Nigel Farage says politicians should not be at the Cenotaph in thinly veiled dig at Liz Truss – as he prepares to make his debut

Nigel Farage has questioned whether politicians should attend the Cenotaph’s Remembrance service, shortly before making his first appearance there on Sunday. His remarks appeared to take aim at former prime minister Liz Truss, while he said he was honoured to attend and described Remembrance as an important tradition.

Farage qualifies to lay a wreath under a 1984 protocol granting the right to parties with at least six MPs; Reform UK now has eight, following defections and his return as MP for Clacton. The article says joining the ceremony has long been an ambition for Farage, who also features in a film about his visit to First World War battlefields in France.