Technology Secretary Peter Kyle on Tuesday accused Mr Farage of being on the side of ‘extreme pornographers, peddling hate, peddling violence’

Technology secretary Peter Kyle left a Sky News presenter looking rather gobsmacked this morning. The cabinet minister boldly claimed Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, also the MP for Clacton-on-Sea, would be on the same side as one of the country’s most prolific sexual predators,

Science and technology secretary Peter Kyle has accused Nigel Farage, who has vowed to repeal the new Online Safety Act, of being on the side of “Jimmy Savile”. Kyle said Reform UK’s recent pledge to scrap the legislation,