Zia Yusuf gave a speech yesterday on the security of MPs, in which he accused several politicians of inciting violence against Ann Widdecombe through their words. He called out David Lammy for saying ‘we must stand up to them [Widdecombe] before it’s too late’. He criticised Wes Streeting for saying ‘if only science had a cure for Ann Widdecombe’, Jess Phillips for saying ‘Ann Widdecombe better go this week’ and Ed Davey for describing Reform as a ‘threat from within’ worse than Iran or Russia. He said we should not be surprised, given such ‘reckless rhetoric’ against Reform, that people could be moved to confront that apparent threat with violence.

This is not the first time that Yusuf has complained about rhetoric endangering Reform politicians. In September of last year he posted on X that calling your enemies ‘racist’ or ‘the enemy’ would serve only one purpose, ‘inciting violence against Nigel Farage’, saying that the Prime Minister and his team were therefore engaged in ‘stochastic terrorism’.

Calling your political opponents “the enemy”, “racist”, “claiming they “flirted” with Nazism and calling on your supporters to go into “battle” serves one purpose:Inciting violence against @Nigel_Farage.The Prime Minister and his Cabinet are engaging in stochastic terrorism.— Zia Yusuf (@ZiaYusufUK) September 30, 2025

Calling your political opponents “the enemy”, “racist”, “claiming they “flirted” with Nazism and calling on your........

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