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Nigel Farage would flip UK right into a ‘Trump tribute act’, Lib Dem chief Sir Ed Davey says

By Editorial Board Published March 23, 2025 8 Min Read
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Nigel Farage would flip UK right into a ‘Trump tribute act’, Lib Dem chief Sir Ed Davey says

Sir Ed Davey has launched a livid assault on “unpatriotic” Nigel Farage for as soon as saying he “admires” Vladimir Putin, claiming the Reform chief would “turn our great country into little more than a Donald Trump tribute act”.

In a speech at his social gathering’s spring convention, the Liberal Democrat chief accused Donald Trump of “betraying Ukraine” and “selling out… the security of Europe and the security of our United Kingdom”.

He framed his social gathering as the one one “speaking up in defiance” of the US president, and known as on the federal government to not “appease” him.

The Lib Dem chief was talking simply weeks earlier than the native elections on 1 Could, when he’s hoping to make additional features from the Conservative Celebration and cease Reform UK from making up any floor.

‘Unforgivable’ of Trump to ‘betray Ukraine’

In his prolonged speech to the social gathering trustworthy, Sir Ed stated that is “a time of great peril for our continent, and for our country”.

“Because Donald Trump is not only betraying Ukraine,” he stated. “It’s not only their sovereignty he’s selling out. It’s our security. The security of Europe and the security of our United Kingdom. And that is unforgivable.”

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Sir Ed Davey addressing his social gathering’s spring convention. Pic: PA

He stated Putin has “fooled Donald Trump into thinking that his ambitions do not extend beyond parts of Ukraine”, and pointed to Russia’s actions in nations similar to Georgia, Moldova and Romania, accusing Russia of “undermining their democracies and seeking to extend his grip further into Europe”.

He expressed satisfaction within the UK’s response to Russia’s invasion, and stated he was “proud that the prime minister brought Europe and Canada together here in Britain to chart a way forward, the day after those appalling scenes of Trump and Vance ambushing President Zelenskyy in the Oval Office”.

Farage ‘out of contact with British values’

Sir Ed stated one has to “stand up” to folks like Mr Trump and Mr Putin, who’re “offend[ing] fundamental British values of decency, fair play, respect for national sovereignty and the rule of law”.

However he stated there may be “one lone holdout” who “simply doesn’t seem to get it” – and that’s Nigel Farage, who “thinks Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin are great” in a “celebrity crush kind of way”.

Mr Farage speaks at a Trump campaign event in Arizona in 2020. Pic: Reuters

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Nigel Farage is an outspoken supporter of Donald Trump. Pic: Reuters

Referencing Mr Farage’s feedback from over a decade in the past that Putin is the chief he most admires, Sir Ed stated: “How despicable. How completely out-of-touch with British values. With human values. How unpatriotic. How deeply un-British.

“And this from a person who thinks he could be our prime minister. Not on our watch.”

He went on to say that the Reform UK leader has “nothing to say” about the challenges facing the health service, noting that he has “by no means uttered the phrase ‘care’ as soon as in parliament”.

He accused the insurgent right-wing party of peddling “superficial, simplistic, snake-oil options”, and choosing to “exploit” the “struggles and anxieties” of the British people “for their very own egocentric ends”.

Badenoch has a ‘sneering perspective’

Sir Ed additionally hit out on the Conservative Celebration for “chasing Reform’s tail”.

He pointed to Kemi Badenoch not too long ago saying {that a} “typical Liberal Democrat will be somebody who is good at fixing their church roof and people in the community like them”.

“I think she meant it as an insult. But I’ll happily wear it as a badge of honour,” he stated. “Because she’s right. Liberal Democrats fix things.”

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch speaking at their local election campaign launch at The Curzon Centre in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire. Picture date: Thursday March 20, 2025.

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Tory chief Kemi Badenoch. Pic: PA

He went on to say that she has “good reason” to not like his social gathering, noting that they took 60 seats off the Tories on the basic election.

“But what I’m talking about is the sneering attitude of the leader of the Conservatives, the sneering attitude that says fixing church roofs is somehow beneath her. Even beneath politics altogether.

“That what occurs in our communities is trivial and insignificant in comparison with debating the true that means of conservatism on Twitter.”

Sir Ed added that the Tories have “deserted our communities” and public services, which is “why so many lifelong Conservative voters have turned to the Liberal Democrats”.

‘Impose tariffs on Musk’s Tesla vehicles’

The Lib Dem chief additionally had just a few notes for the Labour authorities, calling on ministers to impose import tariffs on Tesla vehicles in retaliation for any tariffs imposed on the UK by the Trump administration, wherein Tesla boss Elon Musk is a key participant.

Nigel Farage and treasurer Nick Candy during their meetin with Elon Musk at Mar-A-Lago, the Florida home of  Donald Trump.
Pic: PA

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Nigel Farage and treasurer Nick Sweet assembly Elon Musk at Mar-A-Lago final yr. Pic: PA

Sir Ed criticised the federal government for not ruling out altering or scrapping the tax on tech giants’ UK income as a way to keep away from tariffs, saying: “Appeasement never works with bullies, and it doesn’t work with Trump – as his tariffs on British steel already show.”

He additionally known as on the federal government to go additional in its efforts to help Ukraine, arguing that frozen Russian property must be given in funding, and saying he desires to affix a brand new European Rearmament Financial institution.

On financial progress, Sir Ed known as for “a new deal with the EU, with a Customs Union at its heart – putting us on a path back to the single market”.

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Chatting with Sky Information final week, Sir Ed Davey demanded an emergency finances

‘It is a battle for the longer term’

In closing, Sir Ed stated his social gathering’s “liberal belief in internationalism […] offers the solution” to the issues going through the UK, “with Trump in the White House and Farage leading a Trump tribute act”.

“Our trademark community politics is the only way to defeat their cynical populism. The threat they pose is grave. The challenge before us is great.

“It is a battle of competing values. A battle of competing visions. A battle for the longer term. We did not select this battle. However buddies, I do know you’re up for it. I do know collectively we will win it.”

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