Skip to main contentSkip to navigation Close dialogue1/4 Next image Previous image Toggle caption Nigel Farage’s messaging this week echoed elements of the European far right as well as the Trump administration. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images View image in fullscreen Nigel Farage’s messaging this week echoed elements of the European far right as well as the Trump administration. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images ‘Violence is a red line’: could Nigel Farage’s ‘pure, cold rage’ rhetoric damage his brand?Reform UK leader looks spooked by far-right Restore and risks undermining efforts to appeal to moderate voters Nigel Farage’s self-confidence is famously iron-clad. But just before 12.30pm on Wednesday as a visibly angry Keir Starmer tore into his “unforgivable” response to the murder of Henry Nowak, Farage’s attempts to laugh off the criticism looked unconvincing. He was rattled.This has been a curious week for the Reform UK leader. The headlines have been dominated by a story seemingly tailor-made for his culture war instincts. But some believe that this time Farage might have overplayed his hand.The appalling last moments of Nowak – who was handcuffed as he lay dying from stab wounds by police officers who wrongly believed they had been called to a racist assault carried out by the student – have dominated X for weeks. The platform’s billionaire owner, Elon Musk, has posted…
Published: June 5, 2026 5:37 pm
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