Reform UK MP Lee Anderson was left fuming in the House of Commons earlier today after revealing that a school had placed him alongside Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini on a display board about "extreme right" politics.
The Ashfield MP said students at Connell Academy, which is located in his constituency, had included the words “extreme right wing parties,” “Nazi Party,” and “fascism,” alongside images of the infamous dictators.
Mr Anderson also appeared on the same display board, accompanied by Reform UK leader Nigel Farage.
Speaking to MPs in the Commons, Mr Anderson said: "Students at Connell Academy in Ashfield are currently studying politics.
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"And on their display board, they have the words extreme right-wing parties, Nazi Party and fascism.
"And at the side of these words, they have pictures of Mussolini, Adolf Hitler, the honourable member for Clacton and myself. Does the Minister think this should be on the curriculum?"
Minister for School Standards, Georgia Gould, replied: "We have strict rules around political impartiality within our education system, we are very clear about those rules and all schools should apply them."
Posting the clip of his outburst on social media, Mr Anderson wrote: "Children are being radicalised.
"Something shocking has happened at a school in Ashfield. It's an insult to millions of British people.
Lee Anderson erupted in the Commons today
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"Today, I raised this issue in the House. Only Reform UK will end this madness."
The revelations from Ashfield came after it was revealed last month that schoolchildren had been told Reform UK's policies are comparable to fascism.
Teaching materials shown to pupils at academies run by Orion Education, which operates eight schools across London and Kent, placed Reform UK’s logo at the “fascism” end of the spectrum, just below the British National Party and Nazi flag.
The resources also stated that Reform UK supporters include people who hold “extremist views.”
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Minister for School Standards, Georgia Gould said there are 'strict rules around impartiality'
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By contrast, the Conservative Party and Labour Party were labelled “mainstream,” while the Green Party was described as expressing environmental concerns alongside other left-wing views.
Another PowerPoint slide focusing on “extremism” featured Reform UK’s deputy leader, Richard Tice.
The slide’s “learning intentions” read: “To understand the views of Reform UK and how they have influenced far-right and extreme views.”
The presentation, delivered to Year 10 pupils as young as 14, also included a section on the flag of St George.
The teaching material claimed England’s national flag has been criticised as a “provocative and exclusionary symbol used by far-right groups.”
The board in an Ashfield school had Nigel Farage and Lee Anderson next to Hiltler
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The material appears to have been leaked amid growing criticism of Reform UK from left-wing figures.
In April, National Education Union general secretary Daniel Kebede claimed: “I think there [are] an awful lot of racists who are getting involved in Reform.”
Meanwhile, Mr Farage later warned that teachers would likely go on “strike” if he wins the next General Election.
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