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Starmer refuses to criticise Farage after Southport conspiracy theory accusations

PM says his focus is on victims after former counter-terror official says Clacton MP is ‘giving the EDL succour’

Keir Starmer twice declined to criticise Nigel Farage’s response to the Southport atrocity after the Reform party leader was accused of helping spread a conspiracy theory about the knife attack.

Farage had questioned “whether the truth is being withheld from us” after the attack that killed three children and injured more on Monday, speculating without information that the suspect may have been monitored by the security services.

Continue reading… The Guardian Read More PM says his focus is on victims after former counter-terror official says Clacton MP is ‘giving the EDL succour’Keir Starmer twice declined to criticise Nigel Farage’s response to the Southport atrocity after the Reform party leader was accused of helping spread a conspiracy theory about the knife attack.Farage had questioned “whether the truth is being withheld from us” after the attack that killed three children and injured more on Monday, speculating without information that the suspect may have been monitored by the security services. Continue reading…