Overview
- Conservative chairman Kevin Hollinrake first posted an image of the Nazi Golden Party Badge in response to a black-and-gold Reform UK emblem, deleted it, and then shared a Wikipedia link to the badge.
- Reform UK and Nigel Farage condemned the comparison as branding their supporters Nazis and said they will highlight the episode in campaign materials.
- Kemi Badenoch defended Hollinrake as making a joke, while Suella Braverman called the comparison wrong and James Cleverly said it was not a particularly good post and not how he would have made the point.
- Tory figures pointed to the jailing of former Reform Wales leader Nathan Gill for taking Russian-linked bribes as context for criticism of Reform.
- Separately, Farage released a new statement on Tuesday saying he categorically did not racially abuse fellow pupils, rejecting allegations reported by the Guardian about his school years.