Reform leader nigel farage slammed by former plaid leader

'IF ANYONE HAD ANY DOUBTS OF THE LINKS BETWEEN MISOGYNY AND THE FAR-RIGHT, THOSE DOUBTS SHOULD NOW BE DISPELLED' 15:56, 30 May 2025 Former Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood has

slammed Nigel Farage for his previous comments in support of controversial influencer Andrew Tate. It comes as the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has confirmed that Tate, 38, faces 10

charges including rape, actual bodily harm, human trafficking and controlling prostitution for gain. On Wednesday, May 28, the CPS said it had authorised the charges which are connected to

three alleged victims. Tate's brother, 36-year-old Tristan Tate, also faces 11 charges connected to one alleged victim, including rape, actual bodily harm and human trafficking, it was

confirmed. The brothers deny all charges against them. _DON’T MISS A COURT REPORT BY SIGNING UP__ __TO OUR CRIME NEWSLETTER HERE_ In light of the update, Ms Wood vehemently criticised the

Reform UK leader for praising Tate during interviews in 2024, when he called him an "important voice" for young men. She shared on Wednesday: "The far-right leader has praised

misogynist influencer Andrew Tate, who has today been charged with rape. He said Tate was an 'important voice' for young men. "If anyone had any doubts of the links between

misogyny and the far-right, those doubts should now be dispelled. Article continues below "They don’t really care about women or children. "They only care about sex offenders who

are not white, and they only use case examples when it suits their exclusionary and racist political agenda. "I hope the Tate case will now end the pretence that the far-right want to

protect women and children. "They don’t. It’s all opportunistic bull. I hope you haven’t fallen for it." In interviews aimed at young men last year Mr Farage said Tate was an

“important voice” for the “emasculated” and gave boys “perhaps a bit of confidence at school”. The Reform UK leader spoke in favour of Tate for defending “male culture” in a Strike It Big

podcast that aired in February, 2024, while acknowledging that the influencer had gone “over the top”. Since December, 2022, the British-American Tate brothers have been facing charges in

Romania of human trafficking, rape, and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women. They are currently under investigation and deny the charges. The CPS said it had authorised charges

against the brothers in 2024, before an extradition warrant was issued to bring them back from Romania. The CPS's charging decision came after it received a file of evidence from

Bedfordshire Police about allegations made in the UK, the BBC reported. According to the brothers' legal representatives, the UK allegations date back to between 2012 and 2015. At the

time of the arrest warrant, the Tates said they "categorically reject all charges" and were "very innocent men". A Romanian court ruled that they could be extradited to

the UK only once the separate proceedings against them in Romania had concluded. Andrew Ford, of Holborn Adams, representing Andrew and Tristan Tate, confirmed in a statement that once the

separate Romanian proceedings were concluded "the Tates will return to face UK allegations". Article continues below The pair were both born in the US but moved to Luton in the UK

with their mother after their parents divorced. Andrew Tate, a self-described misogynist, has built a huge online presence, including more than 10 million followers on X, as he shares his

lifestyle of fast cars, private jets, and yachts.