PM faces leader of the opposition amid continued fallout over his immigration speech this week
Here is the list of MPs down to ask a question at PMQs, which starts at noon.
In March Reform UK reported Rupert Lowe (at the time one of their five MPs) to the police, claiming he had threatened the party chair, Zia Yusuf, with violence. Reform UK announced the news shortly after Lowe gave a newspaper interview criticising Nigel Farage, the party leader,
Following a thorough and detailed review of the evidence in relation to an allegation of threats, we have decided that no criminal charges should be brought against a sitting MP.
Having considered a number of witness statements, we have concluded that there is insufficient evidence to provide a realistic prospect of conviction.
If Farage were ever to control the vast power of the British state, I believe he would not hesitate to do to his adversaries what they have tried to do to me. With real power, I fear he would wield that immense responsibility to crush dissent – as he has done time and again over the years …
Please listen when I say this: For the good of our country, Nigel Farage must never be prime minister.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/may/14/keir-starmer-kemi-badenoch-pmqs-immigration-energy-assisted-dying-uk-politics-news-live-updates
Author : Andrew Sparrow
Publish date : 2025-05-14 11:09:00
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