and his fellow Reform MPs are set to take to the stage in a matter of minutes to make a big announcement.
understands two-tier policing in Britain will be on the agenda, as well as the incident on 23 July.
An armed officer was removed from frontline policing after footage showed him kicking a man in the face during an arrest inside a terminal in July.
A senior Greater Manchester police officer described the incident as “truly shocking” and said people were “rightly extremely concerned” by it
Mr Farage has also accused police of two-tier policing when it came to the riots which swept across swathes in Britain over the summer. Also speaking at the event Westminister will be fellow Reform MPs – who is also deputy leader – Lee Anderson, Rupert Lowe and James McMurdock.
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Farage is appearing alongside other major Reform figures in a live event. (Image: Getty)
Reform threatens private criminal prosecution over Manchester Airport row
In a post on X during the press conference, Reform UK said its MPs “have written to the Home Secretary about two-tier justice in Britain.
“If the CPS do not charge the Manchester Airport assailants, we will organise a private criminal prosecution against them.
“Police officers cannot work in fear of being thrown under the bus,” the post added.
ud83dudea8NEW: Reform MPs have written to the Home Secretary about two tier justice in Britain.If the CPS do not charge the Manchester Airport assailants, we will organise a private criminal prosecution against them.Police officers cannot work in fear of being thrown under the bus.
u2014 Reform UK (@reformparty_uk)
Nigel Farage takes to the stage
has taken to the stage in Westminister.
He told attendees there is a growing perception in the country that we’re seeing “two-tier” policing.
He said an incident at Manchester Airport in July, is being “buried and forgotten about”, before showing footage of the altercation.
The incident, , shows a man being kicked and stamped on by an officer.
The footage, which went viral, involved passengers from Qatar Airways flight QR23 and resulted in
then began his remarks and said misinformation surrounded the incident, and claimed the police response was proportionate.