Opposition urges Tories to cut ties with rightwing group Turning Point UK

Labour and Lib Dems voice concerns over MP’s role as honorary president of group accused of misogynist and anti-Islam views

Opposition parties have called on the Conservatives to cut ties with a rightwing student group that has described drag artists as “groomers”, called UK schools “Maoist indoctrination camps” and held protests alongside an anti-Islam pastor.

While Turning Point UK (TPUK) says it has no formal links to the party, a Conservative MP, Marco Longhi, is the group’s honorary president, and it has previously been praised by former ministers Priti Patel and Jacob Rees-Mogg, as well as deputy party chair Lee Anderson.