Overview
- Speaking at the Co-operative Party conference, the business secretary said Farage is “today’s incarnation of the politics of Enoch Powell.”
- He described Reform UK as far right and likened it to the National Front and the British National Party.
- He argued that higher, sustained economic growth is needed to rebuild trust in politics and blunt far-right appeal.
- Communities Secretary Steve Reed warned about parties and politicians “who feed off decline and division,” pointing to Reform UK.
- The dispute follows reports of racism allegations linked to Reform and recalls Kyle’s earlier clash over the Online Safety Act, which Farage condemned and said warranted an apology.