Farage will roll back gun laws and turn Britain into Trump’s America, Ed Davey claims
Children face ‘mass shooting drills’ if Farage becomes PM, Lib Dem leader says
- Sir Ed Davey, the Liberal Democrat leader, claimed that if Nigel Farage became Prime Minister, British children would face mass shooting drills due to rolled-back gun laws.
- Speaking at the Lib Dem conference in Bournemouth, Sir Ed warned that a Farage government would lead to a country without the NHS, increased fossil fuel reliance, and social media barons poisoning young minds.
- He accused Farage of aligning with figures like Elon Musk, Vladimir Putin, and Donald Trump, contrasting this with the Liberal Democrats' stance of being on the side of the British people.
- Reform UK responded by stating that looser firearm rules are not their party policy, despite Farage's past calls for relaxing gun laws, and dismissed Sir Ed's comments as "total madness".
- Sir Ed positioned himself as an opponent of populism, criticising Farage and Donald Trump extensively in his speech, and concluded with a patriotic appeal for his vision of Britain.