A Labour minister has called Nigel Farage a “reincarnation” of anti-immigration figure Enoch Powell .

Powell was a Conservative shadow minister in 1968 when he made his “rivers of blood” speech, which was blamed for deepening racial tensions at the time.

Meanwhile, Farage, the leader of Reform UK and the MP for Clacton, has been calling for stronger controls on immigration for years.

Business secretary Peter Kyle was promoting the government’s goal for creating a stronger economy when he hit out at his political rival over the weekend.

Speaking at the Co-operative Party conference, the senior minister said: “The truth is that without securing higher, sustained economic growth, reconnecting people and politics, generating trust in the potential of democracy and importance of

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