Reform UK MP Danny Kruger sparked fierce criticism after warning against potential "LGBT-supporting" and "Hamas-supporting" opposition coalitions. The former Conservative, who defected to Reform last month, made the controversial remarks during a recent policy announcement.
Kruger made the comments while outlining his party's plans to slash the civil service and close government buildings. He described potential post-election alliances as "appalling," saying: "What I worry about is they're going to get together after the next election and have some sort of appalling Hamas-supporting, LGBT-supporting nationalist party against the United Kingdom, trying to get us back into the EU. All the things that the British people have rejected time and again." He claimed to be "pointing out the incredible incoherence of the coalition."
Opposition Demands Farage Response
Labour minister Sir Chris Bryant condemned the comments, saying: "So now Danny Kruger condemns the idea of a 'LGBT-supporting' government. The Reform dinosaurs are out in force. Farage should own up. His party is fuelled by antediluvian nonsense and in turn fuels division." A Liberal Democrat source called Kruger's remarks "disgraceful and completely unacceptable" and demanded Nigel Farage clarify whether he agrees with these views.
Kruger also unveiled Reform's government restructuring plans, promising to cut civil service numbers by up to 140,000 positions and close five government buildings to save £100 million annually. The policy chief said: "What I can confidently say, though, is that we are going to get this overall headcount of the centre of the Civil Service base in Whitehall back down below the levels it was at before Brexit."
Labour chairwoman Anna Turley dismissed the proposals as already "fallen apart," noting: "You can't save money by closing government buildings that are already closing. Danny Kruger didn't do the work and he's been found out."
The criticism comes as Reform faces scrutiny over its local government performance, with Reform expelling five members of its flagship council in Kent for "dishonest and deceptive behaviour."
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