Nigel Farage a ‘snake oil salesman’ comparable to Andrew Tate, says No 10 chief secretary

<p>Ministers signal Labour will take stronger approach to attacking Reform rather than just ‘respond to crazy things they’re saying’</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/sep/30/labour-conference-starmer-speech-streeting-nhs-reform">UK politics live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>Keir Starmer’s new No 10 enforcer has compared Nigel Farage to the influencer Andrew Tate, saying he is a “snake oil salesman” who is taking working-class boys down a dark path.</p><p>Darren Jones, the No 10 chief secretary to the prime minister, said Labour was going to take a more “muscular approach to attacking Reform” and it would be “more proactive than just responding to the crazy things they’re saying”.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/sep/30/nigel-farage-a-snake-oil-salesman-comparable-to-andrew-tate-says-no-10-chief-secretary">Continue reading...</a>