugendhat has said.

The Conservative hopeful, a former security minister, said Farage had been amplifying false information" by spreading a theory first suggested by influencers like Andrew Tate, and then failed wholly to condemn the riots.