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Police Probe Alleged Assault on 19-Year-Old Reform Council Leader in Nuneaton

Reform leaders link the incident to heated rhetoric from Labour and the Greens.

Overview

  • George Finch says a man pushed him and shouted “racist” and “fascist” before following him and a friend in Nuneaton town centre on Friday night.
  • Warwickshire Police confirm an assault investigation after a 2am Saturday call and ask witnesses to call 101 quoting incident 26 of 11 October.
  • Nigel Farage condemns the reported attack, saying the words used echo recent criticisms of Reform by the prime minister and the Green leader.
  • Labour condemns violence and rejects suggestions of culpability, and the Greens denounce intimidation while calling political point‑scoring over the case distasteful.
  • The incident follows recent conference remarks in which Sir Keir Starmer called Reform’s immigration policy “racist” and Green leader Zack Polanski used “fascist,” and it comes after a man was convicted of making threats to kill Farage.