Charlie Kirk leads US students for the “centre-right” DANIEL ACKER/BLOOMBERGThe head of a controversial American student group will tour British universities next month to set up an affiliate campaign for “centre-right” causes on campuses. Charlie Kirk, 25, the founder of Turning Point USA, has been advising on the launch of the British group, which says it will operate independently and receive no funding from the US. The launch has been welcomed by Conservative MPs including Jacob Rees-Mogg, Priti Patel and Steve Baker. Mr Kirk will host Q&A meetings in London, Nottingham and Brighton. Turning Point UK says it already has chapters at ten universities including…

Source: The Times February 06, 2019 01:07 UTC