Home Secretary Priti Patel has said Donald Trump directly provoked the violence in the US Capitol with incendiary remarks.
She told BBC Breakfast: “His comments directly led to the violence and so far he has failed to condemn that violence and that is completely wrong.
“He basically has made a number of comments yesterday that helped to fuel that violence and he didn’t do anything to de-escalate that whatsoever.”
Ms Patel has called on US president Donald Trump to condemn the violence from his supporters who stormed the Capital in scenes marring American democracy.
She told Sky News: “The violence should stop and he should absolutely condemn everything that has taken place.
“There’s no question about that at all. Someone was shot, people have died, this is terrible. Terrible beyond words quite frankly and there is no justification for it.”
Pressed to criticise the president’s involvement in flaring tensions, she said: “He made a statement yesterday and it did very little to de-escalate the situation.
“Words of provocation are completely wrong and quite frankly every aspect of the violence and the activities took place should be condemned.”
