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David Lammy claimed that Vladimir Putin wants Nigel Farage And their “right-wing populist” allies will succeed in the hope of dividing Europe.
His attack comes after a key ally of Mr Farage – the former Reform UK leader in Wales nathan gill – Found guilty of taking money from the Kremlin.
It also follows long-standing concerns over Mr Farage’s “admiration” for the Russian dictator, even though the Reform UK leader recently described it as Putin In response to criticism as “a very bad man”.
The deputy prime minister used a major speech in Amsterdam on Saturday to claim Labor and its centre-left allies are “winning” in stemming right-wing populism around the world.
This is despite a Find out now The survey puts Labor in third place with 15 per cent – less than half the support of Reform UK at 32 per cent and behind the Tories at 17 per cent.
But the speech reflected a new aggressive strategy launched by Keir Starmer at the Labor Party conference last month to attack Mr Farage, whose party he described as “racist” and “immoral”.
Speaking at the Conference of European Socialists, Mr Lammy highlighted Mr Gil’s recent conviction.
He said: “Nigel Farage says he is shocked by the fact that his former party leader in Wales took Russian bribes. But we are not shocked
“Because the Kremlin has a proven track record of supporting networks that seek to thwart European unity.”
Mr Lammy, as secretary of state, made efforts to build bridges with Donald Trump’s populist right-wing White House administration.
But now he has been relieved of the foreign brief, he has turned his guns on the “transnational populist right-wing network” linking Farage to figures such as Steve Bannon in the US, Marine Le Pen in France and Britain’s far-right leader Tommy Robinson.
He warned: “Right now the populist right, even though it champions constraints and limitations – is organizing and sharing more effectively than we – as an international network.
“From Martin Sellner to Tommy Robinson, it’s an international network. From Nigel Farage to Steve Bannon, they’re supporting each other. From Alice Weidel to Marine Le Pen, they’re learning from each other. To extraordinary effect.”
He admitted: “We all feel this stress and uncertainty because our people are suffering.
“And we all know they’re looking both left and right for the change they want. That means politics is wide open. Our elections at this point in the cycle are marked by extreme volatility – and the ones that are popular are the ones that offer change.”
But although he said the situation was “full of danger”, it was also “full of possibilities”.
He stressed that although Brexit means Britain leaving the European Union, it does not mean Britain is no longer European and stressed that it stands with its partners.
But he believed that Labour’s victory last year, followed by others around the world, showed that they were winning in the struggle against populism.
He said, “We are here today because we cannot fail. We are in the race to shape 21st century politics with the populist right.”
“We are winning around the world. Last July we won in Britain with a historic majority, which no one ever thought possible. Ending fourteen years of Tory rule.
“Yes, there have been wins in the right places. But since then, we have been winning. In April, we won in Canada, bouncing back from those mid-term lows. In May, we won in Australia with the same story. In September, we won in Norway, bouncing back from those mid-term blues.”
At a rally he insisted that Farage and the populist right “will not get a pass” when it comes to future elections.
“When Nigel Farage attacks, judges and stirs up complaints against the courts. This is his trick. This is the price he wants us to pay.
“That’s why in our elections – they won’t pass! Why in your elections – they won’t pass! All over Europe – they won’t pass!”
Independent Reform UK has been asked for comment.