UK Deputy PM Accuses Farage of Hitler Youth Links Amid Immigration Dispute

Labour Party leaders, including Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy and Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson, have accused Nigel Farage and his Reform UK party of promoting racist policies, particularly targeting their plan to scrap indefinite leave to remain, which could lead to deportations of long-term immigrants. Lammy notably referenced allegations that Farage once "flirted with Hitler Youth" during his youth, a claim based on historical accusations from a former teacher, though Farage denies such involvement. Keir Starmer, the Prime Minister, also condemned Farage at the Labour conference, framing Reform UK as an "enemy of national renewal" and criticizing their immigration stance as immoral and divisive. Labour officials have intensified their rhetoric, branding the Reform party's approach as "racist or worse than racist," and linking their campaign materials to discriminatory messaging. While some Labour figures, like Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham, have refrained from directly labeling Farage himself as racist, they denounce his party's policies as extreme and discriminatory. Reform UK has rejected these accusations, framing their policies as ensuring migrants contribute to society and protecting British welfare.