Reform UK leader Nigel Farage faces backlash for linking Leeds riots to "politics of the subcontinent."

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has faced backlash after linking the Leeds riots to "politics of the subcontinent" on Twitter. The riots, which involved violent disorder and arson in the city's Harehills area, began after a social workers' intervention in a family matter escalated into violent resistance. Farage, who was in the US for the Republican National Convention, was accused of inflaming tensions with his comment.

July 18, 2024
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