A couple of weeks ago it was confirmed that Andrew Tate was to face several criminal charges, including for human trafficking and controlling prostitution in the UK.
Leanne Wood, who previously led the Plaid Cyrmru party in Wales, has spoken out to remind us of the praise and respect that Farage seemed to be giving to Tate in the past.
Nigel Farage has been condemned for saying Andrew Tate is an “important voice for men”.
The Reform UK leader claimed the online influencer had raised awareness of “men becoming feminine” and stood up for their ability to “be a bloke”.
Leanne Wood believes that this reveals the misguided priorities of Farage and his colleagues, saying:
The far-right leader has praised misogynist influencer Andrew Tate, who has today been charged with rape. He said Tate was an ‘important voice’ for young men.
If anyone had any doubts of the links between misogyny and the far-right, those doubts should now be dispelled.
They don’t really care about women or children. They only care about sex offenders who are not white, and they only use case examples when it suits their exclusionary and racist political agenda.
I hope the Tate case will now end the pretence that the far-right want to protect women and children. They don’t. It’s all opportunistic bull. I hope you haven’t fallen for it