Sky Presenter Completely Stunned As Minister Says Nigel Farage Would Be 'On Jimmy Savile's Side'

Peter Kyle and Wilfred Frost on Sky NewsTechnology secretary Peter Kyle left a Sky News presenter looking rather gobsmacked this morning.The cabinet minister boldly claimed Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, also the MP for Clacton-on-Sea, would be on the same side as one of the country’s most prolific sexual predators, the late media personality Jimmy Savile.Kyle’s remarks follow on from Farage’s recent attack on the government’s new Online Safety Act, which is meant to protect children online.Reform described it as “borderline dystopian” legislation and vowed to repeal it in full if they were elected – although Farage admitted he did not know an alternative way to protect children online.The Labour minister was quick to defend his legislation from Reform’s criticism on Tuesday, calling it a “big step forward” which protects children from the “wild west” of the internet.But he then got personal, saying: “Anyone who thinks this is a step back needs to answer. I see that Nigel Farage is already saying he’s going to overturn these laws.“So, we have people out there in extreme pornographies, peddling hate, peddling violence, Nigel Farage is on their side.“Make no mistake about it: if people like Jimmy Savile were alive today, he would be perpetrating his crimes online.“And Nigel Farage is saying he’s on their side, not the side of children.”Presenter Wilfred Frost then cut in: “I’m sorry, do you honestly think Nigel Farage is on Jimmy Savile’s side?”Kyle replied: “When it comes to online activity, we have seen unfettered access of adults to children via social media.“When we put in age verification, it stops estranged adults getting in touch with children –”Frost tried again: “You’re going to stick to the fact that you said Nigel Farage is on Jimmy Savile’s side?”He said: “Nigel Farage is on the side of turning the clock back to the time when strange adults, strangers, could get in touch with children.”Peter Kyle: "Nigel Farage says he's going to overturn the online safety act. We have extreme pornographers peddling hate & violence & Farage is on their side... If Jimmy Savile was alive today he would be perpetrating his crimes online & Farage says he's on their side.. " pic.twitter.com/hDMcRHvU9j— Haggis_UK 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 (@Haggis_UK) July 29, 2025Farage responded to the exchange on X, writing: “Peter Kyle’s comments on Sky News are disgusting. He should do the right thing and apologise.”But Kyle backed himself, replying: “If you want to overturn the Online Safety Act you are on the side of predators. It is as simple as that.”The Reform leader then wrote: “If this act is to protect children, why are you setting up an elite police unit to monitor comments on asylum hotels?”Kyle is yet to respond.The Online Safety Act forces social media companies and search services to be more responsible for their users’ safety on the platforms, and prevents children from accessing harmful and age-inappropriate content.It has been backed by the suicide prevention campaign group, the Molly Russell Foundation, which criticised Farage’s plan to repeal it.The Foundation’s chief executive Andy Burrows said: “Scrapping the Online Safety Act would be a retrograde move that would not only put children at greater risk but is out of step with the mood of the public.”Related...Angela Rayner Appears To Have Echoed One Of Nigel Farage's Most Alarming ClaimsMP Gives Voters An Important Reminder About Nigel Farage's Brexit PastNigel Farage Makes Light Of Concerns Over A Reform Mayor's Huge Pay Rise. No One Else Is Laughing.

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