Read our Privacy noticeNigel Farage and Reform UK risk “failing a generation of young women” if they scrap online safety laws aimed at preventing revenge porn, Angela Rayner has said. The Deputy Prime Minister demanded Mr Farage explain how his party would keep young women safe when they use the internet, after Reform vowed to repeal the Online Safety Act. Ms Rayner claimed: “Nigel Farage risks failing a generation of young women with his dangerous and irresponsible plans to scrap online safety laws. Ministers have previously had to defend the Online Safety Act against accusations from Elon Musk’s X social media site that it is threatening free speech. The Government countered that it is “demonstrably false” that the Online Safety Act compromises free speech and said it is not designed to censor political debate.

Source: The Times August 16, 2025 23:04 UTC