Nigel Farage has branded Labour MP Zarah Sultana's comments about Reform UK "disgraceful" and "very close to incitement" after she called for protests at the party's upcoming March rally.
This comes after the Coventry South MP drew direct comparisons between Reform UK and far-right groups, stating: "In my view, based on the comments they have made publicly about Muslims and migrants, Reform UK is comparable to the National Front and the BNP."
Sharing his response on GB News, the Clacton MP said: "I think it's disgraceful. And frankly what she said about me and about our people is very close to incitement.
"Clearly what she's trying to do is she's trying to get a crowd of protesters, many of whom may not behave themselves, to turn up on March 28 when we're going to be holding the biggest political rally seen in the United Kingdom for many, many decades.
Nigel Farage said that it is a "democratic disgrace"
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"If you believe in free speech, even if you disagree with what Reform stands for, and attempt to stop the event from going ahead, I think is an absolute democratic disgrace.
"This is not the way that any elected member of Parliament should behave, and I would like to see Keir Starmer getting tough with backbenchers who behave in this appalling way.
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"Everyone knows that Reform is non-sectarian, non-racist. We're open absolutely to everybody. It's just that we're patriotic.
"We believe in controlling our borders and putting the interests of the British people first. That's what we stand for. You can come and argue against me. You can tell me that I'm wrong.
"You can tell me we should have open borders. Fine. That's democratic debate.
"But try and get people to come along and close down our conference is disgraceful."
The Labour MP accused the party of "relentless scapegoating of Muslims and migrants," calling it "nothing more than a cynical ploy to deflect from the real culprits."
"We stand for solutions, not scapegoats. And on March 28, we'll make that clear," Sultana declared.
Sultana's opposition to Reform UK stems from personal experience, as she explained in her statement: "As a born-and-bred Brummie whose parents suffered the violent consequences of far-right politics, I speak for many in this proud, multicultural city."
She specifically targeted the party's leadership stance on Thatcherism, noting their leader "boasts of being the only politician in Britain keeping Thatcher's legacy alive."
Sultana posted an anti-Farage message on X GB NEWSShe further accused Reform UK MPs of voting "against workers while bending over backwards for the elites who fund them."
The controversy follows Sultana's social media activity the previous day, where she sparked outrage by posting an image depicting Farage within a "no entry" sign cartoon.
The Labour MP's latest comments and calls for protest have intensified the tensions between Reform UK and its critics ahead of the March 28 rally.
