Angela Rayner Faces Pressure to Apologize Over Southport Attack Comments

Nigel Farage demands an apology after being accused of spreading 'fake news' about the Southport killings, as new details emerge about the attacker’s extremist links.

• Nigel Farage has called on Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner to apologize for accusing him of spreading 'fake news' following the Southport killings in July 2024.
• The attacker, Axel Rudakubana, was sentenced to a minimum of 52 years in prison after pleading guilty to 16 charges, including two under the Terrorism Act for possessing ricin and an al-Qaeda training manual.
• It has been revealed that Rudakubana was referred to the government’s Prevent anti-extremism program three times, raising questions about missed opportunities to prevent the attack.
• Rayner had dismissed Farage’s early suggestions of a terrorism link, urging politicians to avoid stoking conspiracy theories during a time of heightened community tensions.
• The legal classification of the attack as non-terrorist remains a point of contention, with the judge citing the absence of ideological motivation, despite the attacker’s possession of extremist materials.

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