Reform UK’s newest member of parliament, Danny Kruger, has launched a fierce counterattack against Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey following remarks that branded Nigel Farage a “threat to democracy”.

The comments emerged during a GB News interview where Mr Davey was seen holding a plastic figure of the Reform UK leader.

Mr Kruger responded on The People’s Channel, accusing Mr Davey of attempting to import “American-style culture wars to our politics”.

Speaking to presenter Martin Daubney, Mr Kruger argued that Britain requires a Government that genuinely represents the aspirations and interests of its citizens.

He suggested that current polling indicates growing public rejection of established political parties, which he claims have created the multiple crises facing the nation today.

The Reform UK MP specifically highlighted the Liberal Democrats’ role in the coalition Government as part of the broader failure of mainstream parties.

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“Polling is showing that increasingly, people are rejecting the mainstream parties that have delivered the complicated set of crises that we’re all experiencing, which include the Liberal Democrats from their time in coalition,” Mr Kruger stated.

He dismissed Mr Davey’s approach as ineffective political theatre. “It’s a massive challenge and I’m afraid, playing around with Lego isn’t going to deliver much change at all,” he remarked, referencing the plastic Farage figures being distributed at the Liberal Democrat autumn conference in Bournemouth.

Mr Kruger emphasised the need for what he termed “genuine democracy” that would result in a government with both a clear mandate and a concrete plan for the country.

Mr Davey made his original remarks at the Liberal Democrat autumn conference in Bournemouth, where party members distributed Lego models depicting Mr Farage as a “plastic patriot”.

The Liberal Democrat leader insisted he was “certainly not frightened” of the Reform UK leader but believed scrutiny would expose his failings.

“I think the more he comes under scrutiny the more he will be seen to fail,” Davey told the BBC. He warned that a Reform Government would transform Britain into something resembling “Trump’s America”, which he argued would be “harsh and it’s not true to British values”.

The Liberal Democrat leader also directed criticism at the BBC’s coverage of Reform UK, claiming the broadcaster’s news website had not provided “enough scrutiny” of Mr Farage’s party.

A BBC spokesperson responded that the corporation remains “committed to achieving due impartiality in all its output and gives appropriate levels of scrutiny to all political parties”.

Mr Kruger outlined his collaboration with Mr Farage and Reform UK chairman Zia Yusuf, stating they are working to ensure that Britain’s next government delivers authentic change.

“That’s what I’m working on with Nigel Farage and Zia Yusuf in the team to ensure that when we get a new Government, we actually get genuine change,” he explained during the GB News interview.

The Reform UK MP positioned his party as the alternative to what he characterised as failed mainstream politics. He argued that true democratic representation requires a government that mirrors the British public’s aspirations rather than perpetuating existing crises.

Mr Davey, meanwhile, maintained that his party represents “the change that is in tune with those values – to have a decent caring country”, whilst asserting that voters have “lost trust” in a Labour government that has “failed”.