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.