Is Nigel Farage really “siding with Jimmy Savile“ by opposing the online safety bill?

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🗓️ 29 July 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Nigel Farage is no stranger to harsh criticism from his political rivals, but never before has he been linked to prolific paedophile Jimmy Savile.

That is, until now.

Cabinet minister Peter Kyle has accused the Reform UK leader of being “on the side” of Savile after Farage said he would repeal the government’s online safety act.

Farage has now demanded an apology - but Kyle’s doubled down.

Are Labour brushing over the genuine unease that many people have about the online safety act? And is their rhetoric making Farage look like the grown up in the room?

Later, did Starmer do enough to defend his friend Sadiq Khan after Trump called him a “nasty person?”

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0:00.0	The Newsagents podcast is brought to you by HSBC UK, opening up a world of opportunity.
0:09.0	This is a global player original podcast.
0:12.7	So Mr Kyle, can I have an apology please?
0:15.4	Sorry, just one more time.
0:17.6	So Mr Kyle, can I have an apology please?
0:20.4	Yep, that is Nigel Farage,
0:22.9	demanding a full-throated apology from a Labour frontbencher, Technology Secretary Peter Kyle.
0:29.9	The question is, does he have a point? Welcome to the Newsagents.
0:38.9	The Newsagents.
0:40.6	It's John.
0:41.6	It's Emily.
0:42.5	And just to give you a little bit of context for this, yesterday we were about to do the online
0:48.7	safety issue for the podcast.
0:51.3	And I messaged the technology secretary Peter Kyle who said actually having
0:56.1	his first day off since Christmas could he come on later in the week he couldn't do Monday.
1:01.6	This morning by the time we got to the office a row had already erupted which I think takes a little
1:09.6	bit of breaking down because when you hear it for the first time
1:12.8	you're going to do one of those sorry whats. He's on air and he's being questioned about the
1:19.8	petition that has grown up surrounding these age verification checks, you know, part of the
1:26.3	online child protection act. And he ends up getting up. Age verification checks, you know, part of the Online Child Protection Act.
1:28.9	And he ends up getting himself into a really odd place.
1:35.8	Just have a listen to the exchange.
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