Speaking at a Reform UK press conference alongside MP Sarah Pochin and newly defected councillor Laila Cunningham, Farage gave a fearmongering speech declaring Britain is “facing nothing short of societal collapse” due to rising crime.

Nigel Farage has been accused of peddling a string of 'ill-thought through slogans' after making big promises to tackle crime, with questions over his sums and the impact on prisons

From crime rises threatening ‘societal collapse’ to rampant phone theft, we fact-check the Reform leader’s claims