Farage endangering women by failing to condemn paracetamol claims, says Bridget Phillipson

"I couldn't have got through my second pregnancy without taking paracetamol, and to scaremonger in that way, and to scare women and put lives at risk, I think is really dangerous, she said."

"Vaccinations have saved the lives of millions of people. They're [Reform] prepared to go to those fringes and we've got to be firmer as a party in taking them on."

"We do have to be firmer in our approach, she said. And as deputy leader that's what I'll do, because I believe the approach we need to take is where the British people are. I don't think Reform speak for the vast majority of the British people, who abhor prejudice, intolerance and racism. We have seen the drift both from Reform and the Conservatives into language which is ever more divisive, that involves an othering of people. I think it's fundamentally irresponsible for elected politicians to behave in that way."

Bridget Phillipson warned that failing to condemn claims linking paracetamol use in pregnancy to autism endangers women's health and can scare mothers away from necessary medication. Phillipson said she relied on paracetamol during her second pregnancy and criticised Reform for connections to medical conspiracy theories and anti-vaccine rhetoric. Reform has been criticised for platforming a cardiologist who suggested the Covid vaccine was linked to King Charles's cancer. Phillipson urged a firmer political response, defended vaccinations as life-saving, and promised as deputy leader to challenge divisive language and othering from Reform and the Conservatives.

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