REFORM leader Nigel Farage is not “soft on Putin” or pro-Russia, Zia Yusuf insisted yesterday.
The party’s head of policy hit back after Sir suggested during a speech at the Munich Security Conference that Reform cannot be trusted on defence.
Reform’s head of policy Zia Yusuf insists Farage is not pro-RussiaCredit: Getty
Zia also insisted the Reform leader is not ‘soft on Putin’Credit: Getty
He claimed Reform UK’s Nigel Farage is the only political leader that would ‘shoot down Russian aircraft’ in Nato airspaceCredit: Getty
Mr Yusuf said: “Nigel is the only political leader in this country who has confirmed on air he would indeed shoot down Russian aircraft if they encroach into airspace.
“Not a single other political leader said that.”
Reform branded the PM a “national embarrassment” for using his Munich speech to score domestic political points ahead of the Gorton and Denton by-election.
The row erupted as pressure mounts on the West to respond to following confirmation was behind the poisoning of opponent Alexei Navalny.
Meanwhile, Foreign Secretary said Britain stands ready to ramp up sanctions against the .
She told the BBC: “We continue to look at co-ordinated action, including increasing sanctions on the Russian regime.”
Tory Shadow Foreign Secretary Dame warned existing measures are being dodged.
She said: “We need to do much more when it comes to action against .
“We’ve actually got to start cutting off their financial funds that are fuelling the war in .”
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