Reform MP Lee Anderson has defended the far-right rioters, claiming “we all do daft things when we are young”. Speaking to GB News on Tuesday evening, the former Tory Party chairman and one-time Labour councillor stood up for those behind the violent anti-immigration protests which have rocked the country over the last week. AdvertisementHe said: “I’m sure there’s a lot of young lads out there, the British working class lads, you know, throwing stones and damaging things, they’re not far-right thugs.”He said: “These young lads that are going out, probably had one too many, they’ve got involved with the wrong crowd, they’re throwing stones, they’re damaging stuff. Phillips was criticised for saying those individuals were aggressively protecting a mosque in her constituency because the far-right had suggested they were going to riot there. When asked if Reform UK, a populist party set up by Nigel Farage, was responsible for this surge in far-right sentiment, Anderson said that was “absolute nonsense”.

Source: Huffington Post August 07, 2024 17:13 UTC