UK riots: Reform UK leader Nigel Farage 'fuelled conspiracy theories' about Southport

Conservative leadership candidate Mel Stride says the Reform UK leader Nigel Farage fuelled far-right violence after sharing misinformation about the Southport stabbings. Mr Farage had speculated on the background of the attacker and questioned whether "the truth is being withheld from us" after three young girls were stabbed to death in a dance class in the town. Mr Stride also distanced himself from comments made by fellow Conservative leadership candidate Robert Jenrick, who told Sky News on Wednesday that anyone chanting the phrase "Allahu Akbar" in the street should be arrested. Full story: https://news.sky.com/story/thousands-of-counter-protesters-take-to-uk-streets-as-far-right-unrest-fails-to-materialise-13192875 #ukriots #protests #racism SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales