Nigel Farage skewered live on air as Lisa Nandy slams 'nasty hate, anger and division'

Nigel Farage skewered live on air as Lisa Nandy slams 'nasty hate, anger and division' Nigel Farage should take his 'nasty hate, anger and division' elsewhere, a Cabinet minister has said, after the Reform UK leader published a long essay about a two-tier state against white people Nigel Farage should take his “nasty hate, anger and division” elsewhere, a Cabinet minister has said, after the Reform UK leader published a long essay about Britain being a two-tier state against white people. Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said she hopes Andy Burnham wins in the Makerfield by-election on Thursday as he is "giving voice" to the serious challenges the country faces. The Greater Manchester Mayor is expected to challenge Keir Starmer if he is re-elected as an MP. Asked about Mr Farage’s essay, Ms Nandy - who is the MP for Wigan and an ally of Burnham - told Sky News: “We've had a lot of this in my town, because we've got the by-election next door, over the last few weeks. I think he should take his nasty hate and anger and division somewhere else. Frankly, I've had enough of it, and I think a lot of us round our way have as well. "There are serious challenges that this country faces. People have not felt listened to or heard. Living standards haven't improved for too long. People want better, they want more… And Andy Burnham is giving voice to that very strongly in the by-election. "I hope he wins. I hope he comes back to Westminster to help us bring the issues that matter to people right up front and centre as part of this government.” In a 5,000-word essay, launching his monthly Substack newsletter, Mr Farage on Sunday criticised an “insidious” two-tier system of the British government, claiming “deeply anti-White racism is embedded into the heart of the state”. He hit out at diversity, equity and inclusion schemes, describing it as a "toxic ideology". In the piece, the Reform UK leader said foreign nationals living in social housing would face deportation after three months to find private accommodation if his party was elected. Homelessness charity said the policy is "racist and morally wrong". Suella Braverman, Reform's spokeswoman for education, skills and equality, on Sunday said she thinks white people are treated "more unfairly than non-white people". The former Tory Home Secretary - who has promised to scrap the Equality Act if Reform is elected - told Sky News: “I believe that white people are treated more unfairly than non-white people, and we see that in the Equality Act. "The Equality Act actually legislates to allow preferential treatment to non-white people. It allows advertising, recruitment, training, promotion, opportunities to prefer non-white people." Ms Braverman said Reform's plans to scrap the Act does not mean they want to get rid of workplace safeguards for women, for pregnant women, for disabled people, for ethnic minorities. Labour chair Anna Turley criticised plans to scrap the Act, saying: “Farage's Reform are not on the side of women. Their plot to strip away hard won rights for women with no plan for how they'd be replaced speaks volumes. That's maternity rights and workplace protections up in smoke if Reform ever got into power. "The fact Farage has stood by his self-described sexist candidate in Makerfield who has made vile comments about women just underlines how low he's willing to go. Labour is the only party that can be trusted to stand up for women." Mr Burnham has made no secret of his Labour leadership ambitions, while former health secretary Wes Streeting will also run in any contest. Al Carns - who resigned last week as Armed Forces minister over military spending disagreements - has signalled he would also take part in any leadership race. In an interview with the Sunday Mirror, Mr Burnham warned than voting Reform could lead to a Britain as bitterly divided as the United States. The Labour leadership said the crunch Makerfield by-election could shape UK politics for years, saying: “The country is on quite a worrying path. "Things are getting harder, and politics is getting more polarised, and the path we’re on, if we are not careful, is towards the politics of the United States, a polarised, poisonous politics where people in communities don’t work together any more."