James Cleverly tells Nigel Farage he has to choose between serious politician or content creator [Video]

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Tory leadership hopeful James Cleverly has slammed Nigel Farage, telling him to choose between being a ‘serious politician or a social media content creator’.

The shadow home secretary accused the Reform UK leader of making statements designed to “generate traffic” as riots erupted across the country.

Mr Farage has been widely criticised for his claims of “two-tier policing”, echoing the language of a right-wing conspiracy theory, and his remarks about the Southport stabbings.

Misinformation spreading online is believed in part to have helped spark recent riots (Owen Humphreys/PA) (PA Wire)

Mr Cleverly said: “I think some of the things that he has framed as questions are clearly designed to generate traffic, generate digital content. And he needs to decide, is he a politician, a serious politician, or is he a social …

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