Farage sails free speech crusade across Atlantic

NIGEL Farage takes his free speech crusade to the US this week when he gives evidence to a Congressional committee investigating the UK's Online Safety Act.

- By Jonathan Walker

US politicians, including vice president JD Vance, have condemned the law which introduced age restrictions for pornographic and “harmful" websites from July 25, claiming it restricts freedom of speech in the US as well as in the UK.

Labour is using Mr Farage's opposition to the legislation to step up attacks against Reform UK, which remains well ahead of other parties in opinion polls.

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson last night accused the Reform leader of "gambling with children's futures" and risking "a tidal wave" of dangerous content.