Overview

• Speaking in Amsterdam on October 18, Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy said the Kremlin wants Nigel Farage and allied populists to fracture European unity.
• He highlighted the conviction of former Reform UK Wales leader Nathan Gill for taking money from the Kremlin as evidence of Russian support.
• Lammy portrayed the populist right as a coordinated cross‑border network, naming Steve Bannon, Marine Le Pen, Alice Weidel, Martin Sellner and Tommy Robinson alongside Farage.
• He argued that centre‑left parties are “winning” recent elections and vowed that such populists “shall not pass” in future contests.
• Farage rejected claims he is soft on Moscow, calling Putin “a very bad dude” and backing tougher steps on Russia, while a Find Out Now poll reported Reform UK on 32%, the Conservatives on 17% and Labour on 15%.